Marine Biology
The Weekly DriftWeek 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 Mollusc - video - burying and filtering Molluscs: The Survival Game Mollusc - moon snail Video Dissections
Anemone dissection Echinoderm dissection True Facts of Sea Pigs Clam Dissection Make-Up Watch video and complete the lab-sheet by Fri Mollusc Dissection worksheet - TURN THIS IN To help you: Clam Dissection Video 1; packet lab Course Resources
Syllabus Daily WarmUp Marine Bio NOTES PRESENTATION Species List PRESENTATION Weekly Q's (due start of class each Friday) QUIZ #552320 Curriculum Map Handouts - blank copies Weekly planner (blank) Weekly Species List (blank) Current Events sheet (blank) Check List for course Google Map - Tillamook and the Pacific Tides QUIZLET ~ Species List
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 |
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 Information on viewing grades and transcripts here 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) 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. Summer Job / Internship / Volunteer
OSU student intern & volunteer: See 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 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 Current EventsCurrent 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. |
Course Calendar
Marine Bio Videos n' Presentations
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More Stuff
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Links
National Data Buoy Center Marine Forecast Weather Maps - North Pacific Ocean First Educator Resources Oregon shellfish biotoxin closures Protecting the Oregon Coast Important Ecological Areas Quiz timer - 15 min per quiz Google Map - Tillamook and the Pacific Quotes - sea & ocean Epic Sax Man - 10 hrs of blisssss Marine Bio NOTES presentation Daily WarmUp to edit Videos Youtube - marine bio MarineBio Ocean channel (awesome videos) Documentary: The Smog of the Sea |
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PHOTO GALLERIES - THS Marine Bio
Marine Bio photos - T3 2018 Marine Bio photos - T2 2018 Field Trip Photos - T1 2018 Field Trip Photos - T1 2017 Field Trip Photos - T3 2017 Field Trip Photos ~ T1 2016 Field Trip 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. |
Weekly Assignments
* items go in the gradebook = have a due-date and points assigned.
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Week 1 ~ Intro & Oceanography 101
Marine Biology Ocean video channel 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 Text Book is located in THS Library and is required. 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. 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 ~ Ocean Zones and Currents
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 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 3-5 ~ Plankton & Ocean Zones
Species #4 - Echinodermata Plankton Lecture NOTES ~ slides 30-40 Fill out your Weekly Species List and practice Species #3; Species Presentation slides #24-27 (phylum notes on Cnidarians) 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 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 video 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 7 - Marine Verts: Agnatha & Chondrichthys
Species #5 NOTES: Marine Vertebrates (Slides 40 - 48); Weekly Q's - Pages #6-8 Notochord - wikipedia Vertebral Column - wikipedia Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) 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 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 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 10-11
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 Shark Dissection - don't miss it!!!.
Online guide Sharkwaters documentary - award-winning... Sea Shepherd - Shark Finning Page Stop Shark finning .net Finals Week 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 |
Complete the Ocean Basin map worksheet - due on Monday 3/19 - use Google Maps to help and then "the Google" to search up the rest (such as where the Tropic of Cancer is, etc) ;
Reading - The Earth's Ocean Basins: pages 2(6) - 3(7) and use this to answer the questions on the back of the map. Make the map beautiful...if it is a mess, I won't grade it and will give it back to you for a "do over". Have a glorious day!!! NOSB ~ National Ocean Science Bowl
Interested in a career related to marine science? Join our team and compete against ~20 other high schools throughout the northwest at OSU! Scholarship and internship possibilities and more. Practices start the first week of October. 5 team members, +1 wing-person.... Team practices 1-2 hours weekly, plus 1 hour of research work. Sub Day
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. Day 1...
Intro video Circle-Up: Name, number (1-10), what are excited about specifically in this class? Syllabus:
Oregon Marine Reserves - worksheet
Oregon Marine Reserves Rocky Reef Species - Oregon Oregon Underwater Marine Life - video channel Field Trip: OCCC & Oregon Coast Aquarium 1/26
Aquarium Science Overview Aquarium Science Worksheet OCCC Aquarium Science Program website OCCC Aquarium Science Facility website OCCC Aquarium Science Course Descriptions FIELD TRIP - Tidepools, Boat, Hatfield Science Center OLD
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.. OLD
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 Sub Week Jan 2 - Jan 5
Here is what you have to do while I am away this week. Three tasks listed below and you know what to do at this point...that is why you are in this class - because you get it. There is more than enough to keep you busy...so get work done, keep the room quiet and chill, and don't be a distraction/annoying to others trying to work around you...basic stuff. Thanks for being a rad class and knocking out this out while I am taking one for the team down in Costa Rica!!! Week 2~ Marine Env: Kelp Forests & Rocky Shores
All work DUE and QUIZ on Tues Jan 9th 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 Marine Megafauna final project
Final Project worksheet Final Chalk Drawing Rubric sign-up here Final chalk drawing DATE Thurs June 7th 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 Course Survey: how was Marine Biology for you?...fill this out and let me know
NOTES FINAL on Friday May 25th (absent = 0 on final) Study up on all weekly Q's and Notes Quizzes and the Ocean Basin map worksheet - use Google Maps to help and then "the Google" to search up the rest (such as where the Tropic of Cancer is, etc) College Credit REGISTRATION FORM your parents must sign this and it must be returned to Mr. Sapora in order for you to receive 4 college credits from Clatsop Community College. Summer Job - Garibaldi Seafood Market Daily WarmUp |
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WEDS & THURS ~ 3/15-3/16
Complete the Ocean Basin map worksheet - - use Google Maps to help and then "the Google" ; Use the reading - The Earth's Ocean Basins: pages 2(6) - 3(7) to help you answer some of the questions on the back of the handout. This is DUE at the start of class on Monday 3/20. MAPS must be done neatly and with attention to detail for me to count them for any points at all. If you are done - start working on your current event. Here is a link to our current event page, where you can see some past examples. FRIDAY ~ 3/17 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. |
The Sapora Marine Bio playlistOther stuff...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 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. |
The A Team?
Thanks for all the good times guys...it's been legit.
Thanks for all the good times guys...it's been legit.
Finals Week Schedule
Species Final Study Guide x50
Species Final on Weds 3/7
NOTES final study session Tues 3/6
NOTES FINAL on Thurs 3/8
Study all Weekly Q's & review Lecture Presentation Slides
End of Tri Student SURVEY
Species Final Study Guide x50
Species Final on Weds 3/7
NOTES final study session Tues 3/6
NOTES FINAL on Thurs 3/8
Study all Weekly Q's & review Lecture Presentation Slides
End of Tri Student SURVEY
