SCI 209 ENTIRE COURSE

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SCI 209 ENTIRE COURSE
 
 
WEEK  1
SCI 209 Week 1 Individual Assignment NOAA Activity Part 1: Ocean Exploration
 
Navigate to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) site at http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/

Select Explore from the menu, then select Ocean Exploration listed below Oceans. Choose an explorative mission that took place at a marine sanctuary or an ecological preserve.

Review the chosen exploration.

Develop a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation.
For assistance with this type of assignment, review the UOPX Help with Microsoft PowerPoint® Assignment.

Address the following in your presentation:
List the basic categories of Earth's chemical composition and physical properties, with an emphasis on how these factors relate to the ocean.
Describe at least one of the early research theories about the origins of life on Earth.
List the modern tools of research used in your chosen ocean exploration.
List the goals and objectives of the mission and how it relates to the National Ocean Service's overarching mission.
List the areas to be explored by the mission.
What challenges did the team encounter?
Explain how the data was collected and what modern technologies were used.
Explain whether the explorative mission was successful in its findings.
How can the information gathered from the mission benefit the field of oceanography?
List major points in the slides. Include detailed explanations in the speaker notes section that correlate to each point.

Include videos, audio, photos, diagrams, or graphs as appropriate.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines. 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

WEEK 3 
 
SCI 209 Week 3 Individual Assignment NOAA Activity Part 2: Marine Pollution
 
 
Review your Week One NOAA Activity Part 1: Ocean Exploration mission and findings. The focus of this week's assignment must relate to issues from marine pollution.

Select an environmental group that could directly benefit from the research conducted in the mission.

Develop an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation.
For assistance with this type of assignment, review the UOPX Help with Microsoft PowerPoint® Assignment.
Address the following in your presentation:
A brief description of the chosen environmental group and their mission statement
A brief description of the type of marine pollution addressed in the mission
Which region the pollution is prevalent
How the pollution is affecting the surrounding ecosystem
What measures can be taken to avoid this type of pollution in the future
How the findings from the mission can aid the environmental group in reducing reoccurring occurrences of this form of pollution
Include any references as needed.
List major points in the slides. Include detailed explanations in the speaker notes section that correlate to each point.

Include videos, audio, photos, diagrams, or graphs as appropriate.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines. 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

WEEK 5
SCI 209 Week 5 Individual Assignment The Flow of Energy
 
Create a diagram, chart, or illustration in which you depict the flow of energy in marine ecosystems. You may use either a web format in which food chains are included or a biomass pyramid format. The assignment must include the following:
Title Page
Diagram, chart, or illustration of a web format or biomass pyramid
Description of primary productivity
Description of a method used to measure the amount of primary productivity
Description of how primary productivity affects the color of the ocean
List of the factors that cause regional primary productivity to vary among polar, tropical, and temperate oceans
Description of how the selected web or biomass is affected by over fishing  
 

SCI 209 Week 5 Individual Assignment NOAA Activity Final Section: Marine Adaptations
 
Review the Week Three assignment, NOAA Activity Part 2: Marine Pollution. Use the same ocean explorative mission from the Week Three assignment.

Prepare 15 to 20 slides. Add the 8 to 10 slides from the Week Three assignment to this presentation to reach the 15 to 20 slide requirement.

Include the following information and address the following questions in your final presentation:
Include detailed speaker notes.
What are the geological features of the selected region where your organism dwells?
What life exists in your chosen region? List the top 10 prevalent marine organisms from your chosen region.
Select a marine organism from the region and discuss its adaptation to the environment due to two of the major environmental problems facing our oceans today: global climate change and plastic pollution.
Discuss its relationship to the other organisms that live in the same food chain.
Include future adaptations.
How do the currents and tides affect your selected animal?
Select the same animal as you did earlier in this assignment or another animal from the same region and hypothesize how it may need to adapt in the future due to natural circumstances or pollution. Will your chosen species in fact, be able to adapt to such rapid changes or go extinct?
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.