Week Lecture Topic Laboratory Quiz? Reading Chapter 1 1 Review of syllabus myCFCC, Websites, ID Guide No p. 1-8 Aug. 23 Intro to Marine Biology Activity, Aquariums *** Chap. 1 p. 8-16 2 Scientific Method Yes Projects & Dichotomous Key Activity Chap. 4 p. 78-83 Aug. 30 Classification & Taxonomy #1 ID Guides Wrightsville Beach Salt Marsh Field Chapter 12 3 Yes Estuaries & Salt Marshes Trip Sept. 6 #2 (bring lunch) 1 MU 4 CRUISE Sept. 13 Marine Environment Chapter 2 5 Yes Biogeography & Marine ID Lab P. 33-38 Sept. 20 #3 Geography Chapter 14 6 Lab ID & Projects Yes Coral Reefs Sept. 27 Blue Planet Movie #4 Chapter 10 7 Yes Ecological Principles Lab ID & Projects Oct. 4 #5 8 Field Trip to Masonboro Inlet (bring Yes Chapter 11 Sandy-bottom Intertidal Oct. 11 lunch) 1 MU #6 p. 262-266 9 Obviously Everything up to this Lecture Midterm Exam Practical Midterm Exam Oct. 18 not point 10 Chapter 13 Subtidal Field Trip to Floating Docks No Oct. 25 Chapter 15 11 Yes Plankton R/V Martech Field Trip Parts of Chap. 5 Nov. 1 #7 *** Chapter 16 12 Lab ID & Projects Yes Deep Sea Nov. 8 Blue Planet Video #8 13 R/V Martech Field Trip Yes Chapter 15 Nekton Nov. 15 (bring lunch) 1 MU #9 14 Yes Chapter 17 Resources from the Sea Lab ID & Projects Nov. 29 #10 Fort Fisher Aquarium Chapter 11 15 Yes Rocky shore communities Trip p. 244-261 Dec. 6 #11 (bring 1 MU lunch) Only if you Everything AFTER the 16 Lecture Exam Final Practical Exam really want midterm Dec. 13 one NOTE: This is a TENTATIVE schedule that is highly weather dependant. Changes may occur. Please READ the assigned readings BEFORE the scheduled class. Keeping up on the readings will help you considerably on both quizzes and exams. Quizzes from the textbook’s website may be used. Extra credit questions may appear on quizzes, assignments and exams. Readings with *** denotes that handouts will be given during that week
Week Lecture Topic Laboratory Quiz? Reading 1 Aug. 23 Review of syllabus Intro to Marine Biology myCFCC, Websites, ID Guide Activity, Aquariums No Chapter 1 p. 1-8 *** 2 Aug. 30 Scientific Method Classification & Taxonomy Projects & Dichotomous Key Activity Yes #1 Chap. 1 p. 8-16 Chap. 4 p. 78-83 ID Guides 3 Sept. 6 Estuaries & Salt Marshes Wrightsville Beach Salt Marsh Field Trip (bring lunch) 1 MU Yes #2 Chapter 12 4 Sept. 13 CRUISE 5 Sept. 20 Marine Environment Biogeography & Marine Geography ID Lab Yes #3 Chapter 2 P. 33-38 6 Sept. 27 Coral Reefs Lab ID & Projects Blue Planet Movie Yes #4 Chapter 14 7 Oct. 4 Ecological Principles Lab ID & Projects Yes #5 Chapter 10 8 Oct. 11 Sandy-bottom Intertidal Field Trip to Masonboro Inlet (bring lunch) 1 MU Yes #6 Chapter 11 p. 262-266 9 Oct. 18 Lecture Midterm Exam Practical Midterm Exam Obviously not Everything up to this point 10 Oct. 25 Subtidal Field Trip to Floating Docks No Chapter 13 11 Nov. 1 Plankton R/V Martech Field Trip Yes #7 Chapter 15 Parts of Chap. 5 *** 12 Nov. 8 Deep Sea Lab ID & Projects Blue Planet Video Yes #8 Chapter 16 13 Nov. 15 Nekton R/V Martech Field Trip (bring lunch) 1 MU Yes #9 Chapter 15 14 Nov. 29 Resources from the Sea Lab ID & Projects Yes #10 Chapter 17 15 Dec. 6 Rocky shore communities Fort Fisher Aquarium Trip (bring lunch) 1 MU Yes #11 Chapter 11 p. 244-261 16 Dec. 13 Lecture Exam Final Practical Exam Only if you really want one Everything AFTER the midterm NOTE: This is a TENTATIVE schedule that is highly weather dependant. Changes may occur. Please READ the assigned readings BEFORE the scheduled class. Keeping up on the readings will help you considerably on both quizzes and exams. Quizzes from the textbook’s website may be used. Extra credit questions may appear on quizzes, assignments and exams. Readings with *** denotes that handouts will be given during that week
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