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MARINE OCEANOGRAPHY (FALL SEMESTER)
Class Introduction:
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Class Introduction (Policies and Procedures)
ASD Safety Contract
Instructions for all article summaries
Instructions for writing movie notes
Fall Semester Calendar
Unit: Introduction to the Ocean, book chapter 3
Assignments:
Chapter 1: Water Chemistry
Article review, “Ocean Acidification” - must be acquired in class
Water Density Lab
Chapter 2: Marine Exploration and Navigation
A Day in the Life of the Challenger - can be done as a bonus assignment
Unit: Marine Ecology, book chapters 10, 15
Assignments:
Chapter 3: Marine Ecology
Article review: “Enriching the sea to death”
Article review: ”The Ocean's Invisible Forest"
Plankton Lab
Unit: The Open Ocean, book chapters 3, 15
Assignments:
Chapter 4: The Open Ocean
NOAA Current Lab
El Nino Webquest
Exam 1
Unit: Waves, Weather, and the Perfect Storm, book chapter 3
Assignments:
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
Chapter 5: Waves and Tsunamis
Waves Lab
Exam 2
Unit: The Ocean Bottom, book chapters 2, 3 (p.54-55), 16
Assignments:
Chapter 6: Plate Tectonics
Article review, “Looking for Life Below”
Chapter 7: The Deep Sea
Exam 3
Unit: Coastal Communities, book chapters 3 (p56-61),11,12,13,14
Assignments:
Chapter 8: The Continental Shelf
Create a Dichotomous Key for Algae Species
Chapter 9: Coral Reefs
Chapter 10: Estuaries
Chapter 11: Tides and Tidal Communities
Exam 4
Unit: Weather, Climate, and Polar Communities
Book Chapters: none
Assignments:
Chapter 12: The Polar Seas
Article Review, "Meltdown in the North"
Article Review, "The Oceans and Weather"
Good Links for Polar Seas Assignment
The ARK - images and video of endangered species
Nature - Antarctica
NOVA - Arctic Passage
National Geographic
ABC News Antartica in Hi Def
Nature - Antartic Penguins
Antartic Krill
Arctic Map and Weather
National Geographic Critter-Cam - Antarctic Species
New York Times - Arctic Warming
NASA - artic sea ice changes
New York Times - Bowhead Whales and Arctic Oil Exploration
BBC - Blue Planet Ice Breaker Game
BBC - Blue Planet Quizes (there is one on the poles)
Sample Student Webpages
Andrew's Site
Victoria and Laton's Site
Wilson and Jared's Page
2nd hour Sites
Hanah Stein, Lyndsey Geiger, and Tabitha Deaton
Leo Ash
Adrienne Keck and Maria Paixao
Jaylene Hageman
Chris Delve and Justin England
John Dillehay and Dalton Galindo
Evan Keanaaina and Jordy Baumeyer
Jo Frankl and Alex Hobson
Holly Gieryic and Ashley Logan
Jessica Krueger and Melody Grice
Darius Horton and Kyle Haken
Kelly Snachez and Miquela Sampson
Heather Kincaid and Cassie Ash
Josh Wood and Elizabeth Stevens
Teresa Davenport and Xavier Mason
6th hour Sites
Cassie Baurick and Max Harvey
Brittany Helmso and Elizabeth Galles
Haley Krone and Brad Payton
Scott Kent and Kasen Lehman
Grant Millikan and Victoria Mason
Sarah Norton and John Geddes
Samantha Ray and Courtney Spitler
Sharlane King and Leanne Steve
Tucker Reed
Mike Smith and Leo Azizi
Paul Grotluechen
Richard Williams and Devon Howell
Jacob, Laramie and Martinay
Brook and Gina