Wildlife Professional Magazine - link for online access, enter member ID "999123" and last name "ColoradoHS"
Oceanology - semester 2
Assigned reading from the textbook, An Introduction to the World’s Oceans is to be completed prior to class discussion of the topics presented. For each chapter, students are required to complete the online multiple choice quiz and email the results to dunnal@d11.org by Friday of the week assigned. The online textbook resources are available through the McGraw Hill Online Learning Center: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072528079/student_view0/index.html
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Week
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Chapter
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Topic
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Essential Question
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Quiz Due
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1
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1
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History of Oceanology
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What is the history of ocean research?
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1/7
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2
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3
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Plate Tectonics
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What drives changes on the Earth?
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1/14
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3
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2
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Water Planet
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How is navigation possible?
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1/21
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4
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4
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Sea Floor and Sediments
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What is the topography of the ocean floor?
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1/28
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5
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5
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Properties of Water
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Why is water important to life?
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2/4
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6
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6
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Chemistry of Seawater
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How do our choices impact the ocean?
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2/11
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7
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8
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Atmosphere
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What is the relationship between oceans and the atmosphere?
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2/18
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8
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8
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Ocean Structure
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How is one ocean layer distinguished from the next?
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2/25
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9
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9
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Ocean Currents
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What energy sources drive circulation?
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3/4
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10
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10
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Waves
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How does wind affect the oceans?
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3/11
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11
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11
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Tides
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How do the moon and sun impact the ocean?
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3/18
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12
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12
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Coasts, Beaches, & Estuaries
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Why do we change where land meets sea?
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4/1
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13
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13
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Environmental Issues
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Why is conservation important?
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4/8
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14
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14
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Living Ocean
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Why is the biodiversity of the oceans important?
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4/15
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15
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15
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Production and Life
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How do we impact sea production?
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4/22
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16
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16
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Plankton
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How can algal blooms be prevented?
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4/29
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17
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17
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Nekton
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How does fishing affect marine animals?
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5/6
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18
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18
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Benthos
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How do coral reefs reveal sea health?
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5/13
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19
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All
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Review and Final
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Week of 5/16-5?20
Week of 5/9-5/13
Week of 5/2-5/5
- 5/4 Last time for service learning work during class - 1/2 of the period at the end of class
- 5/2 Service Learning Project: turn in sheet with your name, project name, what you will deliver/complete, due date (on or before May 17th), and signature
- 5/2 Shark week - notes/definitions: bycatch, bioaccumulation, apex predator
Week of 4/25-4/29
- 4/25 Guest Speaker Oceanographer David Browne. If absent complete p. 225 #1-3; oil spill activity or Read pp. 343-246 (Oil Spills) and answer #6 p. 356 in a complete paragraph.
Week of 4/18-4/22
- 4/21 Field trip to Cave of the Winds
Week of 4/11-4/15
Week of 4/4-4/7
- Field trip to the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center
- Service learning issues timeline research
Week of 3/28-4/1
Week of 3/14-3/19
Week of 2/28-3/4
Week of 2/21-2/25
Week of 2/14-2/18
Week of 2/7-2/11
Week of 1/31-2/4
- 2/3 turn in field trip packet/water notes
- 1/31 Science Day
Week of 1/24-1/28
- 1/27 - field trip to Aquarium and Wildlife Experience - complete the field trip packet. If absent research and complete the filtration model, and write at least one complete paragraph about each of the exhibit areas in all caps (NORTHAMERICAN WILDERNESS, IN THE DESERT, etc…).
- 1/25 - Plate Tectonics continued
- 1/24 - Plate Tectonics
Week of 1/18-1/21
Week of 1/10-1/14
Environmental Science - semester 1
12/6-12/10
Water monitoring field study 12/9 at Gossage Youth Complex http://www.springsgov.com/Page.aspx?NavID=1881;If you cannot attend the field study, please answer p. 384 Review Questions even numbers only and Critical Thinking Questions # 6-8 using complete sentences/paragraphs.
Read Ch. 14 and take notes
11/29-12/3
11/3-11/12
10/4-10/8
9/27-10/1
9/20-9/24: Chapter 4 Projects
9/13-9/17: Begin Chapter 4 Projects, Article Analysis
9/7-9/10 GPS: Wasson School Grounds Geocache, Red Rock Canyon Open Space Earthcache
8/30-9/3 - Environmental Organization Presentation rubric - presentations will take place Monday, Aug. 30th
8/18-8/27 - Chapter 1 Environmental Relationships
Wildlife Professional Magazine - link for online access, enter member ID "999123" and last name "ColoradoHS"
Oceanology - semester 2
Assigned reading from the textbook, An Introduction to the World’s Oceans is to be completed prior to class discussion of the topics presented. For each chapter, students are required to complete the online multiple choice quiz and email the results to dunnal@d11.org by Friday of the week assigned. The online textbook resources are available through the McGraw Hill Online Learning Center: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072528079/student_view0/index.html
|
Week
|
Chapter
|
Topic
|
Essential Question
|
Quiz Due
|
|
1
|
1
|
History of Oceanology
|
What is the history of ocean research?
|
1/7
|
|
2
|
3
|
Plate Tectonics
|
What drives changes on the Earth?
|
1/14
|
|
3
|
2
|
Water Planet
|
How is navigation possible?
|
1/21
|
|
4
|
4
|
Sea Floor and Sediments
|
What is the topography of the ocean floor?
|
1/28
|
|
5
|
5
|
Properties of Water
|
Why is water important to life?
|
2/4
|
|
6
|
6
|
Chemistry of Seawater
|
How do our choices impact the ocean?
|
2/11
|
|
7
|
8
|
Atmosphere
|
What is the relationship between oceans and the atmosphere?
|
2/18
|
|
8
|
8
|
Ocean Structure
|
How is one ocean layer distinguished from the next?
|
2/25
|
|
9
|
9
|
Ocean Currents
|
What energy sources drive circulation?
|
3/4
|
|
10
|
10
|
Waves
|
How does wind affect the oceans?
|
3/11
|
|
11
|
11
|
Tides
|
How do the moon and sun impact the ocean?
|
3/18
|
|
12
|
12
|
Coasts, Beaches, & Estuaries
|
Why do we change where land meets sea?
|
4/1
|
|
13
|
13
|
Environmental Issues
|
Why is conservation important?
|
4/8
|
|
14
|
14
|
Living Ocean
|
Why is the biodiversity of the oceans important?
|
4/15
|
|
15
|
15
|
Production and Life
|
How do we impact sea production?
|
4/22
|
|
16
|
16
|
Plankton
|
How can algal blooms be prevented?
|
4/29
|
|
17
|
17
|
Nekton
|
How does fishing affect marine animals?
|
5/6
|
|
18
|
18
|
Benthos
|
How do coral reefs reveal sea health?
|
5/13
|
|
19
|
All
|
Review and Final
|
Week of 5/16-5?20
Week of 5/9-5/13
Week of 5/2-5/5
- 5/4 Last time for service learning work during class - 1/2 of the period at the end of class
- 5/2 Service Learning Project: turn in sheet with your name, project name, what you will deliver/complete, due date (on or before May 17th), and signature
- 5/2 Shark week - notes/definitions: bycatch, bioaccumulation, apex predator
Week of 4/25-4/29
- 4/25 Guest Speaker Oceanographer David Browne. If absent complete p. 225 #1-3; oil spill activity or Read pp. 343-246 (Oil Spills) and answer #6 p. 356 in a complete paragraph.
Week of 4/18-4/22
- 4/21 Field trip to Cave of the Winds
Week of 4/11-4/15
Week of 4/4-4/7
- Field trip to the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center
- Service learning issues timeline research
Week of 3/28-4/1
Week of 3/14-3/19
Week of 2/28-3/4
Week of 2/21-2/25
Week of 2/14-2/18
Week of 2/7-2/11
Week of 1/31-2/4
- 2/3 turn in field trip packet/water notes
- 1/31 Science Day
Week of 1/24-1/28
- 1/27 - field trip to Aquarium and Wildlife Experience - complete the field trip packet. If absent research and complete the filtration model, and write at least one complete paragraph about each of the exhibit areas in all caps (NORTHAMERICAN WILDERNESS, IN THE DESERT, etc…).
- 1/25 - Plate Tectonics continued
- 1/24 - Plate Tectonics
Week of 1/18-1/21
Week of 1/10-1/14
Environmental Science - semester 1
12/6-12/10
Water monitoring field study 12/9 at Gossage Youth Complex http://www.springsgov.com/Page.aspx?NavID=1881;If you cannot attend the field study, please answer p. 384 Review Questions even numbers only and Critical Thinking Questions # 6-8 using complete sentences/paragraphs.
Read Ch. 14 and take notes
11/29-12/3
11/3-11/12
10/4-10/8
9/27-10/1
9/20-9/24: Chapter 4 Projects
9/13-9/17: Begin Chapter 4 Projects, Article Analysis
9/7-9/10 GPS: Wasson School Grounds Geocache, Red Rock Canyon Open Space Earthcache
8/30-9/3 - Environmental Organization Presentation rubric - presentations will take place Monday, Aug. 30th
8/18-8/27 - Chapter 1 Environmental Relationships