marine ecology notebook checklist
scienceRUSH
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Useful Info
Marine Ecology
Syllabus
Exam Review
ABSENT?
You have one day to makeup work from excused absences. Work from unexcused absences will incur late penalties.
The following labs have different makeup versions.
Oceanography
Nautical Charts
Water Density
Ocean Currents
Prehistoric Oceans
Marine Fossils
Natural Selection
Plankton
Structure & Function
Plankton Race
Benthos
Marine Sediments
Shells
Blue Crabs
Nekton
Mark & Recapture
Fish Behavior
Gyotaku
Penguin Jigsaw
Blubber Glove
Whale of a Tail
Sea Turtle Game
Hot or Not
Deep Sea
Light at the Bottom
Ocean Habitats
Tropical Communities
Structure & Function
Mapping Coral Reef
Where'd the Reef Go
Symbiosis
Intertidal Ecology
Watersheds
Beach in a Pan
Rivers, Streams & Estuaries
Human Impact on the Sea
Go Fish
Deadly Waters
Puzzling Pollution
Notebook Check One (to be checked on 9/24/25)
001, 8/25,
Marine Ecology Syllabus
8/25, Lab: Black Boxes
002, 8/25,
Notes: Oceanography
8/25,
Student Information Form
(due 8/26)
8/26, Finding Nemo Assignment
003, 8/27,
Lab: Voyages of James Cook
004, 8/28,
Lab: Nautical Charts
005, 8/28,
Article: Chronometer History
006, 8/29,
Lab: Contour of the Ocean Floor
007, 8/29,
Wksht: Exploring the Ocean
008, 9/2,
Lab: Tides
009, 9/2,
Wksht: Tidal Zonation Patterns
010, 9/3,
Lab: Water Density
&
Mystery Marsh
011, 9/4,
Lab: Currents
9/5,
Exam: Oceanography
012, 9/5,
Notes: Prehistoric Oceans
013, 9/5,
Wksht: Interpreting the Geologic Timescale
014, 9/8,
Lab: Riding the Ridge
015, 9/9,
Lab: Pangaea
016, 9/9,
Article: Plate Tectonics
017, 9/10,
Lab: Marine Fossils
018, 9/10,
Article: Shell Game
9/11,
Project: Phylogenetic Tree
(
topic signup
) (due 9/15)
9/12,
Phylogenetic Tree Project
Workday
9/15,
Phylogenetic Tree Project
Due (to canvas by 7:25 AM)
019, 9/15,
Lab: Natural Selection
020, 9/19,
Article: Heliocoprion Mystery
9/16,
Exam: Prehistoric Oceans
021, 9/16,
Notes: Plankton
022, 9/16,
Article: Plankton
023, 9/17,
Lab: Energy Flow Through Ecosystems
024, 9/17,
Lab: Food Web Connections
025, 9/18,
Lab: Plankton Structure & Function Part One
Notebook Check Two (to be checked on 10/23/25)
026, 9/18,
Wksht: Phytoplankton Diversity & Structure
9/19,
Lab: Plankton Structure & Function Part Two
(@ GH Wetland!)
027, 9/22,
Lab: Pfiesteria
028, 9/22,
Article: Toxic Words Over Algae
029, 9/24, Video Notes: Jellyfish Invasion
030, 9/24,
Article: Immortal Jellyfish
031, 9/25,
Lab: The Great Plankton Race
032, 9/25,
Article: Role of Plants and Animals
9/26,
Exam: Plankton
033, 9/26,
Notes: Benthos
034, 9/26,
Article: Biological Stream Monitoring
035, 9/29,
Lab: Marine Sediments
036, 9/30,
Lab: Shells
037, 9/30,
Article: Females Chuck Shells
038, 10/1,
Lab: Kelp Forests
039, 10/1,
Article: Intro to Kelp Forests
040, 10/1,
Wksht: Kelp Beds
041, 10/2,
Lab: Benthos, Meiofauna & Stream Index
(
key
)
042, 10/2,
Wksht: Subtidal Soft Bottoms
10/3, Lab: Stream Index @ GH Wetland
10/6,
Video Response: My Octopus Teacher
043, 10/7,
Lab: Blue Crabs of the Chesapeake
044, 10/7,
Article: Blue Crab Migration
10/8,
Exam: Benthos
045, 10/8,
Notes: Nekton Part One - Fishes
046, 10/8,
Article: How Nemo Should Have Started
047, 10/9,
Lab: External Anatomy of Fishes
048, 10/9,
Article: Sharks Smell in Stereo
049, 10/10,
Lab: Mark & Recapture
050, 10/10,
Article: Nemo Seems to Thrive
10/14, Lab: Gyotaku
Notebook Check Three (to be checked on 11/??/25)
051, 10/15,
Lab: Shark & Ray Classification
052, 10/15,
Article: Winging It
053, 10/16,
Lab: Virtual Dissection
10/16, Lab: Gyotaku Fish Dissection
054, 10/16,
Wksht: Comparison of Structure
10/17, Lab: Fishing @ GH Wetland
10/22, Exam: Nekton Part One - Fishes