Assignments

Assigned reading from the textbook, __An Introduction to the World’s Oceans__ is to be completed prior to class discussion of the topics presented. For each chapter, students are required to complete the online multiple choice quiz and email the results to dunnal@d11.org by Friday of the week assigned. The online textbook resources are available through the McGraw Hill Online Learning Center: []   
 * Textbook Reading **
 * // Week // || // Chapter  // || // Topic  // || // Essential Question  // || // Quiz Due  // ||
 * 1 || 1  || History of Oceanology  || What is the history of ocean research?  || 1/7  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">3  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Plate Tectonics  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">What drives changes on the Earth?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">1/14  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">2  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Water Planet  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">How is navigation possible?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">1/21  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">4 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">4  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Sea Floor and Sediments  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">What is the topography of the ocean floor?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">1/28  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">5  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Properties of Water  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Why is water important to life?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">2/4  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">6 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">6  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Chemistry of Seawater  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">How do our choices impact the ocean?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">2/11  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">7 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">8  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Atmosphere  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">What is the relationship between oceans and the atmosphere?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">2/18  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">8 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">8  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Ocean Structure   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">How is one ocean layer distinguished from the next?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">2/25  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">9 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">9  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Ocean Currents  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">What energy sources drive circulation?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">3/4  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">10 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">10  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Waves  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">How does wind affect the oceans?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">3/11  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">11 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">11  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Tides   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">How do the moon and sun impact the ocean?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">3/18  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">12 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">12  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Coasts, Beaches, & Estuaries  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Why do we change where land meets sea?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">4/1  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">13 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">13  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Environmental Issues  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Why is conservation important?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">4/8  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">14 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">14  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Living Ocean  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Why is the biodiversity of the oceans important?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">4/15  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">15 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">15  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Production and Life  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">How do we impact sea production?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">4/22  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">16 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">16  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Plankton  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">How can algal blooms be prevented?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">4/29  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">17 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">17  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Nekton  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">How does fishing affect marine animals?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">5/6  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">18 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">18  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Benthos  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">How do coral reefs reveal sea health?  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">5/13  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">19 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">All   || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Review and Final  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">  ||