Ms. Giles Life Science Site

PART 1:  THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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Introduction/History of Ocean Studies

• LESSON :  Humans and the Sea - Our Story

• Science Notebook For lesson

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PART 2:  MICROBIAL LIFE

• Microbial Life (1) LESSON

• Science Notebook for lesson

• Microbial Life (2) LESSON

• Assessment

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PART 3:  MARINE INVERTEBRATES

• Sponges (Porifera) LESSON

• Porifera coloring worksheet

• Cnidarians (1) LESSON

• Cnidarians (2) Anthozoans LESSON

• Cnidarians Science Notebook

• Cnidarians (3) Hydrozoans, Scyphozoans, Ctenophores   LESSON

• Molluscs (1) Gastropods/Bivalves LESSON

• Molluscs (2) Cephalopods LESSON

• Project-based Assessment

• Arthropods LESSON

• Echinoderm Webquest

• Study Guide

• Sustainable Fisheries assignment

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PART 4:  MARINE FISHES

• Cartilaginous Fishes LESSON

• Bony Fishes LESSON 

• Bony Fishes Lesson (part 2)

• Bony Fishes LESSON (part 3)

• Video:  Evolution of Fish

• Video questions (assignment)

• Marine Fishes Research Project

• Reproduction in Fishes LESSON

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PART 5: MARINE MAMMALS

• Pinnipeds LESSON

• Sirenians LESSON

• Cetaceans - Types LESSON

• Cetaceans - Morphology LESSON

• Polar Bears and Sea Otters LESSON

• Study Guide:  Marine Mammals

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PART 6:  MARINE REPTILES AND BIRDS

• Lesson:  

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