OCEAN-10-03 (Gilbert, online spring 2026):

Unit 1: Ocean Basins: Why do we have them? What exactly is at the bottom of the ocean? Hydrothermal vents and other seafloor oases are "other-worldly" yet right here on Earth!

Unit 2: Ocean Mixing: What makes ocean currents? Big waves? El Nino? Seasonal upwelling influences not just fishing and birds, but also our redwood forests and agriculture.

Unit 3: Coastal Ocean: What influences the tides and the amazing creatures we find in tide pools? How fast is our coast eroding and how do we respond?

Unit 4 :Ocean Life: Why are humans, climate, and ocean life inextricably linked? How do whales engineer their own ecosystems? And more!

OCEAN-10-01 & OCEAN-10-02 (with in-person labs: see your syllabus for specific details and schedule):

Introduction to oceanography. Lab: Introduction to lab

History of oceanography. Lab: Seafloor Charts

Earth structure and plate tectonics. Lab: Seafloor Rocks

Marine sediments & hydrothermal vents. Lab: Seafloor Sediments

Seawater chemistry. Lab: Ocean Salinity

Ocean-atmosphere interactions. Lab: Harbor Field Trip

Ocean Circulation. Lab: Forecasting Ocean Conditions

Waves. Lab: Breaking Waves

Tides. Lab: Beach Sand

Shoreline processes. Lab: Beach 1 Field Trip 

The Benthos. Lab: Tide Pools Field Trip

Life in the ocean. Lab: Plankton

Plankton and food webs. Lab: Beach 2 Field Trip 

Environmental change and life in the ocean. Lab: Ocean Acidification

Synthesis. Lab: Dynamic Systems