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Marine Biology


Class Resources

Syllabus
Daily WarmUp 
Marine Bio NOTES PRESENTATION
Species List PRESENTATION

Weekly Q's (due start of class each Friday)

Handouts - blank copies
Weekly planner
(blank)
Weekly Species List (blank)
Current Events sheet (blank)
Check List for course

​Google Map - Tillamook and the Pacific
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​Curriculum Map

QUIZ  #552320​
Marine Bio Field Trip Pics
Daily Warm-Up
Google Map - Tillamook and the Pacific
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​Tides

Google Map - Tillamook and the Pacific
Testing Policy  
Late Work Policy

The Weekly Drift


Quizlet - species lists

Species #1
Species #2
Species #3
Species #4
Species #5
Species #6
Species #7
Species #8
Species List - root word meanings
Upcoming Events
Field Trip #1 ~ FULL DAY 
​Field Trip #2 ~ FULL DAY

Snorkeling Field Trip $30 ~ Sat. TBA 8-4

CCC: college credit

College Credit
Earn 4 college credits through Clatsop Community College.
You must have an 70% or better in the class at the end of the trimester & complete a research paper (rubric coming soon) to be eligible.  
Marine Species Database
​Project/Research Paper Outline  & Grading Rubric
Here is a list of possible research topics.

College Credit registration forms
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Information on viewing grades and transcripts here

​Jobs, Internships, & Scholarships

Needs to be updated for 2020
Oregon Coast STEM Hub: scholarships, internships, careers, connections
Oregon Coast Aquarium News

OSU student intern & volunteer:
S
ee bottom of page for links
Oregon Coast Aquarium: volunteer page 
Aquarium youth volunteer application form
Hatfield Marine Science Center: volunteer page
​OSU Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
​Surfrider Foundation: Newport Chapter
Senior Project Ideas 2020
Aquarium Technician
- upkeep and improvement of Sapopo's fish tank.  2 hours per week - ALL year!!! This is a rad project...seriously!  
Marine Biology microplastic research project for Outdoor School - to be developed this year and implemented next year.  You will work with Dee Upton on this. (Junior Only) 
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Plastic Pollution - animation video
Mural - develop (sketch up) and paint a rad mural of our local marine ecosystem with all the relevant species and ecological zones.  Mentoring from an epic local wildlife artist.  Use it to teach a section on marine zones.

Extra Credit: Read or Watch the following, take detailed notes, and turn it in...
Article - solo paddle board across Pacific ala plastic

Planet Ocean video...see list of Netflix shows lower down for more videos
Dissections
LAB drawing & observation sheet  
use a blank sheet of paper for your actual drawing and observation
LAB species description: Echinodermata
​True Facts of Sea Pigs​​​​

Older Lab Sheets

Anemone dissection
Echinoderm dissection
Mollusc Dissection worksheet - TURN THIS IN
To help you: ​Clam Dissection Video 1; packet lab

Course Calendar


More Stuff

Links
Google Map - Tillamook and the Pacific
NOAA Weather Newport, OR
NVS

National Data Buoy Center
Marine Forecast Weather Maps - North Pacific
Introduction to Climate - Nature article

Ocean First Educator Resources
​Oregon shellfish biotoxin closures
Protecting the Oregon Coast
Important Ecological Areas

Quotes - sea & ocean


​Videos
Youtube - marine bio
MarineBio Ocean channel (awesome videos) 

Documentary: The Smog of the Sea

Class Links

​​Quiz timer - 15 min per quiz
Epic Sax Man - 10 hrs of blisssss
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Curriculum Map

​​Marine Bio NOTES presentation
Daily WarmUp to edit
Field Trip - OCCC & Oregon Coast Aquarium - TBA
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Aquarium Science Overview
Aquarium Science Worksheet
OCCC Aquarium Science Program website

OCCC - AAS in Aquarium Science
OCCC Aquarium Science Course Descriptions 
OCCC Aquarium Science Facility website

FIELD TRIP - Tidepools, Boat, Hatfield Science Center
PHOTO GALLERIES - THS Marine Bio
​​​Marine Bio photos - T1 2019
​Marine Bio photos - T3 2018​
Marine Bio photos - T2 2018​
Marine Bio photos - T1 2018
Marine Bio photos - T1 2017
​Marine Bio photos - T3 2017

Marine Bio photos - T1 2016
Marein Bio photos - T3 2016
​OSLIS - research site
*secondary student
*find information
*Science & Environment
Username: tillmook
pw: 
oslis
Cite by copying and pasting the Source Citation at the top and NOT the website URL.
Netflix - ocean / marine bio documentaries
Blue Planet II
Chasing Coral
Mission Blue
South Pacific
Shark
A Plastic Ocean
Life in Blue
Wild Alaska
The Polar Sea
Battlefish
Under the Arctic Sky (surf movie)
Fish People
Ocean Wonders
Jellies
​Blue Planet

Weekly Assignments

* items go in the gradebook = have a due-date and points assigned.
Curriculum Map
Weeks 1-2 ~ Intro & Oceanography 101
Marine Biology Ocean video channel
Text Book is located in THS Library and is required.​
Marine Biology: an ecological approach (5th edition). James W. Nybakken.
​Required Reading Pages
4-7: seawater composition
7-10: basic oceanography
32-34: divisions of marine environment
Review Pages
1-3: water properties
20-22: biotic structure of ecosystems


D1 - ​Check-List ; Syllabus - signed and due on Friday   10pts
D2 -  Ocean Basin map worksheet - due on Tues 3/13 - use Google Maps to help and then "the Google" ;  Reading questions on back from Marine Biology textbook: pages 7-9.  ​

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NOTES from 
Marine Bio NOTES PRESENTATION slides #1-15

Extra Credit: watch Planet Ocean video and take a page of notes...
* Species #1 - get the Quizlet App!!!
Current Events Schedule updated 
Week 3-4 ~ Plankton​ & Ocean Zones
Species #2 - Animals baby & Species #3 Cnidariana
Complete the: Ocean Zones handout ​
Plankton Lecture NOTES ~ slides 7-25
Fill out your Weekly Species List and practice Species #2; Species Presentation 

Text Book Chapter Reading
Marine Biology: an ecological approach (5th edition). James W. Nybakken. Required pages: 38-49, 55-81, 85-89; Review pages: 50-54, 82-84
Text Book is located in THS Library and is required.
Nat Geo Plankton video
Phytoplankton c.more; Videos research c.more
Plankton LAB; Phytoplankton guide; Zooplankton guide; Zooplankton guide 2

Ted Talks - PLANKTON video
In the NEWS:  Pyrosome ~ OPB Articles & National Geographic article​
 Quiz  #552320 
Weekly Q's ~ extra credit question articles Toxic Algae article & Warm Water Blob article
Week 5 - Marine Verts: Agnatha & Chondrichthys
Species #4
NOTES: Marine Vertebrates (Slides 26 - 34);  
Weekly Q's 
- Pages #4-5​  
Notochord - wikipedia
Vertebral Column - wikipedia

Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata)


Echinoderms of the Pacific Northwest (read all the tabs on here when you are done looking over your species list)....

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Sea anemone (Metridium senile) dissection n' worksheet.  (species list slides 26-29)
Week 5 ~ Marine Environs & Echinoderms
Species #4 - Echinodermata
Marine Environments - Estuaries to Near Shore

Friday Quizness #552320 
PacNW Estuary Ecology paper (PDF)
​NOAA Estuaries pages 
What is an estuary? Podcast
​Estuary vide
o 
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Sea anemone (Metridium senile) dissection n' worksheet.  (species list slides 26-29)
Echinoderms of the Pacific Northwest (read all the tabs on here when you are done looking over your species list)....
Week 6 ~ Echinoderms & MIDTERMS
Species #4 - Echinodermata
Fill out your Weekly Species List and practice Species Presentation slides #37-42 (phylum notes on Echinodermata)​

Midterms

Midterm Study Guide
NOTES
 = 10% of grade.  Review all weekly Q's up to now (1-3).
SPECIES = 10% of grade.  Review all 4 species lists and facts.
Course Review (this is completely anonymous...be honest)

Week 7
Species #5
​NOTES: Seabirds (Slides 35-42 )
Weekly Q's #4-Seabirds: 
​Marine Biology: an ecological approach (5th edition). James W. Nybakken. Required Pages: 119-122​ 
MB: Seabird Chapter
Seabird web article
​Seabird Biologist presentation

Wandering Albatross & Common Murre 

Seabird Article 1
Seabird Article 2 (extra credit)

Seabird article review sheet

Anemone dissection
Echinoderm dissection

​True Facts of Sea Pigs​​
Week 8 - Marine Verts: Osteichthyes
Species #6 - Bivalves;   Presentation Species 6
​NOTES: Bony Fishes (Slides 49-51)

Echinoderm dissection - Friday 5/10
Field Trip - Aquarium Newport -  May 15th Wes  8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Week 9
Species #7
Arthropoda coloring activity
Arthropods - trilobite stuff, arthropod video 

​NOTES: Seabirds (Slides )
MB: Seabird Chapter
Seabird web article
​Seabird Biologist presentation

Wandering Albatross & Common Murre 

Mollusc Dissection worksheet - TURN THIS IN
To help you: ​Clam Dissection Video 1; packet lab
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​Mollusc - video - burying and filtering
Molluscs: The Survival Game

Mollusc - moon snail Video
Week 10
Species #7
Arthropoda coloring activity
Arthropods - trilobite stuff, arthropod video 
Shark Dissection - don't miss it!!!.  
​Online guide
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​Sharkwaters documentary - award-winning...
Sea Shepherd - Shark Finning Page
Stop Shark finning .net
Week 10 - Seabirds
Species #8 - Das Fishes
Week 11 - Marine Mammals
Marine Mammal presentation: take notes on this - know the 3 orders and two cool (and distinguishing) facts about each


Arthropoda coloring activity
Arthropods - trilobite stuff, arthropod video 
Seabird Biologist presentation

​​Class survey

Finals

Marine Bio SURVEY

Species FINAL REVIEW Presentation


Blank Species Final Study Sheet 
- fill in all of them, or just the ones you don't remember and need to brush-up on.

Do each Quizlet below as a review.
Flashcards: review common vs. scientific names vs. facts and pics
Learn: multiple choice
Write: fill in the blank
Match: time yourself - see how fast you can match names to pics and facts.  Do it a couple times and beat your own time!

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Species #1
Species #2
Species #3
Species #4
Species #5
Species #6
Species #7
Finals Study Guide
Notes Final ~ Weds Nov 28th (0 if absent)
Species Final ~ Thurs Nov 29th, 12:30-1:50 (0 if absent) 

​Species Final Study Guide x50

Field Trips

​Oregon Marine Reserves - worksheet
Oregon Marine Reserves

Rocky Reef Species - Oregon
Oregon Underwater Marine Life - video channel

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Current Events
*Current Events Schedule
Find an article that you find interesting and follow the instructions on the Current Events Guide and Rubric.  Your article and presentation MUST include current/recent scientific research - what is the issue, background information, what data or information did scientists discover or learn, what next - what do scientists researchers hope to learn.
  • News Articles: Oceans & Coasts
  • Sea News - marine bio current events
  • Marine Bio news - Science Daily
  • Marine Bio news - the scientist magazine
  • Oceanus Magazine
  • Ocean Portal - census of marine life
  • Ocean fish numbers in half - Sci American
  • Sardine Fishery collapsing again - OPB
  • Arctic Ocean Diversity site

SUB Plans

Take a full page of DETAILED NOTES on the Planet Ocean video (notes must include information from the last part of video).  Turn this in at the end of class.  Due at the end of the period.  10 pts.
Watch - Desert Seas - video
Take notes on the video focusing on the formation of the two seas, at least 3 different species, and the ecological differences between these two environments ~ after the video is over, use your notes to write a detailed summary paragraph (obviously write your own and do not copy someone else's in class...duh).  
Turn in both notes and your summary paragraph - 8 pts.

OLDER UNITS

Rocky Zone lesson plan
Marine Megafauna final project
Final Project worksheet
Final Chalk Drawing Rubric

sign-up here
Final chalk drawing  DATE Thurs June 7th
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Students will fill out the following data sheet on their species, draw an accurate drawing of this species on the back WITH correct measurements and dimensions.  This is DUE by the end of class Monday and must be checked-off by the instructor.  Weds during finals students will draw their species with chalk in a designated area around the high school.  Other classes will be invited to come out (after 1 hour) - and you will should be prepared to give a short (2-3 min) talk on your species.

Resource - Marine Mammal Guide - Pac NW
​Week 2 ~ Oceanography 101
Current Events Schedule & Current event handout
D4 - Weekly planner, weekly species list, **Weekly Q's, 
Read the online chapter on Ocean Currents and use this the help you complete the weekly questions #'s 6 to #....
D5 - 
Ocean Ions handout  and Ocean currents handout (paper only)

**Weekly questions are due on Friday...and please note that I will only accept neatly written responses in complete sentences.  If you have trouble writing neatly, please type your answers and print and turn those in.​.  
Week 3 ~ Ocean Zones and Currents
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Fill out your 
Weekly Species List and practice Species #2
DUE on Friday Weekly Q's ~ set #2
(pages 2-3 on doc)


Complete the: Ocean Zones handout 
NOTES from Marine Bio NOTES PRESENTATION slides #13-29

National Data Buoy Center
Marine Forecast Weather Maps - North Pacific
Marine Biology: an ecological approach (5th edition). James W. Nybakken. 
Review Pages: 15-22.  Required Pages: 10-16 water mass circulation; 32-34 division of marine environments

Text Book is located in THS Library and is required.
​

Watch the video: Exploring life off the Oregon coast 
​Google Map - Tillamook and the Pacific
​
Tides
​Week 3 ~ Waves and Tides
Species #2  ~  Article Review - The Really Big One
Read the linked article and type a one-page summary
Waves NOTES (starts on slide #17) and weekly questions #2.
Wave LAB; Tsunami presentation 
Tsunami NOTES (slides #20-); Tsunami paper; Facts about Japanese tsunami; KQED tsunami video; Cascadia subduction earthquake video; Japanese tsunami video;
Tsunami Videos - links page; Oregon coast Google Earth map.

Charting the Tides activity (worksheet)
NOAA Oregon Tide Forecaster

TIDES - chapter reading  
QUIZ  Species #2
NOTES QUIZ - Weekly Q's #2 DUE

Article - The Really Big One - DUE 
One page, typed summary due on Monday 4/10
Week 4 ~ Marine Env: Kelp Forests & Rocky Shores
​Fill out your
Weekly Species List and practice Species #3
Read the following articles and complete Weekly Questions #10-16 (pages 3-4)
Kelp Forest - Wikipedia & Ecology of Seaweeds
Rocky Intertidal Zonation ~ Netarts Bay PDF
  &  
Intertidal PAPER 


Complete the: Ocean Zones handout 
Watch the video: Exploring life off the Oregon coast 
​

 Quizness #552320 
Additional Resources: 
About Bull Kelp

Ecology of Seaweeds
Sea Otters and Kelp Forests
The Role of Kelp in Marine Environments


Week 4 - Marine Geology
OPB Unprepared Series - add in to Weekly Q's - watch part of this in class.
Species #3 - Cnidarians

Geology Activity - Google Maps view of the ocean.
Geology: Fault Types handout
Geology NOTES

Cosmos: episode 9: 15:00-25:00.
Geology videos - youtube it. 

Cascadia EarthQuake Article - The Really Big One
Tsunami NOTES (slides #20-); Tsunami paper; Facts about Japanese tsunami; KQED tsunami video; Cascadia subduction earthquake video; Japanese tsunami video;
Tsunami Videos - links page; Oregon coast Google Earth map.
Week 7 ~ Marine Environs & Mollusca
Species #5
Marine Environments - Subtidal and Kelp Forests
Rocky Intertidal Zonation ~ Netarts Bay PDF  &  Rocky Intertidal PAPER 
Monday 
Quizness #552320 
​
Exploring life off the Oregon coast video
​Mollusc - video - burying and filtering
Molluscs: The Survival Game

Mollusc - moon snail Video
11/22 - Ms. Harrington's baby sharks - 40 min   Worksheet
​(5 min) Read the description of the Blacktip Shark and answer the following questions: What is their distribution, habitat, 4x life history facts/adaptations, and why are they vulnerable to fishing?

(5 min) Discuss as a class...look at description and images.

(15 min) Read her BLOG ~ and answer the following questions.
Why is it important to understand shark reproduction?
How is shark reproduction similar to human?
How is shark fertilization of the egg different from human?
List and describe the three different methods of shark embryo development.

(10 min) Look at shark embryo's 
- draw it and make observations - lastly, write them down in the comment section of Ms. Harrington's blog.
Hurricanes
What is a hurricane? Nat Geo video (3 min)
NASA - formation of hurricane animation​​ (5 min)
What is a hurricane? NOAA video (1 min)

Hurricane Katrina - storm surge - Gulfport, MA (10 min)
Hurricane Matthew: Haiti - BBC
CNN - Hurricane Matthew updates
 Field Trip - Weds 10/2 - Newport, OR - Yaquina Head & Marine Discovery boat trip
​ Dress Warm & Pack a Lunch!!!

If in class - SUB Plan
Read the following article on the History of Marine Biology: https://marinebio.org/creatures/marine-biology/history-of-marine-biology/
Write a one page summary of this article (cited).  DO NOT COPY from the article = paraphrase / put into your own words.  You may only have one quote in the paper.  You may also read other articles to add to this.  
Create a Google Doc and type your paper. 
Share with me: saporas@tillamook.k12.or.us
Due at the end of the period.

The A Team?
Thanks for all the good times guys...it's been legit.
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