For each class faculty plan and implement a field lab which constitute 20% of a student's grade. For my ocean geography class I planned a tour and briefing a the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), in Southampton. NOC was located only about a mile+ from where our ship was docked.
The day of our visit happened to be an open house day for prospective students. This had both good and bad points-- unfortunately, we were not given the individual attention or "hands on" aspects that I had hoped. But, on the plus side we sat in on some briefings that gave the students a nice overview of what marine science studies were all about, with oceanography, marine biology, marine geology and geophysics being the key components.
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| One of NOC's smaller research vessels |
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| We were shown a lab with tanks where various experiments were on-going |
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| One of the professors giving an overview of the marine biology and oceanography parts of the program |
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| Exhibits in the labs |
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