Marine Discovery 450:Lectures and
Assignment Schedule (Fall 2004)
WS= workshop packet
LEV = Marine Biology: Function, Biodiversity, Ecology
Date
Lecture topic
Readings
8/23
Introduction/expectatio
ns
8/25
Sharks and
Cephalopods
WS:Shark dissection: external and
internal anatomy, dogfish,
Squid dissection and organs
LEV: Chapters 6 and 8
8/30
Class in 511
Fish diversity lab
9/1
9/6
Marine fossils and
geologic time scale
No Class 
9/8
Oceans and tides
9/13
Class in 511
9/15
Pay for field trip
9/20
Marine Phyla lab
9/22
9/23 to 9/26
9/27
9/29
10/4
10/6
10/11
10/13
10/18
10/20
Marine Phyla lecture/
projects
Rocky Intertidal/
Field trip projects
Field trip Info/
Marine mammals lec
Field trip to Puerto
Penasco, Mexico!
FIELD TRIP EXAM/
Finish marine
mammals
Station review
Projects/Stats
Projects/stats
Projects/ stats
Teaching skills
Teaching tools
Marine Organisms:
Function and
Environment
Marine organisms:
WS: fish diversity; color and patterns,
form and function; marine fossils
Worshop exam I in workshop all week
LEV: Chapter 1, 2, and 3
**Workshop exam II in workshop all
week
WS: Rocky intertidal;
Invert. Phyla characteristics and rocky
intertidal station; whale station
LEV: chapter 11
Workshops start with kids this week
LEV: Chapter 13 and 14
LEV: review chapter 8, 13, 14
LEV: review chapter 1
handouts
WS: review teaching information
Handouts
LEV: Chapter 4
PAPERS DUE!
LEV: chapter 5
10/25
10/27
11/1
11/3
11/8
11/10
11/15
11/17
11/22
11/24
11/29
Class in 511
12/1
12/6
12/8
Function and
environment
Marine organisms:
Function and
environment
Open Seas: plankton
and food webs
Marine Communities
Marine Communities
Marine Communities
Midterm Exam
Marine Biodiversity
Marine Biodiversity vs.
terrestrial biodiversity
Marine Fisheries
Marine Fisheries
Marine Reserves
LEV: chapter 6
Lev: chapter 9 and 10
LEV: chapter 14 and 15
LEV: chapter 16
LEV: chapter 17
LEV: chapter 18
Marine reserves
Marine Pollution
Marine Conservation
FINAL Exam
LEV: chapter 19
Last Day of Class 