MarineNotebook

marine ecology notebook checklist

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Marine Ecology

Syllabus

Exam Review

ABSENT?

You have one day to makeup work from excused absences. Work from unexcused absences will incur late penalties.

The following labs have different makeup versions.

Oceanography

Nautical Charts

Water Density

Ocean Currents

Prehistoric Oceans

Plankton

Benthos

Nekton

Deep Sea

Tropical Communities

Intertidal Ecology

Watersheds

Beach in a Pan

Rivers, Streams & Estuaries

Human Impact on the Sea

Go Fish

Deadly Waters

Puzzling Pollution

Notebook Check One (to be checked on 9/24/25)

001, 8/25, Marine Ecology Syllabus

8/25, Lab: Black Boxes

002, 8/25, Notes: Oceanography

8/25, Student Information Form

8/26, Finding Nemo Assignment

003, 8/27, Lab: Voyages of James Cook

004, 8/28, Lab: Nautical Charts

005, 8/28, Article: Chronometer History

006, 8/29, Lab: Contour of the Ocean Floor

007, 8/29, Wksht: Exploring the Ocean

008, 9/2, Lab: Tides

009, 9/2, Wksht: Tidal Zonation Patterns

010, 9/3, Lab: Water Density & Mystery Marsh

011, 9/4, Lab: Currents

9/5, Exam: Oceanography

012, 9/5, Notes: Prehistoric Oceans

013, 9/5, Wksht: Interpreting the Geologic Timescale

014, 9/8, Lab: Riding the Ridge

015, 9/9, Lab: Pangaea

016, 9/9, Article: Plate Tectonics

017, 9/10, Lab: Marine Fossils

018, 9/10, Article: Shell Game

9/11, Project: Phylogenetic Tree

9/12, Phylogenetic Tree Project Workday

9/15, Phylogenetic Tree Project Due

019, 9/15, Lab: Natural Selection

020, 9/19, Article: Heliocoprion Mystery

9/16, Exam: Prehistoric Oceans

021, 9/16, Notes: Plankton

022, 9/16, Article: Plankton

023, 9/17, Lab: Energy Flow Through Ecosystems

024, 9/17, Lab: Food Web Connections

025, 9/18, Lab: Plankton Structure & Function Part One

Notebook Check Two (to be checked on 10/23/25)

026, 9/18, Wksht: Phytoplankton Diversity & Structure

9/19, Lab: Plankton Structure & Function Part Two @ GH Wetland

027, 9/22, Lab: Pfiesteria

028, 9/22, Article: Toxic Words Over Algae

029, 9/24, Video Notes: Jellyfish Invasion

030, 9/24, Article: Immortal Jellyfish

031, 9/25, Lab: The Great Plankton Race

032, 9/25, Article: Role of Plants and Animals

9/26, Exam: Plankton

033, 9/26, Notes: Benthos

034, 9/26, Article: Biological Stream Monitoring

035, 9/29, Lab: Marine Sediments

036, 9/30, Lab: Shells

037, 9/30, Article: Females Chuck Shells

038, 10/1, Lab: Kelp Forests

039, 10/1, Article: Intro to Kelp Forests

040, 10/1, Wksht: Kelp Beds

041, 10/2, Lab: Benthos, Meiofauna & Stream Index (key)

042, 10/2, Wksht: Subtidal Soft Bottoms

10/3, Lab: Stream Index @ GH Wetland

10/6, Video Response: My Octopus Teacher

043, 10/7, Lab: Blue Crabs of the Chesapeake

044, 10/7, Article: Blue Crab Migration

10/8, Exam: Benthos

045, 10/8, Notes: Nekton Part One - Fishes

046, 10/8, Article: How Nemo Should Have Started

047, 10/9, Lab: External Anatomy of Fishes

048, 10/9, Article: Sharks Smell in Stereo

049, 10/10, Lab: Mark & Recapture

050, 10/10, Article: Nemo Seems to Thrive

10/14, Lab: Gyotaku

Notebook Check Three (to be checked on 11/13/25)

051, 10/15, Lab: Shark & Ray Classification

052, 10/15, Article: Winging It

053, 10/16, Lab: Virtual Dissection

10/16, Lab: Gyotaku Fish Dissection

054, 10/16, Wksht: Comparison of Structure

10/17, Lab: Fishing @ GH Wetland

055, 10/21, Lab: Fish Behavior

056, 10/21, Article: Fish Recognize Friends

10/22, Exam: Nekton Part One - Fishes

057, 10/22, Notes: Nekton Part Two - Tetrapods

058, 10/22, Article: Whale Poop

10/23, Project: Nekton

10/24, Nekton Project Workday

10/27, Nekton Project Due

059, 10/27, Case Study: Dolphin Safe Tuna

060, 10/27, Article: Dolphins Prevent Bends

10/28, Video Response: The Cove

061, 10/29, Lab: Whale of a Tail

062, 10/29, Wksht: Baleen Whales

063, 10/29, Wksht: Toothed Whales

064, 10/30, Lab: Blubber Glove

065, 10/30, Article: Narwhals

066, 10/31, Lab: Penguin Jigsaw

067, 10/31, Article: Emperor Penguin Populations

068, 11/3, Lab: Sea Otters

069, 11/3, Article: Sea Otters

070, 11/3, Wksht: Sea Otter Puzzle

071, 11/5, Lab: Sea Turtle Tracking

072, 11/5, Article: Too Many Female Sea Turtles

073, 11/6, Lab: Sea Turtle Adventure

074, 11/7, Lab: Hot or Not

075, 11/7, Wksht: Marine Reptiles

Notebook Check Four (to be checked on 12/11/25)

076, 11/7, Wksht: Turtle Time

11/10, Exam: Nekton Part Two - Tetrapods

077, 11/10, Notes: Deep Sea Biology

078, 11/10, Article: Gleaning the Gleam

079, 11/12, Lab: Mapping Deep Sea Features

080, 11/12, Article: Drug Discovery Team

11/13, Project: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

11/14, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Project Workday

11/17, Video Response: Deep Sea Challenge

081, 11/18, Lab: Light at the Bottom

082, 11/18, Lab: Ocean Habitats

083, 11/19, Lab: This Old Tubeworm

084, 11/19, Wksht: Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents

11/20, Exam: Deep Sea Biology

085, 11/20, Notes: Tropical Communities

086, 11/20, Article: Ecology of Mangroves

087, 11/21, Lab: Coral Structure & Function

088, 11/21, Lab: Great Barrier Reef

089, 11/24, Lab: Where'd the Reef Go?

090, 11/24, Article: Ocean Warming & Acidification

091, 11/25, Case Study: Coral Rocks

092, 11/25, Article: Creature as Large as

093, 12/1, Lab: Mapping Coral Habitats

094, 12/1, Article: Corals Recruit Fish

095, 12/2, Lab: Gizmos Coral

12/3, Video Response: Chasing Coral

096, 12/4, Lab: Symbiosis

097, 12/4, Wksht:Symbiosis

098, 12/4, Wksht: Good Buddies

099, 12/4, Article: Solar Powered Sea Slug

12/5, Exam: Tropical Communities & Symbiosis

100, 12/5, Notes: Intertidal Ecology

Notebook Check Five (to be checked on 1/9/26)

101, 12/5, Article: Lagoon Full of Sharks

102, 12/10, Lab: Barrier Islands of NC

103, 12/10, Wksht: Estuaries

12/11, Project: Travel to the NC Coast (due 12/15)

12/12, Travel to the NC Coast Project Workday

12/15, Travel to the NC Coast Project Due (to canvas by 7:25 AM)

104, 12/15, Notes: Pirates of NC

105, 12/15, Lab: Beach in a Pan

106, 12/15, Article: Blackbeard

107, 12/15, Article: Rising Seas

108, 12/16, Lab: Watersheds

109, 12/16, Case Study: Sustainable Coastal Development

110, 12/17, Lab: Rivers, Streams & Estuaries @ GH Wetland

111, 12/17, Wksht: Salt Marsh

12/18, Exam: Intertidal Ecology

112, 12/18, Notes: Human Impact on the Sea

113, 12/18, Article: Fishing Blues

114, 12/19, Lab: Deadly Waters

115, 12/19, Wksht: Human Impact

116, 1/5, Lab: Climate Change Solutions

117, 1/6, Lab: Puzzling Pollution

1/7, Video Response: Blackfish

118, 1/8, Lab: Go Fish

119, 1/8, Article: Stock Options

1/9, Lab: Wanted Dead or Alive (submit to canvas)

1/12, Exam: Human Impact on the Sea

1/13, Finding Dory

1/14, Final Exam Review

1/15, Final Exam Review

1/22, Final Exam