Scope and Sequence: Year 9 Marine Studies 2013 &2014
Unit
Time/
Duration
Unit 1
Term 1
Weeks 1 - 6
Unit 2
Term 1
Weeks 6 – 10,
Unit 3
Term 2
Weeks 1 - 5
Unit 4
Term 2
Weeks 6 - 10
Unit 5
Term 3
Weeks 1 - 6
Marine Ecology – Coral
Reefs
Name of
Unit
Introduction and Skills Basic Snorkelling and
commonly used knots
Managing Water
Quality
Marine Biology
Concepts
Marine Studies has
Snorkelling is an
wide ranging
entry level skill for
applications
many careers
Internet
Practical
DVD’s
Internet
Worksheets
Worksheets
Practicals
Guest Speakers
Practical Exam
25%
Water is a Vital
Resource
The Anatomy of a
Fish is Different to
Ours
Internet
DVD’s
Worksheets
Practicals
In class
activities
and
Homework
Assessments
Approx.
Assessment
dates
Learning
Areas
Late Term 1
Swim Test
Boat Test
Snorkel Test
Theory and Practical
test for knots
Internet
DVD’s
Worksheets
Practicals
Field Studies
Module Tests
25%
Late Term 2
Salinity
Dissolved Oxygen
Fecal Coliform
Turbidity
Fertilisers
Algal Blooms
Dissection of a Fish
Fish Populations
Aquaculture
Economics at both a
Global and Domestic
Level
Unit 6
Term 3 & 4
Weeks 7 – 10, Weeks 1 - 3
Marine Ecology –
Antarctica and Rock
Platforms
The many different
The many different
environments and their
environments and their
interrelationships
interrelationships
Internet
Internet
DVD’s
DVD’s
Worksheets
Worksheets
Practicals
Practicals
Field Studies
Booklet
25%
Late Term 3 or Early Term 4
Investigate energy and
trophic relationships
Effects of pollution and
climate change
Investigate energy and
trophic relationships
Effects of pollution and
climate change
Unit 7
Term 4
Weeks 4 - 10
Deep Ocean
There are different layers to
our marine world
Internet
DVD’s
Worksheets
Practicals
Assignment
25%
Mid to late Term 4
Physical features of the
abyssal zone
Life forms of the abyss
Adaptions of abyssal life
forms compared to
continental shelf forms