Marine Biology

Mr. Hellmer and Mr. Vittoria

Home Learning Plan and General Resources

MME Marine Art Contest

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Home Learning Plan and General Resources

Home Study Plan Outline and Links

LEHS Marine Biology Distance Learning Plan 2020.pdf

MME Marine Art Contest

Massachusetts Marine Educators and co-sponsors invite students in grades K-12 to participate in the 2020 Marine Art Contest. The theme is “Illustrating the Marine Biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.” Contest sponsors encourage students to consider composing pieces that show predator-prey relationships or depict species diversity in a habitat setting. Click here to see how to enter!

Week 1

Topic: Sponges

Objectives: (What you should be able to do after studying!)

Describe the basic anatomy of a sponge. (Including: osculum, choanocytes (collar cells), ostia (pores), amoebocytes, spicules)
Identify 3 different types of sponge and distinguish between them based on their unique characteristics.
Describe how sponges get food. (They are animals!)
Predict how sponges get rid of waste.
Explain sponge reproduction and model the process.

Materials/Readings/Videos

· Reading: Sponges Reading (PDF)

· Video: Sponges! | JONATHAN BIRD'S BLUE WORLD

Link: https://youtu.be/m8a0oNsDEx8

· Video: Sponges: Oldest Creatures in the Sea?

Link: https://youtu.be/ykKd8jsCREQ

Activities

· Phylum Porifera Sponges Cued Retell

· Sponge Coloring (Anatomy)

· Section Assessment Questions 1-7 in “Sponges Reading”

Sponges Reading.pdf

Phylum Porifera Sponges Cued Retell.pdf

Sponge Coloring.pdf

Week 2

Topic: Cnidarians (Jellyfish, Coral, Sea Anemones, and Hydroids)

Objectives: (What you should be able to do after studying!)

Differentiate the different classes of cnidarians (Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Cubozoa, and Anthozoa)
Identify and describe the anatomical features of the various cnidarians and relate them to their function.
Model the life-cycle of a typical jellyfish, and describe each stage.
Explain how the different classes of cnidarians complete their life functions (eating, reproduction, movement, sensitivity and reactivity to environment, waste removal) and describe how they differ.