Note: Lab supplies will be provided when students are In-Person for class. For online students, a supply list will be provided so they may do the experiments with us. The cost of lab supplies should also be covered by charter school funds if purchased through an approved vendor.

This course is designed for younger middle school students (6th grade). This class will introduce your student to the beauty of our oceans and the organisms that live in them. We will also focus on some local creatures that live right on our beaches, including the California grunion which lays its eggs here in the sand!

The class will include topics such as:

• Intro to oceanography
• Marine habitats (coral reefs, tide pools, kelp forest, sandy beaches, etc.)
• Marine organisms

Some dissections will be performed in this class.

Class meets weekly for 1.5 hours (45 minutes of lecture and 45 minutes of hands-on lab time). Weekly homework assignments from the textbook and lab paperwork will be completed by students at home. Tests will be taken online at home and will be administered by a parent/guardian. A Shark presentation will be completed by each student at the end of 2nd semester. Possible field trips.

The following two Textbooks are required:

Marine Biology-An Introduction to Ocean Systems
Item #:019437 (Rainbow Resources)
ISBN:9780825143236
Author:Amy Sauter Hill
Publisher:Walch Education

Marine Biology Coloring Book
Item #:032462 (Rainbow Resources)
ISBN:9780062737182  (DO NOT USE ISBN: 006273718-X The layout is confusing to some students)
Author: Thomas M. Niesen; Coloring Concepts Inc. Staff

ONLINE STUDENTS: Click the link below to open a PDF with links to purchase supplies for class.
ONLINE STUDENTS – Supply List