COURSE DESCRIPTION - GRADES 9-12, ADULT

(Unit Outline below)

 

Subject Area: Science

 Course Number: 2002500

Course Title: Marine Science I

Credit:   1.0

Will meet graduation requirements for Science

 

Major Concepts/Content The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the marine environment.

 

The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:

·         the nature of science

·         the origins of the oceans

·         the chemical, physical, and geological aspects of the marine environment

·         ecology of various sea zones

·         marine communities

·         the diversity of marine organisms

·         characteristics of major marine ecosystems

·         characteristics of major marine phyla/divisions

·         the interrelationship between man and the ocean

 

Special Note. Marine Science 1(2002500) and Marine Science II (2002520) are being offered in place of Marine Biology (2000400) and Oceanography (2001370). The two-year Marine Science course sequence facilitates an ongoing, integrated study of all aspects of the marine environment, including physical, chemical, and biological processes.

 

A student may not receive more than two credits for any combination of Marine Science I, Marine Science II, Marine Biology, and Oceanography. Students earning credit in Marine Science I may not earn credit in Marine Science I Honors.

 

Laboratory investigations of selected topics in the content, which also include the use of scientific method, measurement, laboratory apparatus, and safety procedures, are an integral part of this course.

 

Course Requirements. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the benchmarks from the Sunshine State Standards that are most relevant to this course. Benchmarks correlated with a specific course requirement may also be addressed by other course requirements as appropriate. Some requirements in this course are not fully addressed in the Sunshine State Standards.

 

Benchmarks from Science, Strand H, should not be taught and assessed in isolation, but should be combined with other benchmarks listed for this course.

 

After successfully completing this course, the student will:

 

1. Apply knowledge of the nature of science and scientific habits of mind to solve problems, and employ safe and effective use of laboratory and field technologies.

·         SC.H. 1.4.1 know that investigations are conducted to explore new phenomena, to check on previous results, to test how well a theory predicts, and to compare different theories.

·         SC.H. 1.4.2 know that from time to time, major shifts occur in the scientific view of how the world works, but that more often, the changes that take place in the body of scientific knowledge are small modifications of prior knowledge.

·         SC.H. 1.4.3 understand that no matter how well one theory fits observations, a new theory might fit them as well or better, or might fit a wider range of observations, because in science, the testing, revising, and occasional disregarding of theories, new and old, never ends and leads to an increasingly better understanding of how things work in the world, but not to absolute truth.

 

2. Describe the unique physical characteristics of the marine environment.

 

·         SC.D. 1.4. 1 know how climatic patterns on Earth result from an interplay of many factors (Earth's topography, its rotation on its axis, solar radiation, the transfer of heat energy where the atmosphere interfaces with lands and oceans, and wind and ocean currents).

·         SC.D. 1.4.2 know that the solid crust of Earth consists of slow-moving, separate plates that float on a denser, molten layer of Earth and that these plates interact with each other, changing the Earth's surface in many ways (e.g., forming mountain ranges and rift valleys, causing earthquake and volcanic activity, and forming undersea mountains that can become ocean islands).

 

3. Demonstrate knowledge of marine communities, food chains, and food webs.

·         SC.E. 1.4.3 know the various reasons that Earth is the only planet in our Solar System that appears to be capable of supporting life as we know it.

·         SC.G.1.4.1 know of the great diversity and interdependence of living things.

·         SC.G. 1.4.2 understand how the flow of energy through an ecosystem made up of producers, consumers, and decomposers carries oU1 the processes of life and that some energy dissipates as heat and is not recycled.

·         SC.G.1.4.3 know that the chemical elements that make up the molecules of living things are combined and recombined in different ways.

 

4. Describe the physical and biological characteristics of the planktonic, benthic, and nektonic regions of the oceans.

·         SC.F. 1.4.1 know that the body processes involve specific biochemical reactions governed by biochemical principles.

·         SC.F. 1.4.2 know that body structures are uniquely designed and adapted for their function.

·         SC.G.2.4.4 know that the world ecosystems are shaped by physical factors that limit their productivity.

 

5.    Explain how the physical and chemical properties of seawater and the geology of the ocean basin shape the nature of oceanic life.

·         SC.B.1.4.1 understand how knowledge of energy is fundamental to all the scientific disciplines (e.g., the energy required for biological processes in living organisms and the energy required for the building, erosion, and rebuilding of the Earth).

·         SC.B.1.4.2understand that there is conservation of mass and energy when matter is transformed.

 

6.                 Compare the diverse characteristics of representatives of the major phyla/divisions represented in marine systems.

·         SC.G.2.4.3 understand how genetic variation of offspring contributes to population control in an environment and that natural selection ensures that those who are best adapted to their surroundings survive to reproduce.

 

7.                 Describe the interrelationship between man and the ocean environment and the need for protection of the natural systems on Earth.

·         SC.D.2.4.1 understand the interconnectedness of the systems on Earth and the quality of life.

·         SC.G.2.4.5 understand that the amount of life any environment can support is limited and that human activities can change the flow of energy and reduce the fertility of the Earth.

·         SC.G.2.4.6 know the ways in which humans today are placing their environmental support systems at risk (e.g., rapid human population growth, environmental degradation, and resource depletion).

 

 

8.  Describe the present and potential resources of the ocean.

·         SC.G.2.4.1 know that layers of energy-rich organic materials have been gradually turned into great coal beds and oil pools (fossil fuels) by the pressure of the overlying earth and that humans bum fossil fuels to release the stored energy as heat and carbon dioxide.

·         SC.G.2.4.2 know that changes in a component of an ecosystem will have unpredictable effects on the entire system but that the components of the system tend to react in a way that will restore the ecosystem to its original condition.

 

9.  Describe how marine science interacts with technology and society.

·         SC.H.3.4.5 know that the value of a technology may differ for different people and at different times.

·         SC.H.3.4.6 know that scientific knowledge is used by those who engage in design and technology to solve practical problems, taking human values and limitations into account.

 

 

Unit Outline with Sunshine State Standards

 

Marine Science                                    2002-2003

Unit Outline                       1st Semester                     “Worlds Oceans”

1st Quarter                                              Benchmarks

           

1.   Nature of Marine Science                                                Strand H (ongoing)

A) Scientific Method                                         SCH 1.4.1

B)  Metric Measurement                                              SCH 1.4.2

C)  History of Oceanography  (pp.1-24) (Prologue)         SCH 1.4.3

D) Hurricanes (p. 203)

 

2.  The Water Planet  (pp. 26-46)                                SCD 1.4.1

1.1 The origin of the Earth                                                SCD 1.4.2

1.2 Age and Time                                                    SCE 1.4.4

1.3 The Shape of the Earth

1.4 Location - Latitude and Longitude

1.5 Earth: The Water Planet

1.6 Practical Considerations: Modern Navigation

 

3.  The Oceans and the Atmosphere           (pp. 186-210)         SCD 1.4.1

7.1 The Atmosphere

7.2 Atmospheric Gases of Global Concern

7.3 The Role of Sulfur Compounds

7.4 The Atmosphere in Motion

7.5 Modifying the Wind Bands

7.6 “Hurricanes”

7.7 El’Nino

7.8 Practical Considerations: Storm Tides and Storm Surges

 

4.  The Properties of Water  (pp. 118-136)                             SCA 2.4.2

4.1 The Water Molecule                                          SCA 2.4.3

4.2 Changes of State                                                        SCA 2.4.5

4.3 Heat Capacity                                                  SCG 1.4.3

4.4 Cohesion, Surface Tension, & Viscosity

4.5 Compressibility

4.6 Density

4.7 Dissolving Ability

4.8 Transmission of Energy

4.9 Practical Considerations: Ice and Fog

5.  The Seafloor                   (pp. 50-77)                               SCD 1.4.1

2.1 Bathymetry of the Seafloor                               SCD 1.4.2

          (Continental Margin, Ocean Floor, Ridges, Rises, and Trenches)

2.2 Measuring the Depths                                       SCH 3.4.5

2.3 Sediments- Oozes, Deposits, and Sampling                   SCH 3.4.6

2.4 Practical Considerations: Seabed Resources

 

 

2nd Quarter

 

1.   Salt Water                 (pp. 140-155)                                      SCA 2.4.2

5.1 The Salts                                                     SCG 1.4.3

5.2 The Gases                                                   

5.3 Other Substances (nutrients)                                

5.4 Practical Considerations: Salt and Water

2.  The Not-So-Rigid Earth                 (pp. 84-115)           SCB 1.4.1

3.1 Interior of the Earth                                             SCD 1.4.2

3.2 The Lithosphere

3.3 The Movements of Continents

3.4 Plate Tectonics

3.5 The Motion of Plates

3.6 The History of the Continents

3.7 Current Research

3.8 Practical Considerations: Ocean Waste Management

3.  The Currents     (pp. 212-226)                                     SCB 1.4.7

8.1 Ocean Surface Currents                               SCB 1.4.1

8.2 Gyres and Current Flow                               SCB 2.4.1

8.3 Eddies                                                                  SCC 1.4.1

8.4 Convergence and Divergence

8.5 Global Circulation Changes

8.6 Measuring the Currents

8.7 Practical Considerations: Energy From Currents

 

4.  The Waves        (pp. 232-252)                                    SCA 2.4.6

9.1 How a Wave Begins                                                SCB 1.4.1

9.2 Anatomy of a Wave                                               SCB 1.4.7

9.3 Wave Motion                                                        SCB 2.4.1

9.4 Wave Speed                                                          SCC 2.4.6

9.5 Deep-Water Waves

9.6 Wave Height

9.7 Shallow-water Waves

9.8 The Surf Zone

9.9 Tsunamis

9.10 Internal Waves

9.11 Standing Waves

9.12 Practical Considerations: Energy From Waves

 

5.  The Tides                   (pp. 260-282)                                    SCB 1.4.7

10.1 Tide Patterns                                                       SCE 1.4.1     

10.2 Tide Levels

10.3 Tidal Currents

10.4 Equilibrium Tidal Theory

10.5 Dynamic Tidal Analysis

10.6 Tidal Bores

10.7 Predicting Tides and Tidal Currents

10.8 Practical Considerations: Energy from Tides

 

6. Coasts, Shores, and Beaches    (pp.284-307)                            SCD 1.4.1

         

          11.1 Major Zones                                                    SCD 1.4.2

          11.2 Types of Coasts                                                        SCD 2.4.1

          11.3 Anatomy of a Beach

          11.4 Beach Types

          11.5 Beach Dynamics

          11.6 Practical Considerations: Case Histories of two Harbors

 

7. Bays and Estuaries       (pp. 308- 328)                                   SCD 1.4.1

          12.1 Estuaries                                                                  SCD 1.4.2

          12.2 Embayments with High Evaporation Rates                   SCD 2.4.1

          12.3 Flushing Time

          12.4 Degradation of Coastal Environments

          12.5 Marine Wetlands

12.6 Practical Considerations: Case Histories

 

8. Production and Life               (pp. 348-362)                                    SCD 2.4.1

          14.1 Primary Production                                          SCG 1.4.2

          14.2 Controls on Primary Production                                  SCG 2.4.4

          14.3 Global Primary Production                               SCG 2.4.5

          14.4 Measuring Primary Production

          14.5 Total Production- Food chains and food webs

          14.6 Practical Consideration: Human Concerns

 

 

Marine Science                                    2002-2003

Unit Outline                       2nd Semester                    “Marine Life”

3rd Quarter

 

1.   Marine Primary Producers                                                SCF 1.4.2

Chapter 4 (pp. 93-127)

Phytoplankton (algae)                                                       SCG 1.4.1

Dinophyta                                                              SCG 1.4.2

Benthic Autotrophs- Seaweeds, diatoms, etc                       SCG 2.4.4

2.  An Overview of Marine Animals (pp. 61-91)                      

Taxonomic Classification                                         SCF 1.4.1

Protozoans                                                             SCF 1.4.2

Porifera                                                                 SCG 1.4.3

Cnidaria                                                                 SCG 2.4.4

Ctenophora

Platyhelminthes

Nematoda

Annelida

Lophophore bearers

Mollusks

Arthropoda

Echinodermata

3. Zooplankton       (pp. 265-277)                                              SCF 1.4.1

          Zooplankton Groups                                                         SCF 1.4.2    

          Pelagic Environment                                                          SCG 2.4.4

          Vertical Migration

          Feeding

4. The Nekton                  (pp. 283-324)                                              SCF 1.4.1

          Vertebrates                                                           SCF 1.4.2

          Buoyancy                                                               SCG 2.4.4

          Locomotion

          Migration

          Sensory reception

          Reproduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4th Quarter

 

5. Benthic Communities     (pp. 189-207)                                     SCF 1.4.1

          Living Conditions on the Bottom                               SCF 1.4.2

          Seafloor characteristics                                         SCG 2.4.3

          Subtidal Conditions                                                          SCG 2.4.4

 

6. Fisheries  (pp.369-390)                                                         SCF 1.4.1

          Survey of Marine Food Species                               SCF 1.4.2

          Major Fishing Areas                                                         SCF 2.4.1

          Lampreys                                                               SCF 2.4.2

          Sharks                                                                            SCF 2.4.3

          Fish                                                                      

 

7. Marine Tetrapods        (pp. 329-364)                                              SCF 1.4.1

          Marine Birds and Reptiles                                                SCF 1.4.2

          Marine Mammals                                                    SCF 1.4.3

          Cetaceans                                                              SCG 2.4.3

          Pennipeds

         

         

 

 

 

 

 

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