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For Further Reading

*Gore, Al. 1992. Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit. Houghton Mifflin: NY

 

*Marsh, George Perkins. 1864 (1965, 2003). Man and Nature. University of Washington Press: WA

 

*McKibben, Bill. 1989. The End of Nature. Random House: NY

 

Blue Planet. IMAX. 1990. (DVD)

Shot from the Space Shuttle, this film documents the impacts of human activities across the globe.

 

*Lovelock, James. 2000. Gaia: The Practical Science of Planetary Medicine. Oxford University Press: Oxford.

 

*Leslie, Clare Walker, and Charles E. Roth. 2000. Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You. Storey Books: MA

 

 

 

*Rogers, John J. W., and Geoffrey Feiss. 1998. People and the Earth: Basic Issues in the Sustainability of Resources and the Environment. Cambridge University Press: UK

 

*Ruddiman, William F. 2005. Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate. Princeton University Press: NJ

 

: : Chapter One Resources : :
Chapter One Image

Resources for Chapter One of Exploring the World Ocean by Sean Chamberlin and Tommy Dickey: Chapter Errata

Worksheets
Lecture Checklist (48 KB PDF)
Vocabulary List (32 KB PDF)
Vocabulary Matching (24 KB PDF)
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (40 KB PDF)

Activities
Prelecture: Humans and the World Ocean (doc) (pdf)

For Discussion
Discussion questions: Save the Whales and Resources from the Sea (doc) (pdf)

Animations
Activity Model of the Scientific Method (2.3 MB MOV)

Presentations
Keynote (141 MB ZIP)
Powerpoint (44 MB ZIP)
Slides Handout (8.8 MB PDF)

Audio
Professor Chamberlin KBPK interview: How Safe Are Our Oceans? (18 MB .mp3)
Students sound off on Altered Oceans, a five-part series from the LA Times (18MB .m4a)

Links

Exploring the World Ocean
Filled with ocean-related content, images, video, and learning tools for students
http://www.exploreworldocean.com

NOAA Ocean Explorers
Great site for reports on expeditions, images, video, and educational materials
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/

Women Oceanographers
A tribute to the many women who work at sea and carry out oceanographic research
http://www.womenoceanographers.org/

Careers in Oceanography
Check out the different types of careers available in oceanography.
http://www.onr.navy.mil/careers/ocean_marine/

Altered Oceans
A Pulitzer-Prize winning presentation on the environmental challenges facing the world ocean.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/oceans/la-oceans-series,0,7842752.special

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Review and download the latest scientific reports on climate change from an international team of scientists.
http://www.ipcc.ch/

Protecting Ocean Life from the Pew Trusts
The Pew Charitable Trusts maintains extensive resources on ocean- and climate-related issues.
http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_category.aspx?id=126