Today we dissected the dogfish shark. Before getting started we learned about dogfish. Students finished the lab questions as homework.
Dogfish Shark Dissection Reference
Assigned today: Dogfish lab questions (Due Thursday).
Today we finished our student presentations on harmful algal blooms.
We started our next topic on sharks. Shark presentation.
Today we learned about microscopic algae (phytoplankton). Algae Powerpoint.
Students then worked in pairs to create a presentation on one type of Harmful Algal Bloom.
Homework due Today:
Intertidal organisms of Oregon: Algae start on page 49 Species ID Guide
Today we learned about marine algae. Today's lesson focused on macroalgae. Students identified local intertidal macroalgae and pressed algae. Algae Powerpoint.
Students identified and recorded 10 macroalgae species in their notebooks. Students recorded the following information:
Homework due Thursday: Echinoderm practice test use online resources.
Students continued to work on the Shannon-Weaver Tide Pool Biodiversity Lab. This assignment (Tide Pool Species Diversity Lab) will be due by the end of class on Thursday . Students can turn in their pre- and post-lab questions and data spreadsheet to Showbie.
Class Tidepooling Data Spreadsheet Example
We then finished the Enchinoderm lecture by talking about Asteroidea (Sea Stars), Echinoidea (urchins and Sanddollars) , and Holothuroidea (Sea Cucumbers). Powerpoint on Echinoderms.
Students made some observations of live sea stars in the lab using the dissecting scopes and our sea stars from the aquariums. Students should observe these anatomical features: madreporite, tube feet, skin gills, pedicellariae, eye spots
Students then worked on an Echinoderm practice test using online resources.
Today we learned some of the basics of how ecologists study species biodiversity. Biodiversity Powerpoint. How to calculate a Shannon-Weaver Biodiversity Index.
Students started a lab where they learned how to calculate biodiversity. Students used the data they collected on the tide pooling field trip to calculate a Shannon-Weaver Biodiversity Index and evaluate what might cause differences in species diversity in tidepools. This assignment (Tide Pool Species Diversity Lab) will be due by the end of class on Thursday . Students can turn in their pre- and post-lab questions and data spreadsheet to Showbie.
ROV work day Final day to prep the ROV and get materials ready for trip to the coast tomorrow morning.
Yaquina Bay ROV Field Trip Permission Slip,
ROV work day
Yaquina Bay ROV Field Trip Permission Slip,
Make certain your ROV field trip forms are turned in for the field trip this Friday May 25th.
Tide Pooling field trip. All students were to work in teams of 2 t o 3 to collect biodiversity data on two different locations at the Boiler Bay Tidepools.
Alternative assignment for people who cannot attend the field trip.
Today we went over the biodiversity project we will be doing on our tidepooling field trip. Intertidal Field Trip information.
Alternative assignment for people who cannot attend the field trip.
Today we watched a short video on Enchinoderms. Students filled out a worksheet while watching the video.
video link: https://www.shapeoflife.org/video/echinoderms-ultimate-animal
worksheet: https://www.shapeoflife.org/lesson-plan/community/echinoderms-ultimate-animal (Due Thursday, May 17th)
The rest of the lesson was used to work on ROVs.
Permission slips for the tidepooling field trip are due today!
Due May 22nd: Echinoderm Identification Assignment turn in on Showbie
Today we talked briefly about general characteristics of echinoderms and started learning about the Class Asteroidea. Powerpoint on Echinoderms.
The rest of the period was a ROV work day.
ROV work day
Assigned today: Read chapter 11 in your marine science textbook. Answer the end of section questions 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, and 11.4. Due Tuesday, May 15th.
Due May 22nd: Echinoderm Identification Assignment turn in on Showbie
ROV work day
Due May 22nd: Echinoderm Identification Assignment turn in on Showbie
Today we will be doing a clam and mussel dissection in class. We will start by learning about the external anatomy of clams and mussels using a Clam Dissection Powerpoint. At the end of class students will be expected to be able to identify key parts of the clam and mussel anatomy.
Clam and Mussel Dissection Lab
Here are copies of the drawings that we had in class. Remember that you need to complete 4 drawings along with filling out and coloring the Clam and Mussel Internal Anatomy labeling and Coloring sheet.
You will also need to draw the inside of the shells for both animals showing the scars and features on the inside of the shells.
Internal Anatomy and Shell Markings for the Mussel
Due today:
Giant Squid Reading and Giant Squid Reading Questions (turn in your answers on Showbie.)
Today was an ROV work day.
Assigned today:
Giant Squid Reading and Giant Squid Reading Questions (Questions are due this Thursday 4/26/18) turn in your answers on Showbie.
Assigned today:
2. Giant Squid Reading and Giant Squid Reading Questions (Questions are due next Thursday 4/26/18)
Assigned today:
1. Read Chapter 9 Section 3 on Cephalopods (pg 224-228) answer questions on pg 225 and pg 228 (due tomorrow, Friday April 4/19).
2. Giant Squid Reading (due next Thursday 4/26/18)
Common Marine Mollusca of Oregon Assignment: due today. Please turn in on Showbie.
ROV work day
Turn in your ROV Tasks Completed Assignment for the week.
ROV work day
Turn in your ROV Tasks Completed Assignment for the week.
You should continue to work on your
ROV work day
Tides and Waves Take Home Test Due today!
You should continue to work on your Common Marine Mollusca of Oregon Assignment at home: due 4/19/18 (two weeks from now)
ROV work day
Tides and Waves Take Home Test Due on Tuesday
Homework due today: Mollusca packet
Take Home Test on Friday, 4/6/18 will be due next Tuesday (4/10/18) The test will cover tides, waves, and tsunamis.
Today we started learning about the phylum Mollusca. Mollusk powerpoint. We took notes on the most important characteristics of mollusks and some of the major classes within the phylum.
We watched a Shape of Life video on mollusks and answered the questions on the video worksheet.
Common Marine Mollusca of Oregon Assignment: due 4/19/18
Students started making Powerpoint presentations of the most common mollusks of Oregon. Students must include some of the terms from the Mollusca Pre-lab on their presentation.
Homework assigned today: Mollusca packet
Read the packet and answer questions on your own piece of paper. Due Thursday, 4/5/18
Take Home Test on Friday, 4/6/18 will be due next Tuesday (4/10/18) The test will cover tides, waves, and tsunamis.
There will be a test covering tides, waves, and tsunamis on Friday after break.
ROV work day.
The following assignments should be turned in or checked off during class today.
ROV work day. At the end of the day students were asked to write up a deliverable that they would have completed by the next class period.
The following assignments should be turned in or checked off during the next class period.
Field trip to the Oregon Coast Aquarium. All students must complete the OCA packet from Mr. B.
ROV day today. You will asked at the end of the period to have a deliverable for what you will accomplish on the ROV before Thursday.
Students should finish Wave Speed Calculations Lab by Thursday.
Today we spent some time discussing tsunamis and wave speeds.
We then watched the OPB special on the Cascadia Subduction Zone entitled Unprepared and discussed how we know about the history of the cascadia Subduction Zone.
Things you should know about the history of the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Information from these can tell us both when the last earthquake happened and give us a good indication of how big the next one is going to be.
Turbidite record
Tree ring record
Japan's orphan tsunami
Land level changes
You can find some links on this assignment to help you find information on the topics listed above.
Oregon Tsunami Evidence Reading and Questions
We will have a test covering tides and waves next Thursday. Tides and Waves Review Guide
Today will be spent working on our ROVs. Students should have completed the Waves Website Worksheet by the end of the period or by Tuesday if they were working on the ROV project during the period.
We will have a test covering tides and waves next Thursday or the following Tuesday. Tides and Waves Review Guide
We will start work on this Waves Website Worksheet this week along with some ROV time.
Oregon Coast Aquarium Field Trip Permission Form
Today was the first work day for the large ROV project. Students will have time to work on the priority and task lists that they created on Tuesday.
We will start work on this Waves Website Worksheet this week along with some ROV time.
Today was the final work day for the small ROVs. If your group did not get checked off, you will need to arrange a time with either myself or Mr. Kirsch to finish your ROV and get it checked off.
At the beginning of the class today we also had the large ROV teams meet and create a priority list for things that need to be accomplished on the large ROV project. Thursday will be the first work day for the building of this project.
We continued work on the mini ROVs
Today we continued to work on building our ROVs.
Today we continued to work on building our ROVs.
Due today: End of Section questions from 20.2 in our Marine Biology book.
Today we worked on building our ROVs.
Tides Activity Due today.
Homework: Read section 20.2 and answer the end of section questions. Due Thursday 2/15/18
Last week we answered most of the following questions regarding tides in class. We will spend a bit of time going over these again and addressing question #3 today. Tides Notes
1. Why are there 2 high and 2 low tides each day?
2. What is the difference between a spring and a neap tide? What causes them?
3. Why are the two highs and two lows different heights each day?
4. Why are tides considered waves?
5. Why do tides get later each day?
For most of the class today we will spend time breaking up into small groups of 3 to 4 students from our main ROV teams and start building the smaller ROVs that we saw earlier in the year.
Student are to make a small working underwater ROV following the instructions posted here at Utah Underwater Robotics in the provided videos.
You can also use this Sea Perch ROV MATE Manual as another resource. You will need to look at pages 8-12 to find out how to seal your motors with wax.
Today we posed these questions to reflect on while learning about tides:
1. Why are there 2 high and 2 low tides each day?
2. What is the difference between a spring and a neap tide? What causes them?
3. Why are the two highs and two lows different different each day?
4. Why are tides considered waves?
5. Why do tides get later each day?
We finished working on the Tides Activity and made a model which explains why the tide gets later each day using the activity on this website: https://www.exploratorium.edu/theworld/surfing/latertides.html
You should turn in your Tides Activity by next Tuesday.
Homework due today: Read and answer end of section questions for section 20.1
We continued working on the Tides Activity with one addition to the assignment. On the back of the month long tide graph that you and your partner created you will need to include the optimal dates for tidepooling and ROV operations with justification for why you chose those dates.
For tidepooling we are looking for the lowest tide possible where we can arrive at least 30 to 45 minutes before the low tide. Drive time from CV is approximately 2 hours.
For ROV we will need a high slack tide with little tidal exchange to reduce currents. We will also need to arrive at the docks approximately 30 to 45 minutes before the high tide.
Homework: Read and answer end of section questions for section 20.1
We started this Tides Activity Before we can answer the questions in this activity we will need to graph a series of tides for a particular location. We will be doing this for Newport, OR so we can use this information for 2 of our upcoming field trips.
Homework: Read and answer questions for section 20.1 (Due on Thursday)
We spent today reviewing material from the Cnidarian Phylum in preparation for the upcoming test on Tuesday 1/30.
The test will cover the phylums of Porifera and Cnidaria along with concepts covered about the evidence for sponges being the basal animals on the planet, or the first animals on the planet. This includes classification and cytochrome C evidence.
Cnidarian and Porifera Review Guide (you will not need to know the chemistry behind the formation of stony corals)
Also this review guide does not include information on animal evolution, classification, or cytochrome C evidence. These things will be included on the test.
Porifera and Cnidaria Jeopardy Review Questions
Porifera and Cnidaria Test
Today we took a look at some of the cubozoans by watching some video segments on Killer Jellies
Killer Jellies Video Questions. (Stamp will be given at the end of the class period)
Killer Jellies Video Links:
Students started reviewing the Anthozoa and Scyphozoa classes by making a concept map to use during the upcoming test (Tuesday, January 30th, you can use concept map notes; one page of notes, front and back.).
Due today: Chapter 7 Reading and end of chapter questions.
We reviewed Classification and Cytochrome C today and took a short quiz covering Porifera (Sponges) and what we learned about classification and Cytochrome C.
The Quiz can be found on Socrative. The room name is EVA7508
When taking the quiz I want you to rewrite every question that you get wrong and write out the correct answer in a complete sentence. (You will turn this in on Tuesday 1/22)
The remainder of the class was used to finish the Rope Strain Experimental Design Activity (DUE 1/19)
Cnidarian and Porifera Review Guide
Today we continued to learn about cnidarians. We started learning about the Class: Scyphozoa (True Jellies) using the Cnidarian Powerpoint.
Due today: The Cnidarian Life Cycle Assignment.
We reviewed Porifera (Sponges) and what we learned about classification and Cytochrome C. We made a concept map which students can use during the upcoming quiz (1 page, one sided only!).
HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 7 Cnidarians and answer the END OF THE CHAPTER QUESTIONS starting on pg 189
Today we focused on shop safety so everyone can work on building our ROVs. If you are currently taking a course from Mr. K. you don't need to worry about the shop safety quizzes. If it has been a while we will need you to retake the safety quizzes and if you have never taken a course in the shop you will need to also watch the demos on the various shop tools and then take the safety quizzes.
For the rest of the class you should be working on the The Cnidarian Life Cycle Assignment. If you have this finished you should also start this Jelly Apocalypse Reading and Questions.
Today we continued our discussion of the cnidarians by focusing on the corals and the true jellies (Class Scyphozoa) As we look at the different classes of Cnidarians we will need to be able to distinguish between their life cycles.
The Cnidarian Life Cycle Assignment was also introduced. This assignment will be due on the Tuesday after MLK weekend
Jelly Apocalypse Reading and Questions Homework due on Thursday 1/11/18
ROV Shop Safety
Today we will be focused on the ROV project. All of the ROV teams are using some sort of pressure vessel with O-rings. Mr. Kirsch and I decided that everyone should know how these O-rings are properly sized and fitted to ensure a waterproof seal.
You will be working in pairs to complete the assignment today. Remember that you will be using a piece of 6 inch diameter schedule 40 pipe as the pressure vessel. You will need to do a little research to find the exact inside diameter of this pipe.
Directions for today can be found on the ROV Calendar Webpage you will also need to look on the ROV Resources page as well to read the instructions for how to size the O-rings. These are at the bottom of the page.
Due Today on Showbie
Today students worked on a problem of how to seal a pressure vessel for their ROVs with O rings. Each ROV team will be using O rings and a section of 6 inch schedule 40 PVC pipe to construct their pressure vessel so we decided this would be a good activity for everyone to complete so that everyone is familiar with the construction of the pressure vessel.
Marine Science students will be allowed to work in pairs to complete the assignment which can be found on the ROV Calendar Webpage. You will also need to read s
Today we worked on finalizing a few things with the ROV plans. See the ROV Calendar page for details.
We took a few notes on cladograms and cytochrome c along with working on this Cytochrome C Comparison Lab What is not finished in class should be considered homework for the weekend and due on Tuesday.
Today we continued to learn about Porifera and simple organisms. We started thinking about how scientists organize life into taxonomic groups and the research they use to do so. Students did individual research and answered questions about taxonomy and phylogenetics Common Ancestry and Diversity Worksheet
Today we took a look at how scientists use genetics of the cytochrome c molecule, which is found in all eukaryotic organisms, to build cladograms that show relations among organisms.
Tomorrow we will start this Cytochrome C Comparison Lab What is not finished in class tomorrow should be considered homework for the weekend.
We worked in our ROV teams today to turn in requisitions for the ROVs. See the ROV Calendar page for details.
Students answered the questions on this What is an Animal Worksheet and came up with at least 2 pieces of evidence that indicates that sponges are not only animals, but also the first animals to inhabit Earth.
Today we started our unit on some of the simpler animal phylums found in the oceans. We started with a lab and watched two short videos on the Phylum Porifera or the sponges.
The test on Currents will be scheduled for next Friday 11/3.
Time was given work with your ROV team if need be.
Time was given today to work on the El Nino and La Nina Posters and/or to meet with your ROV team if need be.
El Nino and La Nina Posters are due today. We will be grading them in class. Poster Grading
We met with the STEAM class today. ROV teams were established and students were given time to work on an ROV research assignment. See the ROV Calendar page for details.
You will be working in groups of 2 to create a poster that compares and contrasts specific aspects of how the ocean-atmosphere disruptions of El Niño and La Niña affect the oceans and weather.
We met with the STEAM class today. ROV teams were established and students were given time to work on an ROV research assignment. See the ROV Calendar page for details.
We met with the STEAM class today. ROV teams were established and students were given time to work on an ROV research assignment. See the ROV Calendar page for details.
Today we finished the demos from this Modeling Ocean Currents Lab.
We also took a short quiz on the reading assignment from last week.
Then we spent some time looking at how the Earth's spin affects our ocean's currents by studying the Coriolis Effect.
We met with the STEAM class today. ROV teams were established and students were given time to work on an ROV research assignment. See the ROV Calendar page for details.
Today students were given time to put together the slides and demonstrations for their particular current demos from this Modeling Ocean Currents Lab. We did not have time to finish all of the demonstrations so we will finish these next Tuesday.
Density and Thermohaline Circulation Lab will be due next Tuesday 10/ 10
HOMEWORK READING:
NOAA National Ocean Service Current Reading read the first page and then follow the links to the right and read about the following topics: (You should write down some notes for each of these topics so you are ready to discuss them and possibly take a quiz over them next week)
You should have already read these two, but if you haven't you should read them as well:
Today students were given time to put together the slides and demonstrations for their particular current demos from this Modeling Ocean Currents Lab. We did not have time to finish all of the demonstrations so we will finish these next Tuesday.
Density and Thermohaline Circulation Lab will be due next Tuesday 10/ 10
There is no lunch meeting this Thursday. Students had time to finish part 4 of the Density and Thermohaline Circulation Lab
Students also started this Modeling Ocean Currents Lab
Group 1: Surface currents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEe1bVjORN4
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/currents/05currents1.html
Group 2: The three things that affect surface currents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2mec3vgeaI
Group 3: Deep currents https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/currents/06conveyor.html
Group 4: Convection currents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8H06ZA2xmo&t=1s
Group 5: Upwelling and its importance to the marine system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al8WrXkLuL4
Group 6: How ocean currents affect local weather https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vgvTeuoDWY
Today we started to look at the Global Ocean Conveyor Belt and how salinity and water density drive our ocean's currents with this Density and Thermohaline Circulation Lab
Homework:
Thermohaline Circulation Reading
After reading these two articles complete the Ocean Current assignment. This assignment is due Friday, September 29th.
We met today with the STEAM class to listen to a guest presenter about the design and construction of the new OSU Marine Science research ship. See ROV Calendar page for details. Students should have at least 3 questions for this presentation turned in through Showbie.
We met again with the STEAM Engineering class today. Today we started looking at some basic properties of water and their impact on ROVs. See the Calendar on the CV ROV Webpage for details and a copy of the notes.
We had a few minutes afterward to work on the Marine Science Explorers Assignment. This assignment is due on Tuesday 9/19.
Today was the first day we met with the STEAM Engineering class to start brainstorming issues that we will have to deal with as we start to build our ROVs. See the Calendar on the CV ROV Webpage for details about what should have been turned in for today.
We went over the syllabus and then took a quick tour of the room and discussed its safety features.
Afterwards we started our first unit by getting into groups and doing some research on past Marine Explorers.
What to turn in for the first day challenge question from your table group.
We went over the syllabus and then took a quick tour of the room and discussed its safety features.
Afterwards we started our first unit by getting into groups and doing some research on past Marine Explorers.
Short introduction to the class and Mr. B's classroom.
Students were asked to use the Chromebooks to fill out this short questionnaire. Marine Science Introduction Questionnaire
We also started looking at what will be needed to get the aquarium tanks ready for animals. Today's challenge was to come up with at least 2 methods for figuring out how much water is in the large aquarium system in the back of my room.
Homework for this first day, students are to do the following before the next scheduled class period: