MDHS Marine Biology 2012-2013
2nd Semester Study Guide
Good Luck on your Finals -
The second semester STUDY GUIDE is here!
You are graduating soon! Awesome!
(But luck is made and not found: studying helps you find luck for your exams)
Study a couple of weeks in advance!
Do not leave 15% of your grade to chance.
Make a game-plan to succeed!
Do not leave 15% of your grade to chance.
Make a game-plan to succeed!
You are graduating soon! Awesome!
Finish the class strong and be proud of yourself for doing your BEST!
Deadliest Catch Week - May 13-17
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Objective | Homework |
| Mon 5/13 |
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| Tues 5/14 |
Deadliest Catch DVD
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Ocean Animal Haiku due Today
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| Wed 5/15 |
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Seafood Watch Guide assignment due today  |
| Thu 5/16 |
An Inconvenient Truth Global Warming Issues Click here for the Inconvenient Truth Worksheet Due next block day |
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| Fri 5/17 |
Resources from sea notes notes given on Monday |
Inconvenient Truth worksheet
due next block day Extra Credit due Monday May 20 |
Ocean Habitat Test - Hints and Help
On Friday May 10th there will be a test on the following information:
Chapter 11 - Littoral Zone -Rocky Shore Notes
Chapter 12 - Estuaries -Estuary Notes
Chapter 16 - Ocean Deep -Ocean Depths Notes
Study your notes since this test is mainly on the information presented in class. Also, check out the information at the online textbook for these chapters. You may download the PowerPoint notes for these chapters by clicking on the links above.
Human Impact on the Sea Week May 6-10
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Objective | Homework |
| Mon 5/6 |
Notes on Ocean Oil click here for Ocean Oil notes click here for Gulf Research Initiative Mater Dei's Renewable Energy Project |  |
| Tues 5/7 |
Broadcast Spawning of Coral Reefs Project Click here for broadcast spawning project due date Thursday 5/9 How to add formulas in the Numbers app |
Broadcast spawning picture
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| Wed 5/8 | Complete lab write-up or study for Ocean Habitat Test - online question review | |
| Thu 5/9 |
Study time for Ocean Habitat test tomorrow |
Broadcast Spawning project due today |
| Fri 5/10 |
Test on the Rocky Shore, Estuaries, and Deep Ocean Habitats. Also on Bolsa Chica Wetland Bolsa Chica Wetland Information and the Glow Stick lab (notes at end of Ocean Deep below)
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Intertidal Field Lab due Monday 5/13 |
Rocky Shore Notes
Ocean Deep Week - April 29-May 3, 2013
| Day | Objective | Homework |
| Mon 4/29 |
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| Tue 4/29 or Wed 5/2 | Type full lab write-up using Pages and create a data table and graph in Numbers. | |
| Thu 5/3 | Bioluminescence Lab Continued | Lab due Friday 5/5 |
| Fri 5/5 | DVD on Ocean Deep |  |
Estuary Week - April 22-26, 2013
| | Objective | Homework |
| Mon 4/22 | Notes on Estuaries click here for Estuary notes |  Bolsa Chica Wetland |
Tues 4/23 or Wed 4/24 | Crayfish Dissection |  |
| Thu 4/25 | 1/2 day today: setup for Special Games this weekend Estuaries | Crayfish lab due today |
| Fri 4/26 | DVD on Estuaries | Estuary Assignment due today |
Newport Beach - Back Bay Estuary
Intertidal Field Lab
Download the Field Lab Write-up
Due date: Monday May 13, 2013
Notes: Visit a tide pool at Big Corona, Little Corona, Crystal Cove, or other rocky shores AT LOW TIDE.
Check out the tide tables by clicking here Tide tables click here
Visit the tide pool at LOW TIDE.
Intertidal Zone Week - April 15-19
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| Mon 4/15 | Notes on Intertidal Zone click here for Intertidal notes |  |
| Tues 4/16 or Wed 4/17 | Chapter 9 test corrections Littoral Cells, Sand Budgets, and Beaches: Click here for CA Government Website to manage beaches Understanding California's Shoreline 1. Click here for Littoral Cell Worksheet 2. Click here for the Sediment Master Plan 3. Click here for the Littoral Drift report 4. click here for the ESLRs |  |
| Thu 4/18 | Complete notes on Intertidal Zone and video on intertidal zone | Littoral Cell Worksheet due today |
| Fri 4/19 | Crazy Clicker Test on Intertidal Zone notes and Littoral sand cells - You may use your notes | |
Ocean Turtle and Cetacean Extra Credit Quiz
Click here to see what Sergeant Leatherback says...
Cetacean and Turtle Extra Credit Quiz
Take the “Extra Credit Quiz” on Friday April 12 -
It is on 6 Sea Turtles and 26 Cetaceans.
This extra quiz is worth up to 10 points toward your test grades.
Score your percentage: So if you score 90% on the quiz you will earn 9pts, 80%=8pts, 70%=7pts, etc.
"Whoa... radical dude... free extra credit points for knowing my name.
Koo Koo Ka Choo - this is for you!"
Sea Turtles Click here for Sea Turtles website
The quiz is on 6 Sea Turtles. You will match their names to a picture. Check out the Sea Turtles Poster in our classroom or visit this website to see the 6 Sea Turtles.
Green Sea Turtle, Leatherback, Ridley, Hawksbill,
Loggerhead, and the Flatback (not at this website- see the poster).
Cetaceans Click here for Cetaceans website
Visit the Cetacean website and view the fact sheets for this Extra Credit Quiz. You will be asked to match the name of the cetacean with its picture.
Dolphins & Porpoises = 12
Dalls dolphin, Common, Spotted dolphin, Spinner dolphin, Boto dolphin, Orca killer whale, Pilot whale, Pacific White-Sided dolphin, Risso’s dolphin, Bottlenose dolphin, Harbor porpoise, Franciscana,
Smaller Whales = 7
Narwhal, Minke, Beluga, Pygmy Right, Pygmy Sperm, Curvier’s Beaked, Baird’s Beaked
Larger Whales= 7
Bowhead, Gray, Sperm, Right, Humpback, Fin, Blue
Cetacean Pre-quiz practice
Marine Mammal Week - April 8-12, 13
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Objectives |
Homework |
| Mon 4/8 |
DVD on Saving Species |
Spider Map due on the DVD at the end of class |
Tue 4/9 or Wed 4/10 |
Notes on Marine Mammals click here for Marine Mammal notes DVD on Seals, Sea Lions & Walrus  |
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| Thu 4/11 |
Chapter 9 Test Preparation and Pre-test |
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Fri 4/12 |
Chapter 9 Open Note Test Reptiles - Birds - Mammals Marine Mammal complete notes Optional: Extra credit quiz on Sea Turtles, and Cetaceans. See post above for the list. |
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Go Green
