<p> Mr. Burke 2013-2014 Syllabus for Marine Science </p><p>First Quarter</p><p>Intro: 1.1 Why study Marine Science? 1.2 Inferences and observatios.</p><p>Unit Two : History of Oceanography 2.1 Marine Science and Career Opportunities 2.2 History of Man and the Ocean, Navigation 2.3 Human Impact – Marine Debris 2.4 ROV’s, Subs and SCUBA Labs: ROV Project (possible), Bolus dissection, Challenger deep webquest, </p><p>Unit Three: Navigation 4.1 Basic Navigation 4.2 Course Plotting and Types of Maps 4.3 Dead Reckoning Labs: Making a Marine Quadrant, Basic Navigation, Course Plotting and Dead Reckoning, ROV Project</p><p>Unit Four: Ocean Geology 3.1 Plate Tectonics 3.2 Island Formation 3.3 Bathymetry of the Ocean floor</p><p>Lab 6 Crustal Plates The Pangaea Puzzle Oceanic Model and Profile map Oceanic Contour map </p><p>Second Quarter</p><p>Unit Five: Water Chemistry 5.1 Physical Properties 5.2 Chemical Properties of Water 5.3 Effects of Light and Turbidity 5.4 Pressure and Molecular Arrangement Lab 12 Surface Tension Lab 13 Comparative Analysis of Water Unit Six: Water Movement 6.1 Tides 6.2 Waves 6.3 El Nino and La Nina 6.4 Currents Lab 14 Tide Tables Lab 15 Tide frequency and Range Lab 16 Tidal Currents </p><p>Tank : Fish Disease- Symptoms and Cures</p><p>Unit Seven: Marine Ecology 6.1 Marine Ecology Terms 6.2 Taxonomy and Phylogeny 6.3 Energy Relationships 6.4 Phytoplankton 6.5 Zooplankton and Vertical Migration Lab 18 Algal Chromatography Lab 19 Plankton Lab 20 Identifying Plankton in a Water Sample Lab 21 Developing a Dichotomous Key Lab 22 Marine Ecology Lab 23 Sea Grass Productivity </p><p>Unit Seven: Pelagic Zone 7.3 Taxonomy 7.4 Order Cetacea – Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises Lab 24 Marine Mammals Key Tank : Group Assignments and Tank Setup</p><p>Third Quarter </p><p>Unit Eight: Polar Seas 8.1 Polar Seas and History of Polar Exploration 8.2 Pinnipeds and Otters 8.4 Penguins and Auroras Lab 25 Polar Seas Webquest Unit Nine: Coral Reefs 9.1 Reef Habitats and Reef Zones 9.2 Phylum Porifera and Phylum Cnidaria 9.3 Class Osteichthyes – Bony Fish 9.4 Mangroves Lab 26 Dissection of Bony Fish Lab 27 Characteristics of Porifera and Cnidaria </p><p>Unit Ten: Benthic Zone 10.1 Benthic Zone and Hydro-Thermal Vent Communities 10.2 Adaptations of Benthos 10.3 Phylum Mollusks Lab 28 Bioluminescence Lab 29 Comparative Study of Mollusks</p><p>Fourth Quarter </p><p>Unit Eleven : Rocky Coasts 11.1 Rocky Coasts 11.2 Phlyum Arthropoda and Phylum Echinodermata Lab 30 Comparative Study of Crustaceans Lab 31 Dissection of Starfish</p><p>Unit Twelve: Sandy Beaches 12.1 Sandy Beaches 12.2 The Grain Drain 12.3 Class Aves – Marine Birds 12.4 Marine Reptiles Lab 32 Building a Sand Bank and Dune Model Lab 36 Skeletal Comparison of Marine Reptiles</p><p>Unit Thirteen: Estuaries and Nekton 13.1 Estuaries 13.2 Order Sirenia – Manatees 13.3 Class Chondrichthyes: Sharks and Rays Lab 37 Dogfish Dissection</p><p>UNIT Fourteen: Man and the Ocean 14.1 Sea as a Resource 14.2 Fishing and Whaling 14.3 Building and destroying Marine Ecosystems 14.4 Careers in Marine Science and related fields Lab 39 Oil Spill Lab 40 Water Quality Analysis Lab 41 Thermal Pollution</p>