OOI Data Labs - 2019 Collection

These Data Explorations were developed by participants to the 2019 OOI Data Labs Development Workshops. Each topic has 1-3 activities that can be used with students to augment your teaching of the concept. Each activity generally focus on one phase of the Learning Cycle, so you can select the variations that work best with your teaching sequence and content/skill goals. An Instructors' Guide is also available for each topic below, which includes additional information and suggestions for how to incorporate the activities into your courses.

Anoxic Events
March 2019

Explore the impact and interaction between the mid-depth ocean and coastal waters on fisheries

Instructor Guide | Learning Cycle Sequence

Changes in Salinity
March 2019

Explore processes that might affect sea surface salinity

Instructor Guide


Chlorophyll-a in Upwelling and Stratified Temperate Regions
June 2019

Explore seawater characteristics that are correlated with changes in primary productivity, particularly during the summer in the North Pacific vs. the North Atlantic

Instructor Guide | Learning Cycle Sequence

Dynamic Air-Sea Interactions
June 2019

Explore dynamic air-sea interactions from an interesting event

Instructor Guide | Learning Cycle Sequence

Thermohaline Circulation
June 2019

Explore the Thermohaline Circulation (conveyor belt) and NADW Formation in the Irminger Sea

Instructor Guide | Learning Cycle Sequence


CO2 Exchange Between Air and Sea
July 2019

Explore the factors that impact the exchange of CO2 between the ocean and the atmosphere

Old Version

Instructor Guide

Factors affecting Primary Production
July 2019

Explore the effect of abiotic factors on primary production

Instructor Guide | Learning Cycle Sequence

Magma Movement and the Shape of the Seafloor
July 2019

Explore how earthquake data helps explain changes in the topography of an underwater volcano

Plate Tectonics and the Seafloor
July 2019

Explore the relationship between seafloor features, earthquakes, and plate tectonics

Instructor Guide | Learning Cycle Sequence


Drivers of Seawater Density
August 2019

Observe how temperature and salinity influence density at three locations

Instructor Guide

Seasonal Variability In The Mixed Layer
August 2019

Explore seasonal changes in water column stratification

Old Version

Instructor Guide | Learning Cycle Sequence

Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Shellfish in the Pacific Northwest
August 2019

Explore oceanographic conditions that negatively impact shellfish populations

Instructor Guide


Prototype Explorations

The following explorations were prototyped over the course of the project, but they were not tested in classrooms, nor do they include Instructors' Guides. However, they are included here in the hopes that they may still be of use to interested faculty. If you have suggested text to add, please let us know!


Special thanks to all of our 2019 development workshop participants and staff who helped make these activities possible.