1. Marine Biology:
Syllabus

2. LIFE in the SEA This one-semester lab science course earns
one-half of 1 credit (3 required to graduate)
It is designed to provide an overview of the
wide variety of lifeforms that inhabit the
One World Ocean and to help students
observe the process of evolution through the
comparing & contrasting of various Phyla.
Several global issues are also addressed as
well as a familiarity with the Salish Sea.

3. UNIT 1: Intro ocean acidification Language of Science
Old School Taxonomy
Plankton
ocean acidification

4. Red Tide

5. UNIT 2: Algae & Simple
Invertebrates
CORAL BLEACHING

6. UNIT 3: Complex Invertebrates

7. Mollusks

8. Echinoderms

9. Arthropods

10. MIDTERM
100 questions
multiple choice
(on Skyward)

11. UNIT 4: Fish

12. Shark Anatomy
Finning 

13. UNIT 5: Marine Mammals

14. Salish Sea
whaling

17. The MOST IMPORTANT aspect of the
course is the building of your own
“textbook” to the extent that without it…

18. FINAL EXAM
150 questions
multiple choice
(comprehensive)