Marine Biology   

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1 credit year, Grades 10-12

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How are marine organisms adapted to the physical and chemical make-up of the ocean? How do we impact the oceans?

 

This lab-oriented course introduces students to important concepts in marine science and biology. This is an interdisciplinary course, drawing on topics in biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science and social issues. Students will get their hands and feet wet as the emphasis of the course will be a hands-on exploration of marine ecosystems. Other topics of study are physical oceanography, marine plankton and plants, marine invertebrates, and marine vertebrates. Students will learn about these topics through lectures, discussions, labs, and through the maintenance of a salt-water aquarium. In addition, students will conduct data investigations using websites such as Ocean Tracks http://oceantracks.org/ and NOAA’s Data in the classroom (https://dataintheclassroom.noaa.gov/). Sophomores enrolled in Marine Biology must be concurrently enrolled in Living Systems.