Monday, May 29, 2017

Oceans/Oceanography Final Exam Review

Click for the vocabulary list for final exam review.

Click for review sheets for final exam review.

Unit 10: Marine Mammals and Reptiles

Click to see the sign off sheet for the Marine Mammals and Reptiles unit.

Click to see the Powerpoint presentation Other Marine Mammals.

Click for the first website for the Common Marine Mammals of Long Island Webquest. Click for the second website. Click to see another website that might help with this webquest.

Click to see the Powerpoint presentation Whales.

Click to see the Powerpoint presentation Sea Turtles.

Click to see the first website for the Sea Turtles of New York Reading and Questions. Click for the second website. Click to see a poster showing the species of sea turtles.

Click to see the video on Sea Turtles.

Friday, May 5, 2017

Unit 9: The Fishes

Click to see the sign off sheet for The Fishes unit.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation on the Jawless Fish.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation on the Sharks.

Click here for the website for the Virtual Shark Dissection lab.

Click to view the video Nature: The Secret World of Sharks and Rays. You might also try here.

Click to view the Eyewitness Shark video.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation on the Bony Fish.

Click to view the PowerPoint presentation on Fish Morphology.

Click here for the website for the virtual salmon dissesction, part of the Ichthyology lab.

The link below for the Local Species of Finfish activity does not seem to be working. Please try this link.

Click for the website for the Local Species of Finfish Activity. Click to see information about offshore saltwater sportfish of New York. (This is not part of the activity.)

Click to view the Eyewitness Fish video.

Friday, April 14, 2017

Unit 8: Arthropods and Echinoderms

Click to see the sign off sheet for the Arthropods and Echinoderms unit.

Click to see the Powerpoint on Crustaceans.

Click for the poster for the Lobster Life Cycle and Habitat activity.

Click for the first website for the Horseshoe Crabs webquest. Click for the second website. Click for the third website.

Click for a short Horseshoe Crab video.

Click for the Horseshoe Crab article, "The Annual Blood Harvest of the Horseshoe Crab."

Click for the first very silly Echinoderm video.

Click for the Shape of Life Echinoderm video.

Click for a video showing echinoderms feeding.

Click for a short video showing sea stars eating a dead fish.

Click for the Powerpoint on Echinoderms.

Click for the Sea Star Dissection Lab pictures.

Friday, March 17, 2017

Unit 7: Worms and Molluscs

Click to see the sign off sheet for the Worms and Mollusks unit.

Click to see the PowerPoint presentation on Marine Worms.

Click to read the article "Bizarre Deep Sea Worms Dine on Whale Bones."

Click to go to the various pictures for the Clam Anatomy lab. Click for the pictures of a whole clam, inside the valve, left mantle removed, both lamellae removed, visceral mass wall removed, intestine/heart.

Click to watch the NOVA video "The Perfect Pearl."

Click to read the article "Living Color - Toxic Nudibranchs."

Click to see a microscopic view of a gastropod radula (at the bottom of the page) or a the first drawing or second drawing of a radula.

Click to see a short cone snail video.

Click to see a short octopus video. Or here to see a video on cephalopod's amazing ability to camouflage.

Click to read the article "How Smart is the Octopus?"

Click to see diagrams of squid anatomy.

Click to see the video Ultimate Guide to the Octopus. If that link doesn't work, try here.

Click here to see the a short video of the first photos of a giant squid in its natural habitat and here to see a TED talk about recording the first videos of the giant squid.

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Unit 6: Sponges and Jellies

Click to see the sign off sheet for the Sponges and Jellies unit.

Click to see the PowerPoint presentation on Major Marine Invertebrate Phyla.

Click for the website for the Anatomical Positioning lab.

Click for a short video on sponges feeding.

Click for a short video on sponge reproduction.

Click to watch a short video on Ctenophores.

Click to go to the website for the Cnidaria webquest.

Click to see a short video of cnidaria nematocysts firing.

Click to go to the website for the Coral Reefs webquest.

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Unit 5: Plankton and Plants

Click to see the sign off sheet for the Plankton and Plants unit.

Click to see the video The Living Sea.

Click to see the PowerPoint presentation on Evolution.

Click to see a short video on plankton. Here is another short video on plankton. And another.

Click to see a short video of a foraminiferan eating.

Click to see the PowerPoint presentation on Marine Flowering Plants.