Course: 1D, 2D, and 3D Visualization of CalCOFI Zooplankton Data

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About the CalCOFI Project
(From the CalCOFI site) The California Oceanic Cooperative Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) are a unique partnership of the California Department of Fish and Game, the NOAA Fisheries Service and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The organization was formed in 1949 to study the ecological aspects of the collapse of the sardine populations off California. Today its focus has shifted to the study of the marine environment off the coast of California and the management of its living resources. The organization hosts an annual conference, publishes data reports and a scientific journal and maintains a publicly accessible data server.

Ecology: Diversity and Interdependence
A standards-based 'lead-in' laboratory on protozoa

Many students using this site will not have convenient access to the ocean. This series of lessons allows students to understand the diversity and interdependence of life in their own local area by studying water obtained from local streams and ponds.This lesson and lab was prepared by Ann Marie Wellhouse, science teacher at River Valley High School in Lakeside, California.

Begin Ecology: Diversity and Interdependence Lab file

Using Microsoft Excel for 1-Dimensional Visualization of Zooplankton Biomass

These lessons are a simple introduction to the Microsoft Excel charting program using data from a single CalCOFI data station.

Using HTML and PHP for Interactive 1-Dimensional Graphing of Zooplankton Biomass

These lessons explain how to use the interactive map and how to create and modify the files used to create the interactive map.

Interactive CalCOFI 1D Graphing Using PHP and Jpgraph

Begin Lessons on Using HTML and PHP for Interactive 1-Dimensional Graphing of Zooplankton Biomass file

Using Microsoft Excel 3D Charts To Visualize The Entire CalCOFI Dataset At Once

This lesson explains how to use the Microsoft Excel charting program to visualize the entire CalCOFI dataset using 3D Charts.

Begin Lessons on Using Microsoft Excel 3D Charts To Visualize The Entire CalCOFI Dataset At Once file

Advanced Web-based Data Interactivity Using Macromedia/Adobe Director.

These lessons explain how to use the tool, and we provide the source code file in Director format for the brave and adventurous.

Begin Lessons on Advanced Web-based Data Interactivity Using Macromedia/Adobe Director. file

Using NCSA DataBridge and EasyViz for Advanced 3-Dimensional Visualization of Zooplankton Biomass

These lesson provide a step-by-step introduction on how to use NCSA DataBridge and EasyViz to visualize the CalCOFI dataset partially and in its entirety.