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Marine Ecology

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marine ecology notebook checklist

All assignments in Marine Ecology will be listed here. Items with a page number to the left will be completed on a google doc that is shared with Mr. Rush (example here). A new google doc will be created for each unit and the document may be submitted to turnitin by Mr. Rush.

**Daily assignments are always due by the start of the next class unless explicitly stated otherwise**

Marine Ecology Unit Four: The Deep, Tropical Communities & Intertidal Ecology

        4/13, Notes: Deep Sea Biology

        4/14, Asynchronous Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        4/14, Project: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

        4/15, 20,000 Leagues Project Workday

        4/16, 20,000 Leagues Project Workday

        4/18, 20,000 Leagues Project Due to turnitin by 11:59 pm

001, 4/19, Lab: Mapping Deep Sea Features (map) (website)

002, 4/20, Lab: Ocean Habitats (cards)

003, 4/21, Lab: This Old Tubeworm (data chart)

        4/22, Notes: Tropical Communities & Symbiosis

004, 4/23, Lab: Coral Reefs (class code 6GP8ZQ)

005, 4/26, Lab: Where'd the Reef Go?

006, 4/27, Lab: Attenborough Interactive Reef

        4/28, Asynchronous Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        4/28, Optional Enrichment Video: Chasing Coral

007, 4/29, Lab: Symbiosis (cards)

        4/30, Notes: Intertidal Ecology

008, 5/3, Lab: Beach in a Pan

009, 5/4, Lab: Barrier Islands of NC (map)

        5/5, Project: Travel to the NC Coast

        5/6, NC Coast Project Workday

        5/7, NC Coast Project Workday

        5/9, NC Coast Project Due to turnitin by 11:59 pm

010, 5/10, Lab: Rivers, Streams & Estuaries

011, 5/11, Case Study: Sustainable Coastal Development

        5/12, Exam: The Deep, Tropical Communities & Intertidal Ecology

        5/13, Asynchronous Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        5/13, Optional Enrichment Video: Blackfish

        5/14, Notes: Human Impact on the Sea

Marine Ecology Unit Three: Nekton

        3/5, 20-21 Course Selection (due 3/11)

        3/8, Marine March Madness Bracketology

        3/8, Notes: Nekton Part One - The Fishes

        3/8, Project: Nekton

        3/8, Nekton Project Topic Selection

        3/9, Marine March Madness Round One

        3/9, Nekton Project Workday

        3/10, Nekton Project Workday

        3/10, Nekton Project Due to turnitin by 11:59 pm

        3/11, Marine March Madness Round Two

001, 3/11, Lab: Mark & Recapture (data)

​002, 3/15, Lab: Biology of Fishes (don't do #1-2, google #19, #20 image here)

        3/16, Marine March Madness Sweet 16

003, 3/16, Lab: Shark & Ray Classification

004, 3/17, Lab: Fish Behavior

        3/18, AsynchRAINus Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        3/18, Marine March Madness Elite 8

005, 3/18, Lab: Gyotaku

006, 3/19, Lab: Virtual Dissection

        3/22, Notes: Nekton Part Two - Tetrapods

        3/23, Marine March Madness Final Four

007, 3/23, Lab: Penguin Jigsaw

        3/24, Asynchronous Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        3/24, Optional Enrichment Video: The Cove

        3/25, Marine March Madness Championship

008, 3/25, Lab: Sea Turtle Tracking

009, 3/26, Lab: Hot or Not​ (data)

010, 4/8, Lab: Blubber Glove

​011, 4/9, Lab: Whale of a Tail

        4/12, Exam: Nekton

Marine Ecology Unit Two: Plankton & Benthos

        2/17, Notes: Plankton

        2/18, AsynchSNOWus Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

001, 2/18, Lab: Food Web Connections

002, 2/19, Lab: Plankton Structure & Function

003, 2/22, Lab: Pfiesteria

        2/23, Asynchronous Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        2/23, Optional Enrichment Video: Attack of the Giant Jellyfish

        2/24, Asynchronous Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        2/24, Notes: Benthos

004, 2/25, Lab: Shells (guide)

005, 2/26, Lab: Kelp Forests

006, 3/1, Lab: Blue Crabs (guide) (data chart)

007, 3/2, Lab: Stream Index (guide)

        3/3, Asynchronous Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        3/3, Optional Enrichment Video: Evolution of the Mantis Shrimp Strike

        3/4, Exam: Plankton & Benthos

        3/5, Mandatory GH Counselor Presentation

Marine Ecology Unit One: Oceanography & Prehistoric Oceans

        1/20, Lab: Black Boxes

        1/20, Marine Ecology Syllabus

        1/21, Notes: Oceanography

001, 1/22, Finding Nemo Assignment

        1/25, GH Universal Expectations Requirement

002, 1/25, Lab: Contour of the Ocean Floor

        1/26, Asynchronous Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

003, 1/26, Lab: Nautical Charts

004, 1/27, Lab: James Cook (map)

        1/28, AsynchSNOWus Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

005, 1/28, Lab: Water Density

006, 1/29, Lab: Ocean Currents (map)

​007, 2/1, Lab: Tides (class code 6GP8ZQ)

        2/2, Notes: Prehistoric Oceans

        2/3, Asynchronous Learning Day (check in here by 2:18)

        2/3, Optional Enrichment Video: Ancient Sea Creatures

008, 2/4, Lab: Riding the Ridge

009, 2/5, Lab: Marine Fossils (tree)

        2/8, Project: Phylogenetic Tree

        2/8, Optional Exam Format Review (available M-Th)

        2/9, Mandatory GH Counselor Presentation

        2/9, Phylogenetic Tree Project Workday

        2/10, Phylogenetic Tree Project Due to turnitin by 11:59 pm

010, 2/11, Lab: Natural Selection

        2/12, Exam: Oceanography & Prehistoric Oceans

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LABS are always due by the start of the following live class.

 PROJECTS are due to turnitin by 11:59 pm on due date.