Marine Science Class Calendar

Attention Students and Parents!  This website is meant to be a resource for you and to help you plan ahead for your week to come. I hope it helps!  I will update this page every couple of days to make sure it is as current as possible. But students, please listen in class when assignments are given to make sure no changes or adjustments have been made to this schedule. 

Attention Absent Students: This class calendar is meant to be a resource for students who are out sick so they can come back to school prepared.  It is not expected that you come to class with all of your make-up work completed, you have one day to make work for each day of school you miss.  For example if you miss 2 days of school you have two days to make up the missing work.  But it is expected that if you are absent that you have checked this page before coming into class so you will know what we did while you were out and what you need to make up.  And that way you will be able to ask Julianne any questions you have about your missed work.

This week in Marine Biology

Week of December 10th, 2007

 

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Double block

Friday

What are we doing in class?

In the computer lab 121

 

Read resources on Angel Algae Blooms and their effects on aquatic ecosystems.

 

Research Algae Bloom and brainstorms methods for creating your own algae bloom.

 

 

Review Experimental Design

Design your own experiment: Creating an algae bloom! 

See Project Sheet.

Create data charts for your group.

 

Set up your experiment and collect first data set.

 

Create electronic data charts for your group.

 

Introduce Marine Biology Book Project

 

Finish your Plankton Prepared Slides Activity

 

 

 

Hand-out study guide for test.

 

In Info Center to use computers (bring science laptops to info center so everyone can work together) Write the introduction to your lab—in the computer lab.  Use the online template available on Angel.

What do we have for homework?

 

 

Bring in materials for tomorrow’s lab

Study for next week’s test on plankton and algae

 Preview of upcoming weeks:

Week of December 17, 2007

 

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Double block

Friday

What are we doing in class?

Algae Bloom Experiment Data Collection

Aquarium testing

 

Algae Bloom Experiment Data Collection

Review for test

Algae/Plankton Jeopardy Game

 

Algae Bloom Experiment Data Collection

 

In Info Center to use computers (bring science laptops to info center so everyone can work together) Write-up materials and methods section of your lab.

 

 

 

 

Algae and Plankton Test

What do we have for homework?

 

Study for test

 

 

 

Week of Jan 2, 2008

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

What are we doing in class?

Happy New Year

 

No School!

 

 

 

Last data collection for Algae Bloom Lab

 

Format your data tables

 

Create your mini-presentation for tomorrow’s class.

Mini-Presentations of group’s results

 

Take notes on presentations so you can incorporate the information into your lab

 

Writing conclusions for your lab

 

In the computer lab 220

Rough Draft of lab due

 

Review Lab rubric

 

Peer editing of rough drafts

What do we have for homework?

 

 

 

Final draft of lab due Monday

Week of January 7, 2007

 

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Double block

Friday

What are we doing in class?

Algae Bloom Lab Due

 

Begin marine invertebrates unit.

 

 

 

 

Aquarium Testing

Possibly changes aquarium factors?

Research their new factors?

 

What do we have for homework?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previous weeks:

Week of December 3, 2007

 

Monday

Tuesday

Late Start

Thursday

Double block

Friday

What are we doing in class?

No School-Snow Day!

 

 

Review for Quiz

Algae Quiz with Lab Practical

 

Quick Aquarium Testing

 

Plankton Lecture

 

 

Introduce Marine Biology Book Project

 

Plethoric Plankton Stations-view prepared slides-turn in at the end of class

What do we have for homework?

 

Study for Thursday’s quiz 

 

Week of November 26, 2007

 

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Double block

Friday

What are we doing in class?

Introduction to Marine Algae PowerPoint

Get the new filter working in our tank and add salt to the tank.

 

Continue PowerPoint Notes

Algae Investigation

Practice Algae Identification

 

Finish and turn in algae lab packet-due at the end of class.

What do we have for homework?

 

No Homework Agreement!  Because I want you to be working your hardest in class! 

 

 

Week of November 19, 2007

 

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Double block

Friday

What are we doing in class?

Rough draft of lab report due

Peer Editing

Final draft of lab report due

No School

Happy Thanksgiving!

What do we have for homework?

 

No Homework Agreement!  Because I want you to be working your hardest in class! 

 

 Week of November 13, 2007

 

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Double block

Friday

What are we doing in class?

No School-Veterans Day

*Work on Results section of lab report.   *Materials and methods section should be turned in by the end of class.

·           In computer lab working on scientific paper

·           Write conclusion for the lab. 

·           Rough draft of lab should be completed by the end of class.

What do we have for homework?

 

No Homework Agreement!  Because I want you to be working your hardest in class!  But keep in mind, you do need to finish your introduction for your lab report at some point before the due date.

 

Week of November 5, 2007

 

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Double block

Friday

What are we doing in class?

Woo Hoo! Our first marine biology field trip! Trip to Odiorne Point State Park

Debrief field trip

Enter field trip data

·           Thank you note

·           Email aquarium specialist

·           Look at notes/suggestions from Seacoast Science Center

·           Aquarium Testing

·           Finish materials and methods section of your lab report.

·           Complete Results section of your lab report.

What do we have for homework?

 

No Homework Agreement!  Because I want you to be working your hardest in class!  But keep in mind, you do need to finish your introduction for your lab report at some point before the due date.

 

 

Week of October 29, 2007

 

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Double block

Friday

What are we doing in class?

Hand back tests

Review make-up requirements

Handout permission slips for field trip

Aquarium Testing

No Julianne (she is off on a field trip with her 9th graders)

Watch Planet in Peril CNN special

Turn in movie questions at the end of class

Preparing for our field trip:

 

Ø        Turn in your permission slip and money

Ø        Pack the equipment you need

Ø        Analysis of the current status of our aquarium

Ø       Plan your procedure for the field trip

No Julianne: Personal Day

 

Test make-up work due

 

Begin your introduction of your scientific paper

 

Create a table for your data collection during the field trip.

What do we have for homework?

 

Test make-up work due Friday

 

 Test make-up work due Friday

 

Test make-up work due Friday

Come to school prepared for our field trip Monday!

 

Week of October 22, 2007

 

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

What are we doing in class?

Hand out debate rubric

Develop your part of the Cape Wind Debate

Graded Cape Wind Debate

 Hurricanes and Climate Change Test

What do we have for homework?

 

Practice your part of the debate

 

Study for Thursday’s Test

 

MB Honors/Ocean Bowl Meeting after school

Study for Thursday’s test

Review session Wednesday after school in room 225. 

 

No homework.  Enjoy your long weekend due to parent conferences.

 

Week of October 15, 2007

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

What are we doing in class?

Read the Climate Change article in small groups using the Say Anything prompts

Article Discussion

Who Owns the Artic? time magazine article

 Single Blocks

 

Ice Worlds video

 Double Block

 

Intro to the Cape Wind Debate Project

What do we have for homework?

 

 

 Finish reading the Time magazine climate change article

MB Honors/Ocean Bowl Meeting after school

 

Finish answering questions on the movie

Continue to research for your Cape Wind debate

 

 

Week of October 8, 2007

 

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

What are we doing in class?

No School

Columbus Day

Finish Climate Change and the Ocean PowerPoint

 

 Double Block stations activity

Station 1: Aquarium Testing

Station

Station 2: Self Directed Learner Self assessment (grade check in)

Station 3: Chemistry Review

Station 4: Climate change news stories NPR

Station 5: Properties of Water reading

For more info check our Angel website

 Finish any work from the double block

Complete missing/make-up work

What do we have for homework?

 

 

Research and write a paragraph on an additional threat to the ocean due to climate change that wasn’t discussed in class.

Due Friday

 Finish stations activity

 Honors letter due Monday

Any make-up work due Monday

 

Week of October 1, 2007

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

What are we doing in class?

Introduce MB Honors

Hurricane Video Clip

Read article on Climate Change symposium

Late Start

Begin Climate Change Lecture

No class for Juniors because of NECAP testing

 

--Seniors—don’t worry we still have class!

 

 Finish Climate Change Lecture

Teacher In-Service Day

 

Julianne’s Birthday!

What do we have for homework?

 

Print out PowerPoint Slides for Climate Change Lecture

and please answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper. 

 

  1. What are some of the unique properties of water?
  2. What does it mean that water is a polar molecule?
  3. What is salinity? How is it measured?
  4. Describe the pH scale.  What does it mean for something to be acidic? Basic?

 

MB Honors/Ocean Bowl Meeting after school

Please answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper

Ø       What causes the oceans currents?

Ø       What is the global ocean conveyor belt?

 

Research and write a paragraph on an additional threat to the ocean due to climate change that wasn’t discussed in class.

 

 

Week of September 24, 2007

 

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday Double Block

Friday

What are we doing in class?

Finish Hurricane Posters

Read article on Hurricanes intensity

Reading strategies for scientific papers

 

Hurricane Poster Session

Using post-it notes, write comments or ask questions of the presenters

Discussion-How do hurricanes affect coastal areas?

Hurricane Article Due

 

Stations Activity

 

v      Aquarium Testing

v      Web quest on Global Warming

v      Hurricane Article Review

v      Open note quiz on hurricanes

 

Poster Session Response paper due

 

Climate Change Lecture

What do we have for homework?

 

 

Read hurricane and climate change article

Poster Session response paper-How do hurricanes affect coastal areas?

 Finish any work you haven’t finished during class.

 

 

Week of September 17, 2007

 

Monday-Summer Reading

Tuesday

Thursday Double Block

Friday

What are we doing in class?

Research Checkpoint

Hurricane Research Day

 

 

&nbs