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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 2011-2012 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 HORRY COUNTY SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAP 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 HORRY COUNTY SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAP 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 2011-2012 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 2011-2012 HORRY COUNTY SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAP 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 HORRY COUNTY SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAP # 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 HORRY COUNTY SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAP # 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