Ocean Database

Create a database of the basic information on each ocean of the world. Use an atlas or an online search engine to find the information for your database.

Set up a database in Excel (or any spreadsheet or database program).

Step 1: Label the columns, starting with the second column, with the names of each ocean.

Step 2: In the first column, label the rows, beginning with the first row as follows:

• Name of Ocean
• Latitude Range (most northernly point and most southernly point)
• Longitude Range (most eastern point and most western point)
• Hemispheres (name all the hemispheres, north, south, east and west in which some part of the ocean lies)
• Water Area (total square miles or kilometers)
• Average Temperature
• Average Depth
• Lowest Point in the Ocean (name)

Step 3: Find and enter the data in your database. Save often.

Step 4: Put your database on a disk or print into a report.

Step 5: Turn in your work to your teacher.

Page created August 31, 2008. Anne Pemberton. Updated Sun, September 13, 2009 . AP

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