JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High School (Jackson High School)
Oceanography Pacing Guide
Grades: 10, 11, 12
Difficulty: 2-3
Prerequisites: Biology
The study of Oceanography provides students with an understanding of the scientific questions, complexities,
and uncertainties involved in ocean use and the role and importance of the ocean in nurturing and sustaining life
on the planet. An emphasis is placed on the interdisciplinary nature of marine science, stressing its links to
biology, chemistry, geology, physics, meteorology, astronomy, ecology, history, and economics.
In addition Teaching Point – Marine Biology and Oceanography is also used.
Book 1: Oceanography – An Invitation to Marine Science, 5th ed.
(©2005)
Book 2: Teaching Point - Marine Biology & Oceanography by Carol
Matthews (©2006)
Times Spent
Chapters Covered
State Objectives Covered
FIRST TRIMESTER
Ch 1 Knowing the Ocean World
4 weeks
Ch 2 Origins
Ch 3 Earth Structure & Plate Tectonics
TP 1. History of oceanography
TP 2. Ocean Geology
TP 3. Navigation
4 weeks
Some overlap of 1st 4 weeks plus these
new chapters and objectives:
Ch 4 Continental Margins & Ocean
Basins
Ch 5 Sediments
Ch 6 Water and Ocean Structure
Statement EI.1 Scientific Inquiry
Statement EI.2 Scientific Reflection and Social Implications
Statement EI.1Constructing New Scientific Knowledge (E) I.1
E2.1A Earth is a closed system in terms of matter.
E2.1B Interactions between the major that make up the Earth.
E2.1C Explain how a change in one system affects other Earth
systems.
E2.1 Earth Systems Overview
E2.2 Energy in Earth Systems
E3.2 Interior of the Earth
E3.3 Plate Tectonics Theory
E3.4 Earthquakes and Volcanoes
E5.1 The Earth in Space
E5.2 The Sun
E5.2x Stellar Evolution
E5.3 Earth History and Geologic Time
Statement EI.1 Scientific Inquiry
EI.1Constructing New Scientific Knowledge
EI.2 Scientific Reflection and Social Implications
E3.p1 Landforms and Soils
E4.p1 Water Cycle
E4.1 Hydrogeology
EH V.2 Hydrosphere
E3.4 Earthquakes and Volcanoes
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Times Spent
4 weeks
Chapters Covered
State Objectives Covered
Ch 7 Seawater Chemistry
Ch 8 Circulation of the Atmosphere
Ch 9 Circulation of the Ocean
TP 4. Water Chemistry
EI.1Constructing New Scientific Knowledge
EI.2 Scientific Reflection and Social Implications
E4.p1 Water Cycle
E4.p2 Weather and the Atmosphere
E4.p3 Glaciers
E4.1 Hydrogeology
E4.2 Oceans and Climate
E4.3 Severe Weather
C2.2 Molecules in Motion
C4.4 Molecular Polarity
C4.7x Solutions
C4.8 Atomic Structure
C5.5 Chemical Bonds
C5.7 Acids and Bases
Common
Unit and lab tests
Assessments
TRIMESTER Exam covering Chapters 1-9 plus TP Chapters 1-4
SECOND TRIMESTER
Ch 10 Waves
E1.1Constructing New Scientific Knowledge
4 weeks
Ch 11 Tides
E2.1 Earth Systems Overview
Ch 12 Coasts
E2.2 Energy in Earth Systems
TP 10 Rocky Coastal Zones
E2.3 Biogeochemical Cycles
TP 11 Sandy Coastal Beach Zones
E2.4 Resources and Human Impacts on Earth Systems
TP 12.Estuaries & Nekton
E4.2 Oceans and Climate
E4.3 Severe Weather
E5.1 The Earth in Space
C2.2 Molecules in Motion
C4.8 Atomic Structure
C5 Changes in Matter
P4.4 Wave Characteristics
P4.8 Wave Behavior Reflection and Refraction
P4.8x Wave Behavior Diffraction, Interference, and Refraction
Ch 13 Life in the Ocean
Constructing New Scientific Knowledge (C) I.1
4 weeks
Ch 14 Plankton, Algae, and Plants
E2.3 Biogeochemical Cycles
Ch 15 Marine Animals
E2.4 Resources and Human Impacts on Earth Systems
TP 5 Marine Ecology
L2.p3 Plants as Producers (prerequisite)
TP 6Pelagic Zone
L2.p4 Animals as Consumers (prerequisite)
TP Benthic Zone
B2.3 Maintaining Environmental Stability
B3 Interdependence of Living Systems and the Environment
L3.p1 Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems
L3.p2 Relationships Among Organisms
L3.p3 Factors Influencing Ecosystems
L3.p4 Human Impact on Ecosystems
B3.1 Photosynthesis and Respiration
B3.2 Ecosystems
B3.3 Element Recombination
B3.4 Changes in Ecosystems
B3.4x Human Impact
B3.5 Populations
B3.5x Environmental Factors
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Times Spent
4 weeks
Common
Assessments
Chapters Covered
State Objectives Covered
Ch 16 Marine Communities
Ch 17 Marine Resources
Ch 18 Environmental Concerns
TP 7 Polar Seas
TP Coral Seas
E I.1 Constructing New Scientific Knowledge
E1.1 Scientific Inquiry
E1.2 Scientific Reflection and Social Implications
LEC 3.5p1, p2, p3 Ecosystems
E2.2 Energy in Earth Systems
E2.3 Biogeochemical Cycles
E2.4 Resources and Human Impacts on Earth Systems
E4.2 Oceans and Climate
E4.3 Severe Weather
E5.4 Climate Change
L2.p3 Plants as Producers (prerequisite)
L2.p4 Animals as Consumers (prerequisite)
B2.3 Maintaining Environmental Stability
B3 Interdependence of Living Systems and the Environment
B3.1 Photosynthesis and Respiration
B3.2 Ecosystems
B3.4 Changes in Ecosystems
B3.4x Human Impact
B3.5 Populations
B3.5x Environmental Factors
Unit and lab tests
Research Project on Marine Lifeforms
Final Exam covering Chapters 10-18
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