1. List three places in the deep sea visited by ocean explorers withing the past three years.
In 2010, ocean explorers visited the deep-sea coral communities of the Gulf of Mexico. In 2011,
the ocean explorers visited and explored the Maya of the Yucatan. Then, in 2012,
they visited and explored a deep water platform coral down in the Gulf of
Mexico.
2.There are many individuals studying the deep sea or involved
with work done there. List at least five, and describe their field of research
or work they have done. ( Info from http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/oceanage/welcome.html)
Dr. Robert Ballad - He is a visionary
oceanographer who has worked on the investigations of the Titanic shipwreck. He
is currently at work and a bit busy, having to develop a new graduate program in
an archaeological oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, and figuring
out ways to improve his telepresence program.
Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor - She is a "visiting investigator". She works at the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution. She studies deep-sea corals and whale
falls.
Dr. Peter Auster - This man is a fish ecologist
who uses many types of water transports-activities to help collect data and
information for his job. He works at the University of Connecticut. His job is
to find, collect data and study the population and "abundance" of
fish.
Edith A. Widder - This woman is a senior
scientist at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Association. She is also the
co-founder of the Ocean Research and Conservation Association, the ORCA. Her job
is to use submersibles to look at the life undersea..
Jill Heinerth - This person is a professional underwater filmmaker and
photographer. She even has an independent production company! Jill's job is to
explore the depths of the deep blue sea to take photos and videos of the
wonderous life underneath and to take them up for many others to
see.
3. Describe what your day might be like if you were a marine
mammal biologist.
If I was a marine mammal biologist, I'd be
trumped with work to do; I'd have to analyze and collect information on marine
animals. I'd also have to CONDUCT science... at
sea.
4. In some ways, deep-sea explorers of modern
times are similar to historic explorers. They are brave, curious men and women
who are at the cutting edge of their fielf of interest. They are very unique
individuals. One of the senior scientists interviewed on the OceanAGE Web page
explains the difference between a submarine and a submersible. Find her name and
record what she says about the difference.
This very unique individual
who happens to be a senior scientist is (Mrs/s.) Edith Widder. She uses
submersibles to help her work with her job.
5. What is the name of the fish ecologist who wanted to be an astronaut until he
realized that the ocean was virtually unexplored and the other-worldly creatures
that he wanted to see and study were living right here at
home?
(Mr.) Peter Auster!
6. How do you think exploring the deep sea is similar to exploring outer space?
Well, one, your objective and mission is to find out
something and exploring the sea/space. This area is a completely new experience
for you in which you don't know anything about it. You want to find more, and
that's why this is your mission: Explore. As other explorers have explored a
specific area of sea/space, they will collect the data and put it into a log, or
book. That data will help YOU improve your mission. You are using that data to
help yourself learn more about the deep blue/black
sea/space.
7. Which ocean explorer traces his
interest in ocean science to a vacation with his parents to the Florida
Keys when he was five or six and encountered a manatee?
Brian Kennedy. He is a NOAA Corps Officer on board
the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer.
8. There is a big
world, waiting for you to explore it, and the technology to do so gets better
everyday. Yesterday's discoveries are today's necessities. Which explorer looks
for marine plants and animals that produce chemicals that can be developed
into drugs to treat human diseases?
Dr. John K. Reed.
9. As we learn more about Earth's ocean, we realize
that even though the ocean is vast, its resources are limited and need
protection. Which marine ecologist looks for "sweet spots" in the ocean, places
where life is rich and abundant, and then works with governments and nonprofit
organizations to secure protection of those resources for future
generations?
Sandra Brooke.
10. Which ocean explorer was an insect dietician
and sonar operator aboard a U.S. Navy submarine before becoming chief
electronics technician aboard the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer?
Dr. Roy Cullimore.
In 2010, ocean explorers visited the deep-sea coral communities of the Gulf of Mexico. In 2011,
the ocean explorers visited and explored the Maya of the Yucatan. Then, in 2012,
they visited and explored a deep water platform coral down in the Gulf of
Mexico.
2.There are many individuals studying the deep sea or involved
with work done there. List at least five, and describe their field of research
or work they have done. ( Info from http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/oceanage/welcome.html)
Dr. Robert Ballad - He is a visionary
oceanographer who has worked on the investigations of the Titanic shipwreck. He
is currently at work and a bit busy, having to develop a new graduate program in
an archaeological oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, and figuring
out ways to improve his telepresence program.
Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor - She is a "visiting investigator". She works at the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution. She studies deep-sea corals and whale
falls.
Dr. Peter Auster - This man is a fish ecologist
who uses many types of water transports-activities to help collect data and
information for his job. He works at the University of Connecticut. His job is
to find, collect data and study the population and "abundance" of
fish.
Edith A. Widder - This woman is a senior
scientist at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Association. She is also the
co-founder of the Ocean Research and Conservation Association, the ORCA. Her job
is to use submersibles to look at the life undersea..
Jill Heinerth - This person is a professional underwater filmmaker and
photographer. She even has an independent production company! Jill's job is to
explore the depths of the deep blue sea to take photos and videos of the
wonderous life underneath and to take them up for many others to
see.
3. Describe what your day might be like if you were a marine
mammal biologist.
If I was a marine mammal biologist, I'd be
trumped with work to do; I'd have to analyze and collect information on marine
animals. I'd also have to CONDUCT science... at
sea.
4. In some ways, deep-sea explorers of modern
times are similar to historic explorers. They are brave, curious men and women
who are at the cutting edge of their fielf of interest. They are very unique
individuals. One of the senior scientists interviewed on the OceanAGE Web page
explains the difference between a submarine and a submersible. Find her name and
record what she says about the difference.
This very unique individual
who happens to be a senior scientist is (Mrs/s.) Edith Widder. She uses
submersibles to help her work with her job.
5. What is the name of the fish ecologist who wanted to be an astronaut until he
realized that the ocean was virtually unexplored and the other-worldly creatures
that he wanted to see and study were living right here at
home?
(Mr.) Peter Auster!
6. How do you think exploring the deep sea is similar to exploring outer space?
Well, one, your objective and mission is to find out
something and exploring the sea/space. This area is a completely new experience
for you in which you don't know anything about it. You want to find more, and
that's why this is your mission: Explore. As other explorers have explored a
specific area of sea/space, they will collect the data and put it into a log, or
book. That data will help YOU improve your mission. You are using that data to
help yourself learn more about the deep blue/black
sea/space.
7. Which ocean explorer traces his
interest in ocean science to a vacation with his parents to the Florida
Keys when he was five or six and encountered a manatee?
Brian Kennedy. He is a NOAA Corps Officer on board
the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer.
8. There is a big
world, waiting for you to explore it, and the technology to do so gets better
everyday. Yesterday's discoveries are today's necessities. Which explorer looks
for marine plants and animals that produce chemicals that can be developed
into drugs to treat human diseases?
Dr. John K. Reed.
9. As we learn more about Earth's ocean, we realize
that even though the ocean is vast, its resources are limited and need
protection. Which marine ecologist looks for "sweet spots" in the ocean, places
where life is rich and abundant, and then works with governments and nonprofit
organizations to secure protection of those resources for future
generations?
Sandra Brooke.
10. Which ocean explorer was an insect dietician
and sonar operator aboard a U.S. Navy submarine before becoming chief
electronics technician aboard the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer?
Dr. Roy Cullimore.