Guide 7C Science Knowledge
Resources
Additional activities, a behind-the-scenes gallery, recommended books, and more.
About this Guide
In it to win it
This part of a term, Mark and I often yell out “In it to win it!” There are always things to do and potential distractions from doing great work, but it helps when you have a partner who supports going the extra mile (or sometimes just a few feet) to get things done well. We are cheerleading for you too, we are all in it to win it!
Lesley
Additional Activities
Media Adventures
Coral reefs and their variety of invertebrate species are an incredible opportunity for media production. One of the best way to learn about a subject is to color in outlines of what you are trying to learn. Its how we learned human anatomy, and you can create your own line sketches for others to color in.
Adopt a Reef
Different coral reefs often have different species. If you set up a marine tank, you may want to choose a specific part of an ocean and stock the tank with algae and invertebrates that were originally from that region. You can maintain tank temperatures and chemistry in a range that is likely to keep the organisms healthy.
Adopting Clownfish
If you decide to get clownfish, go for hatchery raised fish. They have been bred to tolerate a wider range of conditions, don’t need the anemone hosts (which can be expensive and difficult to maintain) and the breeder can ship a bonded pair together.
Behind-the-Scenes
Missing Diving
Its been a few years since we’ve had a chance to “swim with the fishes,” but this course has us daydreaming up new diving adventures (with an underwater camera, of course).
Acclimating
With aquatic animals, slow acclimation to a new temperature and water chemistry is critical. This is the flame scallop our snowflake clownfish have adopted when it was almost ready to add to the tank.
Anemone can pop up unexpectedly in an established marine tank. The larvae get dispersed into the water and attach in a variety of locations. One of the best (and worst) aspects of marine tanks is the unexpected surprises.
Recommended Books
Every book by Edward Tufte is worth reading, this one is a good place to start.
If you have tide pools nearby, you are really lucky: grab a regional guide and visit often!
Even with all of the incredible information online, our copy of this book still gets a lot of use.
Build a Library
Whether its digital or print, collect resources that assist in exploring, describing, and explaining the natural world.
Science Knowledge Product Page
Complete this module’s products before advancing on to the next module
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