

we are going off shore today to explore the waters surrounding the Channel Islands of California. What features on land and in the sea influence life in the channel waters ? Where do they come from ? What do they cause ? Lets find out !!
Channel Islands Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Nov 5, 6:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG #1 - What is the largest geographic feature that influences life in the Channel ? button
Channel Islands Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Nov 5, 6:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #2 - What are the names of the two zones in the water that meet in the Channel and influence life in the Channel waters ? Where do they come from ? button
Channel Islands Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Nov 5, 6:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #3 - There is another BIG force that effects sea life in the Channel waters and it happens in February and March each year right when the whale visitors increase in number. What is this force caused by and what does it do to the water ? button
Channel Islands Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Nov 5, 6:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #4 - Now read carefully, what is the name of the SOUTHERN current that brings the warmer Mexican waters up into the Channel and what time of year does this happen ? button
Channel Islands Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Nov 5, 6:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #5 - What are the names of the two channels off the coast of Southern California ?
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Channel Islands Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Nov 5, 6:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #6 - Name the three main features in geography UNDER the sea
in the Channel waters. Which are higher and what is the lowest ? button
Channel Islands Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Nov 5, 6:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#7 How many types of whales and dolphins visit the Channel waters and what agency studies them ? button 
Channel Islands Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Nov 5, 6:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #8 - Learn about the Sustainable Seas Expedition that is studying the oceanography and marine biology of the National Marine Sanctuaries. From their main page at this button , click on Channel Islands to find out what technologies they have used to study the Channel Islands Sanctuary. And what documents do they create using those technologies ? Come back and tell us what you discover !
Channel Islands Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Nov 5, 6:50AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #9 If you could be an animal or creature living in the Channel waters which would you choose and why ?
Armando/Jeremy/Madison: . . . . Tue, Nov 5, 8:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #1 The largest geographic feture is the northernmost tip of the Channel.
Jeremy/Armando/Madisosn: . . . . Tue, Nov 5, 8:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #2 The two zones are the Channel Islands and the California zones.
Vanessa/704/Madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #1 The largest geographic feature is Point Conception on the mainland at the northermost tip of the Channel.
chad/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:28AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 the largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanography of the region is point conception on the main land at the northernmost tip of the channel.
**christy**/Madison/704: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#1 The largest geographic feature is the oceanography of the region is the point conception.
**christy**/Madison/704: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#1 The largest geographic feature is the oceanography of the region is the point conception.
Jonathan/704/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1. The largest geographic feature that directly inpacts on the oceanogrphy of the region is point conception on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel.
chad/704/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanography of the region is point conception on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel.
Avtar/704/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig1.The largest geographic feature that influences life channel is point conseption.
Dig2.The two zones that meets together are
Andy/705/oct.6: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG1.It is the point conception.
Andy/705/: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG1.It is the point conception.
YolandaCarrillo\madison\704: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1) The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanograhy of region is point conception on the mainland at the Northernmost tip of the channel.
Avtar/704/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig1.The largest geographic feature that influences life channel is point conseption.
Dig2.The two zones that meets together is northern fur seal and the orca or the killer whale.
Kevin madison 704: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1/The largest geographic feature is on the northern most tip of the channel.
Mariela,Norma\704 : . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1# The largest geogiaphic feature that directly impacts
on the oceanography of the region is Point Conception
on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel.
Crystina/704/Madisn: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#1 The largest geographic feature that diretly.
chad/704/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 The two zones are the channel islands and the california zones.
Isaiah/madison/704: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG#1 The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanographic of the region is Point Conception on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the Chanel.
Avtar/704/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig1.The largest geographic feature that influences life channel is point conseption.
Dig2.The two zones are Channel island and California zone.
MICHAEL/704/MADISON: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig1 The largest geographic that directly impacts on the oceanography of the regionis Point Conception on the mainland at the northern most tip of the Channel.
Crystina/704/Madisn: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#1 The largest geographic feature that diretly.
Jonathan/Alex/704/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2. The two zones are called the channel island and the California zone.
Alex/704/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig1 The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanography of the region is point conception on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel.
chad/704/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 The two zones are the channel islands and the california zones.
lylybell.madison.704: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1The largest geographic feature directly.
Jose/madison/704: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#1 The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanography of the region is Point Conception on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the Channel.
Avtar/704/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig3.During February and march each year,offshore winds create a phenomenacalled upwelling.
Guadalupe & Spencer/704/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1
The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceangraphy of the region is point Conception on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel.
**Christy**/Vanessa/704/Madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #2 The names of the two zones are Oregonian and California.
*REBECCA*MADISON: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#1 Oceanography of the region Ponint Concption.
andrea/madison/704: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1# The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanography of the region is point coceptoin on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel.
Ivy/madison/704: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#1 The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanography of the region is point coceptoin on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel.
lylybell.madison.704: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1The largest geographic feature directly.
andrea/madison/704: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:55AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1# The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanography of the region is point coceptoin on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel.
Avtar/704/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig4.Each year July to November an ocean current pattern occurs that effects the oceans surface.
Kenya madison 704: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig1 The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanogrphy of the region is point conception on the mainland at the northern most tip of the channel.
israel /704/madison.: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#1
The largest geographic feature that direciy impacts on the mainland at the northermost tip of the channel.
Kevin madison 704: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2/The two zones are on the Channel islands and the California zones.
YolandaCarrillo\madison\704: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2) The two zones are the Channel islands and the California zones.
chad/704/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 During Feburary and march each year ,offshore winds create a phenomena called upwelling.Upwelling is a vertical motion and draws deep water up to the surface.
**christy**/Vanessa/Madison/: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#3 The Offshore winds create a phenomena called "upwelling".
MICHAEL/704/MADISON: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig2 The name of the two zones are the Channel Island and the California zones
Guadalupe & Spencer/704/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 8:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2
The two zones are Channel Island and the California zones
kayleigh/jasmine/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The largest geographic fearture that directly impacts on the oceanography of the region.
Ryan&Alex/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:15AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanography of the region.
: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1The largest geographic feature impacts on the oceanography region
: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The largest geografic feature that directly impacts on the oceanogrofy of the region is point conception on the mainland at the northmost tip of the channel.
Josue&Jonathan\705\madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The largesdt geographic feature that directly.
Brittany&Lam/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanography of the region is Point Conception on the mainland at the northerenost tip of the Channel.
ianh/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 the largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanography of the cegion is point conception on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel
Vanessa&Anissa/Madison 705: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 Each year July to November.
ianh/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 the largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanography of the cegion is point conception on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel.
Isaac&Johnny/Madison/705: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanography of the region.
Ryan&Alex/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 The two zones in the water that meet in the Channel is Northern fur seal and the orca.They came from the arctic Alascan waters.
Karla&Tania/madison/705/: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanogphy of region is point conception on the northernmost tip,of the Channel.
Karla&Tania/madison/705/: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanogphy of region is point conception on the northernmost tip,of the Channel.
Karla&Tania/madison/705/: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanogphy of region is point conception on the northernmost tip,of the Channel.
Karla&Tania/madison/705/: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanogphy of region is point conception on the northernmost tip,of the Channel.
705madaisingabriel: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1Thelargest geograpic featrar that diretly directly imparton on the onpature on the region of the point concaption the mainland at thenorter most tip of the channel
kayleigh/jasmine/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:28AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 North of poimt coneption the ocean waters moving down from the arctic Alaskan waters, and brining animaials from the far north Pacific down to the Channel island, such as the northern fur seal, and the Orca, or killer whales.
Raul Lerma &Austin Williams madison 705: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1The largest geographic fueature that directilim pacts on the oceanography of the regionis point conception on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel.
mark/: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 the largo geographic fearture that directly impacts on the oceanography of the region.
Amber\samantha\705\Madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The largest geographic feature that direcly impacts on the oceanography of the region is point conseption or the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel
omar and damian/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The names of the two zones are Marlin and Garibaldi.And they come from South of point.
Jasmine/Kayleigh/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 Doing February and Marth each year, offshore winds create a phenomena called upwelling.
Vanessa&Anissa705 Madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The largesat geographic feature that directly.
Amber\samantha\705\Madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The largest geographic feature that direcly impacts on the oceanography of the region is point conseption or the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel.
Ryan&Alex/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 It's caused by winds.It makes the deep water come to surface.
Anthony /madison/705: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The largest georaphic feature that directiy impacts on the oceanograplhy of the region is Point Conception on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel.
Raul Lerma &Austin Williams madison 705: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 The names of the zones are calforina zone and the oregoinian zone.
Eduardo/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanography of the region is point conception on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel.
Eduardo/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 The largest geographic feature that directly impacts on the oceanography of the region is point conception on the mainland at the northernmost tip of the channel.
Brianroom705madison: . . . . Wed, Nov 6, 9:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Wed.Nov,6,8;58AMPST 0800 GMT1# The tow zones are Channel Island and the California zones.