Diving Deeper Into The Marine Environment
- School:
- Yulee High
- Subject:
- Science
- Teacher:
- Rhian Smith
- Students Impacted:
- 300
- Grade:
- 9-12
- Date:
- February 18, 2025
0% Funded
Only $1,200.00 Needed
Goal
My goal is to provide engaging and hands-on lab experiences to better connect our marine science students with the ocean environment.
What will be done with my students
These materials will be used to develop and incorporate a variety of lab activities into the course that students will be able to participate in to make the course more enjoyable and relatable for students. The majority of the materials are either reusable or contain enough supplies to last for a few years of implementation in the course, allowing a larger number of students to benefit.
Funding will provide access to at least seven different lab activities including those that cover the following concepts: ocean acidification; properties of water; water quality testing; ocean currents; the Coriolis effect; oil spills and cleanups; fishing skills, safety, and conservation. These activities will be incorporated into lessons throughout the school year, allowing for meaningful hands-on activities to be paired with most major course topics.
Given that Marine Science is still a fairly new course to the school, we are starting from scratch. This means that any funding we can acquire will be put to use immediately for the benefit of the students.
Benefits to my students
Students in marine science benefit from lab experiences to enable a better understanding of the course materials- particularly those concepts centered around physical oceanography and ocean chemistry. These topics can be challenging when only presented conceptually and are better understood through more hands-on experiments and demonstrations.
These materials would allow students to work collaboratively to explore these difficult concepts and gain a more complete understanding of the marine environment.
As an added bonus, these types of activities often inspire a greater interest in marine science which could increase the number of students wishing to pursue a career in a related field.
Budget Narrative
The desired items will be purchased from a variety of sources in an effort to keep costs low while accommodating as many students and as many different activities as possible.
This course is currently working without a baseline of materials aside from the textbook and online resources, so any and all physical materials will be greatly appreciated by both myself and my students.
Items
| # | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bromothymol Blue (x2) | $50.00 |
| 2 | Straws | $10.00 |
| 3 | Plastic Transfer Pipettes | $20.00 |
| 4 | Turbidity Tube | $90.00 |
| 5 | Hydrometer | $15.00 |
| 6 | Refractometer | $20.00 |
| 7 | Secchi Disk | $25.00 |
| 8 | pH Test Strips | $35.00 |
| 9 | Plankton Tow Net | $40.00 |
| 10 | Plastic Totes (x6) | $60.00 |
| 11 | Backyard Bass | $80.00 |
| 12 | Fishing Poles | $250.00 |
| 13 | Ocean Current Demo Models (x3) | $120.00 |
| 14 | Coriolis Effect Lab Kits (x3) | $300.00 |
| 15 | Dissolved Oxygen Meter | $85.00 |
| Total: | $1,200.00 |
0% Funded
Only $1,200.00 Needed
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