Oceans are in the news!this semester you are going to tune your

1. Oceans are in the news!
This semester you are going to tune your eyes and ears to news
stories specifically about the oceans, ocean pollution, marine
life, and ocean exploration.
Be sure to review comments from your News Report #1.
Skills:
exploring the news & media for quality scientific news. Learn
to connect out-of-class information to in-class information.
Spark interest in quality science reporting. Become aware of
current events we can change or that impact us.
Submission:
A ~500 word write-up based on a news story related to the
oceans. Date of article/news release should be after August 1,
2021 (no old news).
Include full citation information of article/news item included
at the
top
of your submission. Please be sure you are correctly citing your
news source. Follow guides you have used in other classes or on
the
HCC library siteLinks to an external site.
.
Expectations:
Find a news item of interest to you related to the wide topic of
Oceanography. This should be a news story of substance (more
than a couple paragraphs of text or more than 5 minutes of
audio/video segment). Read the article/listen to the story
carefully and consider how it relates to what we have been

2. learning.
Your write up should include a clear summary of the scientific
news presented (~1 paragraph). Then the majority of the write-
up will be your reflection and commentary of the news.
Examples of things to consider depending on the news item you
selected:
What connections did this information have with what we have
covered in class?
what chapters does it connect to? or will it connect to?
Did it surprise you?
Does it impact people?
Is the event or topic short-term or long-term?