marine ecology notebook checklist
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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