Marine Science Video Series (*In-Class Only* Assignments)
The Marine Science Video Series is a series of videos shared in class to help students tie together concepts taught during each model's lessons. These assignments are only available for students to complete in class for an extra grade. If they are not completed in class, during class time the assignment is excused.
Blue Planet II: Our Blue Planet
1.In the late 1960’s why was the population of herring in the waters near Norway on the verge of collapse? What was the solution? How has the solution worked?
2.What hunting tactics have orcas taken in modern days in response to fishing activity? Why is this dangerous behavior?
3.Why is sound so important to organisms in the ocean? What are the effects of sound pollution on marine organisms? Provide examples of both.
4.How are albatross being affected by plastics in our ocean? How are scientists able to find out what albatross are eating and where they are gaining the rubbish?
5.What efforts have been taken to save the leatherback turtles in the Caribbean? What impact has the conservation efforts had on the leatherback population?
6.What threat do whale sharks face in the open ocean? What do shark biologists think is the key to saving the whale shark?
7.How do the international community impact life in the ocean? What impact has it had on the population of sperm whales near Sri Lanka?
8.How are the temperature changes in the polar regions affecting water levels? Why?
2.What hunting tactics have orcas taken in modern days in response to fishing activity? Why is this dangerous behavior?
3.Why is sound so important to organisms in the ocean? What are the effects of sound pollution on marine organisms? Provide examples of both.
4.How are albatross being affected by plastics in our ocean? How are scientists able to find out what albatross are eating and where they are gaining the rubbish?
5.What efforts have been taken to save the leatherback turtles in the Caribbean? What impact has the conservation efforts had on the leatherback population?
6.What threat do whale sharks face in the open ocean? What do shark biologists think is the key to saving the whale shark?
7.How do the international community impact life in the ocean? What impact has it had on the population of sperm whales near Sri Lanka?
8.How are the temperature changes in the polar regions affecting water levels? Why?