Introduction
Welcome! This website was created in order to help all Marine
Science instructors that were just thrown into the mix without any
materials at all. First, I will give you some background. I
attended Stony Brook University for my undergrad and graduated with a
degree in biology. During my senior year, I decided that I wanted
to teach high school, so I applied to the Initial Certification program
at Queens College. There I became certified in one year and with
luck on my side, I received my first job. My first year schedule
involved 2 sections of Science 7R, 1 section of Science 7A, and 2
sections of 8R. Overall, the year went rather smoothly. I
could not have been happier. Then, it happened. A veteran
teacher put in for retirement. He taught the Marine
Science/Environmental Science curriculum. Nobody wanted to teach
these courses, so I got it. I was thrown into the classroom
without any materials and no knowledge of the curriculum. I
needed some sort of guideline to follow. I discovered BBC's
The Blue Planet Series.
It is an 8 episode series that explores all oceans and their
inhabitants. If you are a new teacher or just need some material,
buy this series. Explore the website and feel free to use any of
the supplemental materials I uploaded. Good Luck!
Materials
The Ocean World
The Frozen Seas
The Open Ocean
The rest is still to come!
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