Friday, September 13, 2013

Why explore the oceans?

Through the past two weeks I learned that exploring the ocean is very important. Back in the day explorers would leave everything they had at home to stay on a ship for years. They would study the ocean world around them such as the creatures and the land around it. Columbus left and went on a mission to discover new land. He traveled on the ocean to see the creatures, people, and new land. Charles Darwin studied coral reefs on his ship and came up with theories. Without these explorers taking a chance and traveling the ocean, we wouldn't have known the information we know today.

Just by going on trips to the ocean and field trips to study the ocean is important. The majority of the world is made up of the ocean so why not learn about what's in it. All the creatures and traits in the ocean can teach us so many things about the world such as Darwin's theory of natural selection. Just from the ocean he was able to make a theory that would help us not just with the ocean, but with land creatures as well. The ocean is a stepping stone for us to learn more about the world around us. So, learning about the explorers and their discoveries were very important for us. We were able to learn about what they discovered and how. It was a huge mark in history with all of the expeditions because it helped bring us to where we are today.

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