LONG ISLAND SOUND
IN THE CLASSROOM
Great Egret
Casmeriodius albus
Photo by Big-Crab Images
2012 SYLLABUS
Below is the tentative schedule for this course. The schedule is subject to change due to weather, unplanned changes in hosts' schedules, the appearance of Architeuthis, the abundance of Cyanea capillata at Point-No-Point, rogue waves, and/or the cercarial activity of Austrobilharzia variglandis.
For Monday, July 9, students
should come prepared for a trip to the beach. Each student will need a
small notebook for taking notes on field trips.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Introduction
Field Trip to Seaside Park,
Lunch
Setting
up a Marine Aquarium
Tuesday, July
10, 2012
Oceanography of Long Island
Sound
Field Trip to Great Meadows Salt Marsh,
Tour of the National Marine Fisheries
Service Laboratory, Milford, CT
Field Trip to Anchor Beach (Merwin Point), Milford
Marine Habitats of Long
Island Sound
Thursday, July
12, 2012
Tour of the Maritime Aquarium at
Norwalk
Lunch
Trip in Norwalk Harbor aboard the R/V
Oceanic
Friday, July 13, 2012
Tour
of the Bridgeport
Regional Aquaculture Science & Technology Education Center
Aquarium Breakdown
Lunch
Assignment
presentations
"Final Exam"
Textbook
There is no required textbook for this
course.
Grading
Students will be graded on attendance, participation, and assignment development and presentation.
Assignments
Students taking EDMM 600D: Prepare two (2) lesson plans for classroom or field activities on Long Island Sound using the outline attached and distributed in class.
Students taking Biol.
470: Prepare a five page report on an organism found in Long Island
Sound. Use the outline attached
and distributed in class.
Deadlines:
Wednesday, July11, 8:30 a.m.: Subject, overview, and objectives.
Thursday, July 12, 3:00
p.m.: Beach logs
and summary of aquarium observations.
Friday, July 13, 8:30 a.m.:
Completed assignments due.
Lesson Plans: Students will submit both lesson plans with copies
for your classmates. Prepare an oral presentation on one of
the lesson plans to be presented
on July 13.
Organism Reports: Students will submit completed report and a one
page summary for your classmates. Prepare an oral presentation on your organism to be presented on July 13.
Tide Table for the 2012 course:
July 9: HW: 0401 1629
LW: 1016 2253
July 10: HW: 0453 1719 Moon in Last
Quarter
LW: 1104 2347
July 11: HW: 0547 1811
LW: 1155
July
12: HW: 0643 1905
LW: 0042 1247
July
13: HW: 0739 1957
LW:
0137 1340
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