Name:__________________
Oceanography Anticipatory Activity
Period:_____________
Oceanography
Ocean-Collection of connected saline bodies of water that comprise 70.8% of Earth’s surface.
Ography- An art or descriptive science.

Complete the following questions and tasks on a separate piece of paper and staple this
instruction guide to the front.
1. Before you read anything, answer these. What do you suppose Oceanography encompasses?
Who studies it? How much do we know? Why is it important to us? What do you hope to
learn? Use complete sentences.
2. Read: Essentials of Oceanography, Preface, To the Student, pg. xvii. Read: Introduction, pg. xxixxv.
3. Create a collage, schematic map or write a one page paper summarizing the information you
have just read. Include: timeline of Oceanography, Geological oceanography, chemical
oceanography, physical oceanography, biological oceanography, Population concentration in
relation to oceans, and human impacts on oceans.
 Resources (paper, magazines etc) are on the center prep counter
I will grade you on Completeness, Understanding of basic concepts, and Neatness. (be creative)
Name:__________________
Oceanography Anticipatory Activity
Period:_____________
Oceanography
Ocean-Collection of connected saline bodies of water that comprise 70.8% of Earth’s surface.
Ography- An art or descriptive science.

Complete the following questions and tasks on a separate piece of paper and staple this
instruction guide to the front.
4. Before you read anything, answer these. What do you suppose Oceanography encompasses?
Who studies it? How much do we know? Why is it important to us? What do you hope to
learn?
5. Read: Essentials of Oceanography, Preface, To the Student, pg. xvii. Read: Introduction, pg. xxixxv.
6. Create a collage, schematic map or write a one page paper summarizing the information you
have just read. Include: timeline of Oceanography, Geological oceanography, chemical
oceanography, physical oceanography, biological oceanography, Population concentration in
relation to oceans, and human impacts on oceans.
 Resources (paper, magazines etc) are on the center prep counter
I will grade you on Completeness, Understanding of basic concepts, and Neatness. (be creative)