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Assignments Due |
Reading that should be covered |
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Introduction to the course, pass out books.
Powerpoint Presentation: Exploring the Ocean, deliver skeleton
notes for chapter 1. |
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LAB: Tide Pools, students make observations from tide-pools made
of 'kiddie-pools.' Long-clawed Hermit Crabs (Pagurus longicepes)
and Northern Sea Star (Asterias vulgaris) are among the critters
in the pools. |
10 things I learned from studying the tide pools. |
Chap 1: pgs 3-20 |
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Video: 'Blue Planet:
Ocean World' David Attenborough takes us
on a voyage around the world's ocean and describes the major forces
that influence marine life (Sun, Moon, Currents, etc.) |
Section Review's pgs: 6,10 |
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Demonstration: The Amount of Salt in Seawater.
Students observe how much salt (35g) is added to one liter of pure
water to make seawater.
Silent Reading: Students take 14 minutes
to read the section on 'Tides" in their textbook.
Coloring: "Tides" pg 1, and "Tidal
Zonation Patterns" pg 2.
Homework: Finish the Coloring |
Worksheet 1.1 |
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Video: 'Raiders
of the Deep' An introduction to the limitations
presented to humans as they face underwater exploration. Meet 'Alvin,'
'NR1,' 'Merlin' and the people using this gear to explore, exploit,
and basically work in the ocean.
Review for Test: Work on the Chapter 1 Pre-Test |
Coloring Assignments 1,2 |
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| 20 |
Test: Chapter 1
Presentation: Chapter 2 Marine Scientists
at Work. This lecture highlights many of the important tools that
have contributed to our understanding of the ocean. Satellites,
the 'Flip' ship, as well as Modern Aquaria are discussed.
Homework: Section
Review pg 33, 1-3 and pg 37, 1-3 |
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Internet Assignment: Welcome to your new
Island Home! Today we venture to the library to research our new
homes (students randomly choose an island, from my set of 20 favorites,
that they will 'live' on for the duration of the class). A list
of questions follow. |
Section
Review pg 33, 1-3 and pg 37, 1-3 |
Chapter 2, section 1&2 |
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Internet Assignment cont. In the Library to
finish our Island Assignments. |
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Video: 'America's
Best Aquaria' Aquaria act like ambassadors
to the sea, this video highlights several of our most impressive aquaria. |
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Presentation: Your New Islands. We take a look at the
islands that students have been assigned to.
Lab: "Scavenger Hunt": Students are
encouraged to make their own field trip to the shore to collect
12 different intertidal objects.
Assignment: Read Chapter 3, section 1 and
do the three questions. |
Island Assignment |
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Presentation: Chapter
3 Marine Environments
Video: 'Blue Planet: Tidal Seas'
David Attenborough takes
us on a tour of the world's coastlines to show how the moon shapes
the life in the sea |
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Presentation: "Island visits to Barbados and Bonaire."
Presentation: Marine Environments, These notes focus on the intertidal
area in both rocky coasts and sandy shores. |
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Questions: Section Review pgs 67, 69, 74 |
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Lab: Intertidal Organisms. Get a close-up view of our rocky intertidal friends. |
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No class: "Futures Day." |
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Video: 'Blue Planet: The Deep' David
Attenborough takes us to the abyss to explore the last frontier of
biological research on this planet. The deep ocean contains many of
the least understood habitats in the world. |
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Presentation: "Marine Environments" cont., These notes focus on the Mangrove Community and Coral Reefs.
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Section Review: pgs 82, 86 |
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Presentation: "Island visits to The Canary Islands and the Cape Verde Islands."
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Review for the Chapter 3 Test |
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Test: Chapter 3 "Ocean Environments"
Student Literacy: Students build their own set of notes from chapter 4 "Unicellular Marine Organisms." |
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Nov 2 |
Video: 'Cracking the Ocean Code' J Craig Venter's dream to solve every earthly
problem by finding the right types of oceanic bacteria is described. |
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