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HORRY COUNTY SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAP
Marine Science: History and Engineering
STANDARD(s) Essential Principle 1 (The Earth has one big ocean with many features)
Essential Principle 6 (The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected)
Essential Principle 7 (The ocean is largely unexplored)
SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE INDICATORS
Content Indicators:
EP 1: a, b, e, g
EP 6: e
EP 7: a, b, c, d, e, f
Major topics
 History of ocean exploration from 500BC to current
 Progression of oceanic technology
1
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HORRY COUNTY SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAP
# of
Periods
Week 1
Investigations
2
Key Concepts and
Processes
Additional
Resources
Assessment
2011-2012
Alignment
to SC
Science
Indicators
 Timeline Project (Johnson)
2
Ocean exploration,
seafaring peoples &
cultures, relationship
between science and
technology
Attachment
Students will create and
present a short
PowerPoint presentation
of a historical maritime
event. As a class, they
will make a timeline to be
hung in the hallway
EP 6 b, c, d
EP 7 a, b,
c, d
 Ocean Geography Webquest
(Johnson)
1.5
Ocean geography,
national marine
sanctuaries
Attachment
Students will use the
internet to label a world
map and answer
questions. Test questions
EP 1 a, b
EP 6 c, e, g
2
Scientific research
expeditions,
oceanographic
research equipment
Attachment
Students will create a
sampling tool and role
play a research
expedition. They will
write a log of the day’s
events
EP 7 a, d, f
 Mock Research Expedition
(Johnson)
HORRY COUNTY SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAP
# of
Periods
Week 2 and 3
Investigations
3
Key Concepts and
Processes
Additional
Resources
 ROV project (French)
7
Build ROV’s and
compete at different
tasks
ROV kits (PVC
pipe and
thrusters) for 5-6
ROV’s
 Mission Possible (Church)
1
Technology, scientific
research expeditions.
Attachment
Assessment
Students decide if their
submersible is capable of
performing certain
missions.
2011-2012
Alignment
to SC
Science
Indicators
EP 7 a, d, f
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Marine Science: Biology
STANDARD(s) Essential Principle 5 (The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems)
Essential Principle 6 (The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected)
SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE INDICATORS
Content Indicators:
EP 5: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i
EP 6: b, c, g, e
Major Topics:
4

Biological Factors

Plankton

Invertebrates

Vertebrates

Marine Communities

Marine Ecology
2011-2012
HORRY COUNTY SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAP
# of
Periods
Week 1 and 2
Investigations
5
Key Concepts and
Processes
Additional
Resources
Assessment
2011-2012
Alignment
to SC
Science
Indicators
 Marine Communities (French)
1-2
Studying different
coastal marine
communities: Estuary,
Beachfront, Rocky
Intertidal, Fowling
Field trip if
available
Questions on Biology test
 Coral Reef Activity (Church)
2
Ecological interactions
between reefs and
humans
Attachment
Questions about the
activity to be included in
Coral Reef test.
EP 6e,g 7e
 Plankton Reverse Race (Church)
1
Surface area, plankton
behavior, food chains
Attachment
EP 5
b,c,d,e,f,g
 Invertebrate Project (French,
Church)
4
Students research and
present characteristics
of each major
taxonomic group of
marine inverts.
Attachment
The students will be
assessed on participation
as well as the design of
their plankton.
The students are quizzed
on the presentations
given.
d,e,i
EP 6g
Week 3, week 4 and week 5
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
Osteichthyes Dissection
(Church)
2
Adaptations used to
thrive in ocean
environment.
Attachment
The students will
complete the attached
packet while performing
the dissection.

Shark ID (Church)
2
Identifying species of
sharks in our local
waters
Attachment
The students will be
graded on their research
and presentation.
 Marine Mammal Lab (Church)
2
Evolution of marine
mammals,
adaptations of marine
mammals
Attachment
The students will
complete the lab sheet as
well as a test on all
marine mammal info.
 Vertebrate Project (French,
Church)
4
Students research and
present characteristics
of each major
taxonomic group of
marine inverts.
Attachment
The students are quizzed
on the presentations
given.
Importance of
phytoplankton,
harmful algal blooms,
local phytoplankton
identification
Attachment
Lab completing a
Phytoplankton
Monitoring Network Data
Sheet, Questions on the
Plankton Test

6
Phytoplankton ID (Johnson)
2
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EP 5 a,c,d
EP 6 g
EP 2c,d
EP 3e
EP 4a
EP 5 a, b,
c, d, e, f, i
EP 6 e
HORRY COUNTY SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAP
Marine Science: Geology
STANDARD(s) Essential Principle 1 (The Earth has one big ocean with many features)
Essential Principle 2 (The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of the Earth)
Essential Principle 6 (The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected)
Essential Principle 7 (The ocean is largely unexplored)
SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE INDICATORS
Content Indicators:
EP 1: a, b,
EP 2: a, d, e
Major topics

Bathymetry

Ocean Basins

Plate Tectonics

Sediment Analysis

Coastlines

Beach Profiling

Human Influences on Coasts
7
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Investigations
 Geologic Timescale Activity
(Johnson)
# of
Periods
Key Concepts and
Processes
Additional
Resources
1
Content and inquiry
concepts and
processes addressed
Web sites, videos,
articles, other
activities
1 or 2 assessment items
that will show that
students have mastered
the concept or skill
Historical and Modern
seafloor mapping
techniques
Attachment
Students will take depth
measurements and create
a bathymetric map and
profile of the ocean (in a
box)
Students will convert the
year of an event on the
geologic timescale to the
appropriate yard line on
the football field. They
will complete a webquest.
Test questions
Assessment
2011-2012
Alignment
to SC
Science
Indicators
Specific
indicators
addressed
by the
activity
 Seafloor Bathymetry (Johnson)
Week 1
2
8
 Bathymetry of Pond (French)
1.5
Geologic timescale,
relative vs.
radiometric dating
Attachment
EP 1b
EP 7 a, d
EP 4 a, b
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# of
Periods
Investigations
 Sea Floor Spreading (Church)
3
 Sediment Analysis (French)
Week 2
1
 Beach Profiling
9
1
Key Concepts and
Processes
Additional
Resources
Create a 3D moving
model of the seafloor
showing seafloor
spreading
Attachment
Analyze the
composition of beach
sediment
Attachment
Create a graph of a
beach erosion profile
from the primary dune
to longshore bar
Attachment
Assessment
The students will present
their model to the class
Students measure %
water, % shell hash, and
% particle size using
sieves
At the beach, use
oceanographic techniques
to map the beach profile
2011-2012
Alignment
to SC
Science
Indicators
HORRY COUNTY SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAP
Marine Science: Physical Oceanography
STANDARD(s) (list standards here)
SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE INDICATORS
Content Indicators:
Essential Principle 1 (The Earth has one big ocean with any features)
Essential Principle 2 (The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of the Earth)
Essential Principle 3 (The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate)
Essential Principle 4 (The ocean makes Earth Habitable)
Major topics
 Ocean Currents

Thermohaline Circulation

Coriolis Effect

Waves

Tsunamis

Tides

Tide Tables

Chemical Factors

pH

Salinity

Dissolved Oxygen Lab
o
10
Test Pond Water
2011-2012
HORRY COUNTY SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAP
# of
Periods
Week 1
Investigations
Additional
Resources
Assessment
Content and inquiry
concepts and
processes addressed
Web sites, videos,
articles, other
activities
 Salinity Lab (French)
1
Comparing salinity
and specific gravity
Attachment
EP 1 a, c
EP 3b
 Dissolved Oxygen Investigation
(French)
1
DO titrations
Attachment
EP 6 a, b
 Coriolis Effect lab (French)
1
Causes & Effects of
Surface Currents
Attachment
Students will complete a
currents map and
questions and be tested
on the information.
1
Reading and
predicting tides
Attachment
Given a tide table,
students will answer
questions about the times
and heights of various
tides from the SC coast
and other locations
around the world.
 Wave lab (Church)
1 or 2 assessment items
that will show that
students have mastered
the concept or skill
Alignment
to SC
Science
Indicators
Specific
indicators
addressed
by the
activity
# 90
minute
blocks
 Tide Tables (French)
11
Key Concepts and
Processes
2011-2012
EP 3b,d
EP 6a,f
EP 7e
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# of
Periods
Investigations
 Predicting Currents Activity
(Johnson)
Key Concepts and
Processes
1
Causes/seasons and
locations of
hurricanes, effects of
climate change on
hurricanes
1
Effects of hurricane
storm surges, benefit
of marshes and dunes
2
Background on
loggerhead sea
turtles, temperature
dependent sex
determination, effects
of sea level rise and
global warming on sea
turtles
Week 2
 Hurricanes & Climate Change
(Johnson)
Additional
Resources
Attachment
Assessment
Students will chart
hurricanes on a map, read
data tables and make bar
graphs, and answer
questions. Test
questions
Attachment
Students will complete
lab questions and explain
what they learned on an
essay question on a test
 Storm Surge Lab (Johnson)
 Sea Turtles & Climate Change
(Johnson)
12
Students will complete a
lab handout with simple
statistical analysis, they
will read graphs from a
scientific study and
answer questions, Test
questions
2011-2012
Alignment
to SC
Science
Indicators
EP 3b,d
EP 6a,f
EP 7e
EP 1d
EP 2e
EP 5a,d,f
EP 6 e, f