Biological Oceanography - Phylum Chordata - The Vertebrates, Part 1 - The Fishes

**Shape of Life Connection** We're All Family! Click here to learn more about your Chordate Family and here to see Paleontologist Dr. Jenny Clack help you understand our Ocean/Land transition. Here's a handy Chordate Fact Sheet too!


A) Click here to watch the Eyewitness video about Fishes.


B) Click here to see the PowerPoint on Fish Morphology and here to see the internal anatomy of a bony fish.


C) Click here and here to see the video Nature: The Secret World of Sharks and Rays and here to see the Eyewitness Guide to Sharks.

D) Click here for the Shark Foundation's homepage.


E) Click here  to access the Virtual Shark Dissection site.


F) Click here to see the PowerPoint on the Diversity of Fishes.


G) Click here for the link to use for the Local Species of Finfish activity and here for more information.


H) Students have shared some wierd fishy adaptations here: Click here for a video of Creatures of the Deep.


I) Here is a link to more information about Hagfish.


J) Click here to see a line drawing of many of the fish species we find in our region.

K) Click here for the Virtual Salmon Dissection, part of our Ichthyology Lab.

Biological Oceanography - Arthropods & Echinoderms

**Shape of Life Connections** Click here to see the successful design used in the Arthropods and here to see why Echinoderms are the ultimate animal, here to see how the sea star works from the inside out, and here to better understand sea star behavior and here to watch them actually eat.

A) Click here to seee the Arthropod PowerPoint.

B) Click here to see the Crustacean PowerPoint.

C) Click here and here for help with the Shrimp Dissection.

D) Click here to link to the Horseshoe Crab article and here and here for the Horseshoe Crab Webquest links.

E) Click here to watch a Horseshoe Crab video.

F) Click here for the link to the Lobster Life Cycle Activity. (you used a poster in class)

G) Click here to see a molting spider crab, here to learn about locomotion in arthropods, here to see lobster babies, here to learn more about horseshoe crab development, and here for a some crustacean fun.

H) Click here to see the Echinoderm PowerPoint and here to watch a Sea Cucumber protect itself.

I) Click here and here to see Echinoderms feasting.

J) Click here to see the Sea Star Dissection PowerPoint.

Biological Oceanography - The Worms & Mollusks

**Shape of Life Connections** Click here to learn more about our friends the Platys and here for the beautiful Annelid Worms. Which one is your favorite?

A) Click here for the link to the PowerPoint about Marine Worms and here to see a quick video clip about Swimmer's Itch.

B) Click here or here for links to our Clam Anatomy webquest site. Click on the following for individual photos: whole clam picture, inside the valve,  left mantle removed,  both lamellae removed, visceral mass removed,  intestine-heart

C) Click here for the "How Smart is the Octopus" article and here to see cool molluscan camouflage.

D) Click here to see a scallop's great escape.

E) Click here to see the connection between Phylum Mollusca and Long Island's water quality.

F) Click here to see the PowerPoint about Bivalves

G) Click here to watch the Nova presentation of The Perfect Pearl.

H) Click here to see the PowerPoint about Gastropods and here to see how cool the mantle is (spoiler alert-VERY!).

I) Click here to see the PowerPoint about Cephalopods and here to see who is "The Buoyant Battleship" and why it is referred to that way (Holy Radula!).

J) Click here to see Discovery Channel's presentation of "The Ultimate Guide: Octopus"

K) Click here for a squid anatomy link and here to view the squid dissection.

L) Click here to see the first footage of the giant squid and here to see a TED Talk discussing it.

M) What do you know about Long Island Mollusks? Not much? Then click here and here to learn more about our amazing and delicious oysters and scallops!

N. Did you know there are "Rock Eating" Mollusks? Click here and here to learn more!

Biological Oceanography-Sponges & Jellies

**Shape Of Life Connections** Click here to see how our first Invertebrate Phylum works and here for a helpful video to help you transition from the Porifera to the Cnidaria Phyla.

A) Click here for the "Meet the Invertebrates" PowerPoint notes and here for a helpful taxonomy song and here for an overview of these few Phyla.

B) Click here for the link to the Anatomical Positioning lab.

C) Click here for really good, labelled sponge diagrams and here and here for more information about sponges. Click here to learn more about spicules, and here if you're ready for a wild ride!

D) Click here to see a video clip of sponge feeding, here for a clip of sponge reproduction, and here for WHOA! Did you know they could do this?

E) Click here to see the Ctenophora PowerPoint notes and here for the Cnidaria PowerPoint notes.

F) Click here to see a short video about Ctenophores and here to witness their voracious eating habits.

G) Click here for the link to our webquest about Coral Reefs and here for how atolls are formed.

H) Click here for the link to our Cnidaria webquest and here for a short video showing nematocysts firing and here for a view of Cnidarian warfare.

I) Click here to see the difference between corals and anemones (what Phylum are they in?) and here to see Polyps and Medusas.

J) What do you know about the Irukandji? Click here and here to learn more about the deadly Box Jellyfish.

K) Click here for the link to the article about jellies and here for the article about soft corals. (what do they have in common?)

L) Click here for the documentary "Vicious Beauties" and here to see a link explaining coral bleaching.

M) Click here for an amazing look at the actual organisms in this unit going about their business. You may not be able to open this in school but it's worth a look if you can open it at home!

Intro to Biological Oceanography-Plankton, Algae, & Plants

A. Click here to see some of the largest creatures and their reliance on some of the smallest creatures on earth and here and here so see why plankton are SO important.

B. Click here to see the Introduction to Biological Oceanography notes.

C. Click here to see the PowerPoint about Plankton and here to see a cute little crab zoea.

D. Thanks to Taylor and Kerrianne for sharing these great plankton videos: click here and here!

E. Thanks to Jake for sharing this footage of a Foram eating...now if we can just get a video of a Radiolarian eating! Hint, hint!

F. Click here to see the Marine Algae PowerPoint.

G. Click here to see the PowerPoint that will help you learn more about marine plants.

H. Click here to watch Pastures of the Sea about the importance of marine plants.

I. Click here to learn more about seagrasses and here for a virtual trip through a salt marsh.

J. Click here and here to learn more about the Ocean Drifters, the plankton.

K. Click here if you want to add "visiting a place with bioluminescent plankton" to your bucket list!

Physical Oceanography - Tides, etc. (see previous post for Circulation Review)

A) Click here for a great review of Tides and here for a video review.

B) Click here and here for videos helping you better understand tides and here to look at the relationship between the moon and tides, including a nice visual of diurnal, semidirunal and mixed tides.

C) Click here for a link to the Forces of Tides Webquest site. Here is the second link, which will help you better understand how we make tidal predictions and analyze real-time water level data from monitoring stations.

D) Click here and here to learn more about that very tidally dependent fish, the Grunion.

E) Click here, and here for videos of the Bay of Fundy, home of the largest tidal range on earth.

F) Click here and here to see Surfing the Bore Tide!

G) Click here to see the article about a new type of El Nino and its impacts on hurricanes.

H) Click here for the first link used in the Marine Careers.

Physical Oceanography - Ocean Circulation & Waves

What you learned about Weather in Earth Science-if you were paying attention. Click here for a great review and here for videos explaining ocean/atmosphere connections. If you need to review Coriolis, click here and here.

A) Here is a link to Global Wind Patterns, here is how the oceans drive our weather and climate, and here for a little help remembering wind patterns with help from Kesha.

B) Click here for a video about how rubber duckies helped scientists learn more about currents.

C) Click here for a review of ocean circulation and here for a map of the currents.

D) Click here to learn more about eddies.

E) Click here and here for videos on thermohaline circulation and here for some Bill Nye Currents fun.

F) Click here and here to take a look at a review of the various water masses moving around the world.

G) Click here for a video to help you review El Nino and here for a nice explanation.

H) Click here to learn more about upwelling by watching a short lecture on the topic and here to see why it is important.

I) Click here to find out the most recent status of El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO).

J) Click here and here for a review of waves and here for the Waves PowerPoint.

K) Click here to watch Waves on Water and here for Dr. Beach talking about Rip Currents.

L) Click here for a tutorial about Ocean Circulation.

M) Here is something to think about how Ocean Circulation can help us find lost airplane debris.

N) Click here to read the article: "Giant Wave Devastation Feared".

O) Click here to look at the terrifying compilation of Tsunami videos posted on youtube and here for the largest Tsunami in history, in Lituya Bay, AK.

P) Click here to watch what water can do to the beach in "Beach, A River of Sand".

Q) Click here for a fun "more than One Direction" look at the Ocean Currents and here for Riptide (which Vance would call Rip Currents if he took our class!).

R) Click here to watch the History Channel documentary Underwater Universe, Killer Shockwaves.

S) Click here for general currents information, here to learn more about Freak Waves and here to learn more about Tsunamis.

T) Amazing links about Ocean Currents are here (what causes them) here (how they impact the world). Here and here are links you can use for the "Ocean in Motion" Webquest.