TOP TEN REASONS STUDENTS TAKE AQUATIC SCIENCE
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Underwater basket weaving was full.
I thought the dress code would be bikinis and board shorts.
I haven’t had a date for months and figured Aquatic Science would be full of hotties.
I’ve always wanted to learn how to surf and build sand castles.
I love whales and dolphins and I want to live with them some day.
My parents kicked me out of the house and I am living homeless on the beach and I
need to know where to find food
4. The ocean is a deep, mysterious place of beauty and wonder . . . I AM the ocean!
3. How hard could it be to learn about water, I mean . . . how much can three little
atoms do?
2. Aquatic science? What? Is that what this is?
And the NUMBER ONE reason to take Aquatic Science . . . . .
1. I may just discover what I want to do with the rest of my life.
Aquatic Science Syllabus:
1. Water Properties
Affect on environment
Water Quality
2. Phytoplankton
Identification
Food Chain
3. Benthic and Planktonic Invertebrates
Sponges
Cnidarians
Worms
4. Oceans /Ocean Zones
AUVs/ Submersibles
Deep Ocean / extreme environments
Geologic Features
Bathymetry
5. Pressure/Buoyancy
6. Benthic & Nektonic Invertebrates
Mollusks
Echinoderms
Arthropods
7. Watersheds and Wetlands
Characteristics
Pollution
8. GPS – Global Positioning System
9. Freshwater and Marine Fish
Osteichthyes
Chondrichthyes
Fish Prints
10. Aquatic Vertebrates
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
11. Aquatic Mammals
Cetaceans
Pinnipeds
Sirens
Polar Bears
12. Beach Profile
13. Waves, Tides, Currents
Density
Hurricanes
14. Ocean Exploration History
Early Explorers
Plate Tectonics
15. Ship Wrecks
Historical importance
Treasure Hunters
16. Careers