Students construct and use an instrument to take water temperatures at various depths. Activities and readings helping students to understand how fish are adapted to their environment. Practice using a dichotomous key to identify some common Oregon marine fish. A study of the locations of major Oregon watersheds. Students construct and interpret contour lines from bottom topography off Oregon.
Students construct the daily tidal cycles using graphs.
A reading focusing on Oregon's coastal history. A study of development using the sea urchin as an example. A variety of methods to study salinity and its relationship to density. A series of lab stations to help students learn about water properties. Plankton collecting and determination of the size of the plankton community.