MARINE SCIENCE

PLANKTON

Introduction to plankton. Go to this site, https://www.mbari.org/plankton-kit/ , scroll down until you see PowerPoint pdf file: Introduction to Plankton – NARRATED (51 MB). Download the file and play it using PowerPoint so that you can hear the narration.

WHAT ARE DINOFLAGELLATES?

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Brief text explaining harmful algae: http://www.whoi.edu/redtide/

RED TIDE VIDEO RESOURCES ON THE WEB

ABC7 Sarasota: 1 minute video explaining the basics of red tide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwK6eq45_JI

PBS News Hour report: Video on the effects of the current red tide in Florida (September, 2018): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/floridas-toxic-red-tide-is-a-perfect-storm-for-the-gulf-coast

Cayuga County Government: Understanding cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=S9iyKdHt5_c

American Chemical Society: What makes blue-green algae dangerous?

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2016/what-makes-blue-green-algae-dangerous.html

BIOLUMINESCENCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqJbUKEPgXc

MOON PHASES

NASA: Dial-A-Moon! Have fun with this! For all of 2019, just put in the month, day, and hour and click UPDATE and there's your moon. https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4442 Further down the page, check out the videos showing the changing of the moon from January 1st to December 31st 2019.

University of Arizona: Moon Phases Calendar: October, 2019:

https://catalina.lpl.arizona.edu/moon/phases/calendar

TIDE CHARTS

New Jersey tide charts: https://nj.usharbors.com/monthly-tides/

CURRENT EVENTS

Acccess to Science Full Text and Readers' Guide: http://search.ebscohost.com/

Use the User ID and Password Mr. B gave you. After logging in, click on the first item, EBSCOhost Web. This will give you a list of databases. Click on either Science Full Text or Readers' Guide. You are now ready to begin your search.

Popular Science: https://www.popsci.com/

Science News: https://www.sciencenews.org/magazine/archive

WATER QUALITY

Ocean nutrients:

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/estuaries/media/supp_estuar10g_nutrients.html

Dissolved ocean nutrients: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth103/node/838

BATS: Bermuda Atlantic Timeseries Study: Ocean properties:

http://www.coexploration.org/bbsr/classroombats/html/ocean_properties.html

COASTLINE CHANGES

Coastal impacts of Hurricane Sandy (with before and after photos):

https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/sandy-storm-impact-vulnerability/research/coastal-impacts.html

Earth observatory: Coastline change:

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/CapeCod

SPONGES

About sponges:

https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/groundfish/HAPC/Sponges_synopsis.htm

Sponge species of the Flower Garden Banks (a National Marine Sanctuary). Lots of great color photos!: https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/about/spongelist.html

MARINE INVERTEBRATES

Guide to marine invertebrates: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/invertebrates

FISHING TECHNIQUES

Fishing techniques: http://seafood.ocean.org/fishing-techniques/

VIRTUAL DIVE

Take a virtual dive of national marine sanctuaries:

https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/vr/#vr

SHARKS

Sharks and rays: https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/sharks-and-rays/

Florida Program for Shark Research:

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/sharks/education-resources/

BONY FISHES

Bony fishes: https://seaworld.org/animals/all-about/bony-fish/

MARINE MAMMALS

Marine mammals: https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/marine-life-education-resources/marine-mammals

FISHERIES

Fish and aquatic conservation: https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/

RECLAIMED WASTEWATER

Uses of reclaimed wastewater: https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/reclaimed-wastewater?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects

Visit a wastewater treatment plant: https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/a-visit-a-wastewater-treatment-plant?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects