Introduce Students to the Local Seals and Online Workspace

Begin scientific discovery of seals.

Examine the qualities of news versus science journal publication.

Assessment as scientific observation.

First Exam.

Representing and reporting knowledge.

Extend specific article about toxins to whales to discussion of toxins in the environment,

Create concept maps related to issues of toxins in the environment.

Examine details of seal biology.

Assessment of group concept maps of issues of toxins, biology, and taxonomy.

Introduce students to career paths in the science of seals.

Create concept maps of a career choice.

Demonstrate commonalities and differences between career paths in science.

Peer assessment of concept maps on roles of scientist in society.

Share research on conferences: producers, presenters and topics.

Introduction to research on and management of local waters.

Examining water flow from backyard to seal habitat.

Introduction to Water Flow Lab and Mapping to Scale.

Investigate the effect of gravity on water via the inclined plane.

Compare outcomes across groups as an introduction to statistics.

Personal Motivation, Daily Achievement, and Milestone Performance as a Statistical Measure of Short and Long Term Predictions

Examine local tide measurements for location, elevation change, and variation from predicted values.

Show maps as a method of sharing photos, videos, and scientific data.

Demonstrate maps as indicators of choice determinants in animal behavior.

Tides, Seals, and Maps Assessment.

Create and revise artistic expression of science topic.

Learn about a local association using their outreach materials.

Analysis of the creative expressions of people in terms of judgement of efficacy.

Students build assessment skills.

Planning a field trip, understanding data collection opportunities and limits.

Google Earth Lab.

Geographical Data Editing.

Geographical Data Editing for Publication.

Choosing a Publication Option to Host Our Class Output.

Assessment on Creating and Publishing Science.

To identify and understand remote sensing tools for the study of seals in our local environment.

Examine common remote sensing tools in daily use by citizens.

Find stream gauges, obtain observations, analyze them and report findings.

NOWCOAST Lab

Introduction to Satellite Mapping Science

Sound Wave Lab.

Extending Sound Wave Knowledge to Electromagnetic Spectrum (EM)

The Short Wave Portion of the Electromagnetic Spectrum.

The Long Wavelength Portion of the Electromagnetic Spectrum.

The Visible Light Portion of the Electromagnetic Spectrum.

Analysis of Landsat Images

Analysis of Landsat images using Gersmehl's Approach.

Creating relationships between local land use and seal habitat.

Building models in geography.

Assessment of skill at producing a geographical analysis using Gersmehl's method.