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Ms. Thompson’sCaptain’s Log Book ProjectWind and Ocean Circulation ProjectDue date A day:Due Date B day:You are the Captain of a sailing ship that is sailing around one of theoceans’ five major gyres. You will be stopping at three ports in three separatecountries to do business or get provisions. On your voyage home, your boat sinks andthe entire crew is lost at sea! Your Captain’s Log Book is all that remains to tell thetale of your epic journey. Why did you go to sea? Where did you travel? What weresome of the adventures you faced in your travels? What was the catastrophic disasterthat did you in?What is a Captain’s Log Book?A Captain’s Log Book is a memoir for the captain. It is also a means ofreporting faults and occurrences to the boat officers or an official seeking a detaileddescription of coordinates traveled, weather conditions, and the events that tookplace on the ship.

Ms. Thompson’s Captain’s Log RequirementsGeneral Description:Must Include:PotentialPoints:o A hand drawn blueprint of the type of ship youare on.o The name of your shipo Your full name and which block you haveOceanography.Write one paragrapho The type and length of your boat.explaining why youo How many members are aboard your ship andhave taken your boattheir titles (example: cook, 1st – 3rd mate,and crew on a trip to thepassenger, engineer, chief scientist)different places youo The mission or goal of your trip.travel along your chosen o The three countries you plan on visiting or gettinggyre.provisions from during your travels.You will have 9 totalo You must have at least 2 entries from each currenttravel log entries whilewithin the gyre you are traveling in.you are at sea. Accurate o 3 travel log entries will be a description of majorinformation of windevents, problems or achievements that aredirection, currenthappening on the shipdirection, latitude ando 3 travel log entries will be a drawn map of wherelongitude, &and how far you have traveledapproximate distanceo 3 travel log entries will be an action drawing oftraveled must bewhat is happening to the boat.included.(6 points each)You will stop at 3o Reasons for stopping.different countries along o What part of the country you stopped at withyour journey to getaccurate latitude & longitude.provisions and perhapso Choose between:for business or pleasure.1. A brief description of major events,You will have one logproblems, or achievements.entry for every country2. An action drawing of what is happeningvisited.to your crew while on land. Or 3. A drawn map of where you have traveledin the country, for each log entry.(7 points each)Write an unfinishedo The event that sinks your ship and kills allparagraph that explainsmembers on board must be geographically andor hints at what happensseasonally relevant. (Examples: hurricanes, whiteto cause the boat to sinksqualls, tsunami, pirates, or an event in theand your crew to perish.Bermuda Triangle.PointsReceived:Illustrated Cover PageWriting requirements:o Your entries should be imaginative, entertaining,Neat, readable, complex,and scientifically correct.interesting!o Your writing should be typed or neatly written.o Your drawings should show care and quality.5105421510Total Points Received:

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Captain’s Log Book Entry at PortCountry Visited,Town or PortLatitudeReasons ForArrival &Visited:& Longitude:Stopping:Departure Date:Captain’s Log Book Entry at PortCountry Visited,Town or PortLatitudeReasons ForArrival &Visited:& Longitude:Stopping:Departure Date:Captain’s Log Book Entry at PortCountry Visited,Town or PortLatitudeReasons ForArrival &Visited:& Longitude:Stopping:Departure Date:

Captain's Log Book Project Wind and Ocean Circulation Project Due date A day: Due Date B day: You are the Captain of a sailing ship that is sailing around one of the oceans' five major gyres. You will be stopping at three ports in three separate countries to do business or get provisions. On your voyage home, your boat sinks and