1. List three places in the deep sea visited by ocean explorers within the past three
years.
-Pulley Ridge
-Mytilus Seamount
-New England Seamount Chain
2. There are many individuals studying the deep sea or involved with work done
there. List at least five, and describe their fields of research or work they have
done.
-Dr. Sandra Brooke, Director of Coral Conservation
researches & protects marine life
-Dr. Peter Etnoyer, Marine Ecologist
collects & identifies deep sea corals
-Dr. Kristin Laidre, Marine Mammal Biologist
collects & analyzes information on marine mammals
-Dr. Peter Auster, Fish Ecologist
collects data in the form of photography
-Dr. Shirley A. Pomponi, Natural Products Biologist
marine natural products drug discovery program
3. Describe what your day might be like if you were a marine mammal biologist.
Well it seems like most of the time you're actually in the water collecting data and researching
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 field 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
this difference.
Edith Widder
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?
Dr. Peter Auster.
6. How do you think that exploring the deep sea is similar to exploring outer space?
Which ever place you go it would be dark, cold and there would be plenty of new things to discover
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
8. There is a big world waiting for you to explore it, and the technology to do
so gets better every day. 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
years.
-Pulley Ridge
-Mytilus Seamount
-New England Seamount Chain
2. There are many individuals studying the deep sea or involved with work done
there. List at least five, and describe their fields of research or work they have
done.
-Dr. Sandra Brooke, Director of Coral Conservation
researches & protects marine life
-Dr. Peter Etnoyer, Marine Ecologist
collects & identifies deep sea corals
-Dr. Kristin Laidre, Marine Mammal Biologist
collects & analyzes information on marine mammals
-Dr. Peter Auster, Fish Ecologist
collects data in the form of photography
-Dr. Shirley A. Pomponi, Natural Products Biologist
marine natural products drug discovery program
3. Describe what your day might be like if you were a marine mammal biologist.
Well it seems like most of the time you're actually in the water collecting data and researching
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 field 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
this difference.
Edith Widder
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?
Dr. Peter Auster.
6. How do you think that exploring the deep sea is similar to exploring outer space?
Which ever place you go it would be dark, cold and there would be plenty of new things to discover
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
8. There is a big world waiting for you to explore it, and the technology to do
so gets better every day. 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
Congratulations, Explorers!
You have successfully navigated the Deep Sea Explorer Web Quest! Now you are ready for some quiet reflection on what you learned with your colleagues.