Marine Mammal Strandings
Using marine mammal stranding data, students will create a model to document the location of strandings on the Oregon coast. The data will be coded to include anthropogenic (human) reasons for strandings which will lead the students to look for patterns and develop future research questions. Students will map 40 data points of ten different marine mammals stranded along the Oregon coast between 2013 and 2017.
Authors: Tanya Boynay, Ian Dickson, Nancy FitzGerald, Mirriam Sutton, Jillian Worssam; EARTH 2018
Lesson Resources
- Lesson Plan
- Map of Oregon coast
- Student Worksheet for CER Summative Assessment
- Classroom Ready Data [All Recorded | Top 5 Species]
- Student Data [All Recorded | Top 5 Species]
- Marine Mammal Stranding Lab [Key]
- Marine Mammal Stranding – West Coast Info
- Oregon Marine Mammal Strandings 2008-2017 [Raw Data | Clean Data]
- Whale Explosion Video
Additional Resources
- Recent Strandings Map (OMML)
Products
- Data repository
- Image gallery
- Video library
- Creature feature
- Deep-sea wallpapers
- Seminars
- Research software
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- Video Annotation and Reference System
- Oceanographic Decision Support System
- MB-System seafloor mapping software
- Matlab scripts: Linear regressions
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- Introduction to Model I and Model II linear regressions
- A brief history of Model II regression analysis
- Index of downloadable files
- Summary of modifications
- Regression rules of thumb
- Results for Model I and Model II regressions
- Graphs of the Model I and Model II regressions
- Which regression: Model I or Model II?
- Matlab scripts: Oceanographic calculations
- Matlab scripts: Sound velocity
- Visual Basic for Excel: Oceanographic calculations
- Educational resources
- Publications
- Sample archive
- SciComm Resources
