1.  Objective: I will be able to ace the test tomorrow.  Agenda ◦ Review Game  Homework ◦ Notebook Check Tomorrow! ◦ Study for test (tomorrow)  Abiotic vs. biotic  Ocean layers  Plankton  Estuaries  Coastal Ecosystems  Intertidal Zone (Muddy vs. Sandy Shores) Monday, November 17 th 2014

2. 1. Place your notebook and bag up front 2. Grab a pen or pencil and your clicker 3. Quietly have a seat and think if you have any questions before the test FAQs: Q: What are the answers? A: -____- Q: How many questions on the test? What kind of questions? A: 50; multiple choice, T/F, and matching Q: What is this test on? A: Abiotic vs. biotic, ocean layers, plankton, estuaries, coastal ecosystems, Muddy vs. Sandy Shores Tuesday, November 18 th 2014

3.  Objective: I will be able to develop a thesis for the Mangrove Semester Project.  Agenda: ◦ Listen to students’ presentation on their experiment/thesis ◦ Get ideas for what you would like to test  Homework: ◦ Think of what you would like to test for your thesis proposal Wednesday, November 19 th 2014

4.  Objective: I will be able to develop a thesis for the Mangrove Semester Project.  Agenda: ◦ Read research articles and decide begin developing your thesis.  Homework: ◦ None Thursday, November 20 th 2014

5. Create a thesis proposal

6.  You will spend time collecting information on how mangroves grow and what may affect them (positively & negatively) ◦ Think of what environmental (abiotic) factors we’ve discussed:  Temperature  Salinity  Sunlight  pH  Etc….

7.  You will partner up with one other classmate  Together you will decide on a research proposal and provide an explanation and reasoning why you believe this will be the best way to grow mangroves.  You will follow through with this proposal, setting up the experiment, collecting data, and analyzing your results.  When complete, you will write a conclusion describing your findings and speculating why you got the results you did. How could you improve? What would you do differently?

8.  Introduction  Literature Research  Thesis  Methods  Data/Analysis  Conclusion

9.  Objective: I will read more information on mangroves and use it to help support my thesis proposal.  Agenda: ◦ Read “Mangroves Matter” article and answer questions. ◦ TURN IN QUESTIONS!  Homework: ◦ None Friday, November 21 st 2014