Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Happy Summer!

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Ch 20: Oceans in Crisis

Today in class:
* State of Our Oceans
* Multiple Choice Review
* MBR 209-214 Oceans in Crisis
* Activity: Polar Bear Panic
* Polar Bear Battlefield Video
HOMEWORK:
Public Service Announcement Presentation tomorrow!
Last day of summer school tomorrow ~ class ends at 10:30am

Monday, July 23, 2012

Ch 20: Ocean in Crisis

From pretty pictures you can't tell it's in crisis, but we know it is...
Today in class:
* Plankton Lab
* MBR Jigsaw Medicines from the Ocean
* Presentations
* Invasive Species
* Ocean Acidification
* Discuss Ch 20: Oceans in Crisis
* State of Our Oceans Animals
* Public Service Announcements : Bumper Stickers
HOMEWORK:
* Ch 20 Homework
* Ch 20 Quiz (last one!!)
* Look up a bit of info on your ocean issue to write on the back of your bumper sticker. What important info should people know about this topic?
TEXTBOOKS RETURNED TOMORROW!

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Field Trip: Sea Lab

Today in class:


Limpets, mussels, barnacles



Jelly

Scallop

Sand dollar

Arthropod exoskeletons

Sand crabs, Emerita

Tube worm casing

Hermosa Beach

Sand crab, Emerita

Macrocystis (above) Egregia, feather-boa kelp (below)

Crab

Spiny lobster

Horned shark egg case

Horned shark

Sting ray

Black bass

Black bass

Mackerel

Flounder

Abalone

Sea hare





Ray

Guitarfish

Sea cucumber

Sea cucumber


Grebe












HOMEWORK:
*Presentations