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Oceanography & Marine Ecology
Student Coursebook Series
Volume 1: Ocean Processes
BRAND NEW as of July 18, created for homeschool learning! A full-color, write-on coursebook designed to make ocean science engaging, interactive, and easy to learn.
This is a full semester of Marine Science for a homeschool student or independent learner. Volume 2 will be out soon for an additional semester, creating a full-year course. Please see the sample below, there is also a sample to view on the Amazon page.
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It only takes 3 staples (or a fancy binding machine) to turn this 47 page PDF into a booklet for the year.
There are 23 topics (46 pages), with 5 mini activities for each. Mondays are quick, others require a 3-5 minute video or short reading material.
Main Idea Monday - Review the main objective for the whole unit. List out new vocabulary terms, considering which ones you are familiar with and which ones are new to you.
Take a Look Tuesday - Observe an image, sketch it, and relate it to the topic. Use this as an opportunity to look back over your notes for a connection. Use vocabulary.
Where in the World Wednesday - Wednesdays are for traveling the world to explore geology, ecosystems, interesting animals populations, and ocean processes by watching a video.
Take a Dive Thursday - Dive in to the details of a particular topic. This page usually has reading material on it.
Creature Feature Friday - Learn all about a new species related to the topic each week.
Don’t want to be tied to doing something specific on a specific day of the week? I included a version that leaves out the Mon-Tues-Wed-Thurs-Fri from the titles. You can use these however you want! As an alternative for bellringers, as exit tickets, or here and there as review activities when you need to fill a few minutes. There are cover page options, some editing options, and slides to go with each day that include answers and video links.
Last year, I needed to change things up. This is what I came up with and it ended up improving my organization!
When students were absent, I tucked their missing work into their booklet. When they returned, they didn’t have to ask for what they missed.
I hand them out at the start of each class, and the ones left in my hand are absent :) that’s easy attendance!
I can write notes and reminders to students in their booklet where I know they’ll see it the next day.
Looking for a change this year?
Start each class period with the Daily Warm-Up Booklet!
It only takes 3 staples (or a fancy binding machine) to turn this 47 page PDF into a booklet for the year. Last year, I needed to change things up. This is what I came up with and it ended up improving my overall organization.
When students were absent, I tucked their missing work into their booklet. When they returned, they didn’t have to ask for what they missed.
I hand them out at the start of each class, and the ones left in my hand are absent :) that’s easy attendance!
I can write notes and reminders to students in their booklet where I know they’ll see it the next day.
This year, I’ll be using card stock paper for the cover and I’m still debating that binding machine!
There are 23 topics (46 pages), with 5 mini activities for each. Mondays are quick, others require a 3-5 minute video or short reading material.
Click here to see a PREVIEW of the page layout.
Wild Blue Resource Library
Complete access. One purchase. $220
Gain lifetime access to the complete Marine Science Resource Library, including every lesson currently available on Teachers Pay Teachers plus exclusive resources available only in the library.
Complete curriculum (20+ units)
Lecture slides, bellringer slides, and quizzes
40+ Reading, graphing, mapping, and writing activities, with digital and printable options
Future library additions
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Teaching Marine Science
Marine Science is the absolute best class to teach. Who doesn't want to spend their days talking about swim bladders, seahorse dads, and sea otters napping in kelp forests? ….. Alright, maybe a lot of people don’t, but we aren’t them!
It's a fun class to teach. But it isn't always easy.
Your district probably didn't hand you any materials (because there aren’t any out there). The textbooks out there aren’t really great, and you've probably already spent hours piecing together resources from all over the internet.
The content itself isn't overly difficult, but many students struggle with reading, writing, and organizing information. That's actually one of the reasons I love teaching Marine Science. Students come for the sharks and sea turtles, but along the way they're practicing scientific reading, writing explanations, analyzing graphs, and interpreting maps. They are applying science skills they've already learned in Biology and Earth Science, but now it’s related to great whites… or Hawaiian Islands… or coral reefs. It’s a review of basic concepts, just in a much more engaging context.
“We are all reading teachers.”
“It has to be engaging.”
Principals love to say these things. They're right. Students need more reading, more writing, and more opportunities to think like scientists. The good news is, you don't have to build all of that from scratch.
After 20 years of teaching Marine Science, I know how much time it takes to build a great course. Your year is already planned out for you if you choose Wild Blue. There is plenty of flexibility built in. Every unit includes opportunities to choose activities that fit your students and your teaching style. The goal isn't to cram in as many worksheets as possible. It's to build confident science students while building very basic academic skills at the same time.
Marine Science isn't just about teaching students about the ocean. It's about using the ocean to teach students how to think like scientists.
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Whether you're purchasing for a single classroom or an entire department, Wild Blue Classroom makes it easy to bring high-quality Marine Science curriculum to your school.
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