Monday May 22 nd RTW What do you

Monday, May 22 nd RTW: What do you think is the biggest issue facing our oceans? • Objective: • I will be able to cite examples and explain the adaptations to the marine environment of the invertebrate phyla. • Agenda: • Class’ choice- Myths and Legends • Homework: • None

Myths and Legends • • • • Poseidon/Neptune Kraken Lochness Monster Bermuda Triangle Lost City of Atlantis Gunakadeit Makara Proteus Scylla Bakunawa Tiamat Umibozu Yacumama • • • • Aspidochelone Capricorn Cetus Charybdis Cirein-croin Coinchenn Devil Whale Hydra Iku-Turso Jormungandr Sirens Taniwha Rainbow Fish

Information to include • Name of Myth/Legend • What is the myth? • What culture/area believed in this myth? • Picture

Tuesday, May 23 rd HAPPY WORLD TURTLE DAY! • Objective: • I will be able to cite examples and explain the adaptations to the marine environment of the invertebrate phyla. • Agenda: • Class’ choice- Sea Turtles • Class’ choice- Mysteries and Deep Water Creatures • Homework: • None

Sea Turtle Facts • May 23 rd is World Turtle Day! • Largest Leatherback (2, 000 lbs) • Smallest Kemp’s Ridley (80 -100 lbs) • Green sea turtles can hold their breath for up to 5 hours by slowing their heart rate to conserve oxygen (beats once every 9 minutes!)

More Facts! • Temperature affects the gender of the turtle (warmer = females) • With climate change we expect to see an increase in females • Can lay 70 -190 eggs • 1 in 1, 000 eggs make it to adulthood • All seven species of sea turtles are endangered • Bycatch • Boat strikes • Oil Spills - Poaching - Habitat loss - Plastic pollution -Artificial lighting - Mistakenly ingesting plastic

Did you know? • Marine turtles have magnetite crystals, which act just like a compass, are located deep within their brains • This allows marine turtles to use the earth’s magnetic fields to navigate long distances • This feature helps marine turtles identify the location of both their feeding and nesting grounds so they return to the same location they were born to reproduce and nest

Ocean Mysteries

Deep Sea Creatures

Wednesday, May 24 th RTW: Why is the ocean blue? • Objective: • I will be able to explore careers in marine science. • Agenda: • Class’ choice- Careers in Marine Science • www. marinecareers. net • Homework: • None

Answer the following: • What were your top 2 career choices? • What do they do at their job? • Which profile interests you? • What is the salary for that job? • How do you get that job?

Thursday, May 25 th RTW: What career in marine science were you best suited for? • Objective: • I will be able to cite examples and explain the adaptations to the marine environment of the invertebrate phyla. • Agenda: • Class’ choice- Prehistoric Marine Life • Homework: • None

Prehistoric Marine Life • • • Kronosaurus Nothosaur Protostega Styxosaurus Temnodontosaurus Bananogmius Dakosaurus Thalassomedon Tylosaurus Livyatan Jaekelopterus Helicoprion • • • Thalattoarchon Saurophagis Tanystropheus Liopleurondon Mosasaurus Megalodon Dunkleosteus Elasmosaurus Shastasaurus Basilosaurus Pliosaurus (Predator X) Mauisaurus Archelon

Information to include • Name of organism • What time period did they roam the seas • Interesting traits • Diet • Picture

Friday, May 26 th RTW: Do you believe prehistoric marine life still exists (i. e. : megalodon)? • Objective: • I will be able to explore the adaptations, behaviors, and traits of sharks. • Agenda: • Class’ choice- Sharks • Homework: • None