1. OCEAN ROBOTS: WHAT? HOW? WHY? * Lesson Plan PPT to use with students *

2. Opening Questions?  How deep may penguins go to find their food?  What could be going on in the ocean below the surface?

3. WHAT IS A ROBOT?

5. Why study ocean conditions from a glider? ProsCons

6. What happens?

10. Types of Data from Sensors on Gliders Chlorophyll Dissolved Oxygen in Water Particle Backscatter Light Salinity/Conductivity Temperature Depth/Pressure

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15. Data Glider Profile Orientation

16. Data Surface 100 m Deep

17. Surface Glider Profile Orientation 100 m Deep Data End of TrackStart of Track

18. Surface Glider Profile Orientation 100 m Deep Data

19. Surface Glider Profile Orientation 100 m Deep Data Data Label

20. Surface Glider Profile Orientation 100 m Deep Data Data Label Data Legend/Color Bar

21. Surface Glider Profile Orientation 100 m Deep Data Label Data Legend/Color Bar

25. What does your data from the glider tell you about how the ocean water may vary with depth and/or across space?

26. Student Observations

27. Salinity

28. Chlorophyll

29. Temperature

30. What could this mean?  Why is most of the chlorophyll at and near the surface?  If most of the chlorophyll is at and near the surface, where would you expect to see most of the krill? Why?  What does that mean for where we may find penguins eating?

31. How the Glider Collects Data

32. Daily Questions 1. What kinds of data do gliders collect?

33. Daily Questions 1. What kinds of data do gliders collect? 2. What can the data from gliders tell us about the variation in ocean water?