Discovering the Living Ocean: A Manual of Field and Laboratory Activities

Author(s): Paul Detwiler

Edition: 2

Copyright: 2023

Pages: 374

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Discovering the Living Ocean provides a suitable manual in marine biology that is engaging, easy to read, and relevant for nonscience majors in community college as well as for high school students who have no previous background in biology. This full-color publication includes activities that challenge and inspire students to learn more about the Ocean that all of us share and depend on in so many ways. The variety of exercises and activities allow instructors to select ones that are feasible for their classroom use, given their students’ abilities, the time constraints of the class period, and the types of resources available in the classroom and in the field. The included activities expose students to some of the multifaceted disciplines that marine biologists must have a working knowledge of: microbiology, zoology, phycology, anatomy, physiology, ecology, and oceanography (to name a few).

Accompanying instructional video clips helps students understand the procedures being used in each activity and takes them through the steps required to complete each lab. These clips include 21 high-quality video segments with 83 minutes of content, including 20 minutes of narrated video microscope footage highlighting anatomical features and behavioral traits of 27 species of marine plankton and meiofauna.

Click here to see the Video Table of Contents. 

View an introductory clip of the video by clicking here. 

Watch the Ultimate Loligo Dissection from the NMEA Annual Conference workshop, June 2011: 

Click here to see how Discover the Living Ocean corresponds to the National Science Standards.

Preface

Safety Precautions for Science Activities

ACTIVITIES

Microscopy: Use of the Compound and Dissecting Microscopes in the  Marine Biology Laboratory

Parts of the Microscope—Preparation of a Wet Mount Slide—Focusing and  Depth of Field—Microscopic Measurements—Oil Immersion Technique— Dissecting Microscopes

Examining the Properties of Seawater

Temperature and Density—Salinity and Density—Determining Salinity— Salinity and Buoyancy—Influence of Temperature on Salinity and Density

Classifying and Identifying Marine Invertebrates

Exercise in Creating a Key—Key to Major Phyla of Marine Invertebrates

An Exercise in Observing and Describing Marine Organisms

Marine Microbiology

Smear Preparation

Procedure Antimicrobial Effects of Marine Extracts

Observing Plankton

Phytoplankton—Zooplankton—Zooplankton Response to Light— Quantification of a Plankton Sample

The Effects of Pollution on Phytoplankton Growth

Phycology: The Study of Marine Algae

Overview of Major Groups—Seaweed Identification—Preparing a Pressing of a Marine Algae

Invertebrate Zoology: Porifera

Sponge Feeding—Sponge Reproduction—Sponge Skeleton Invertebrate

Zoology: Phylum Cnidaria

Hydrozoans (Phylum Cnidaria, Class Hydrozoa)—Colonial Hydrozoans— Class Anthozoa—Class Scyphozoa

Cephalopod Adaptations

External Anatomy—Internal Anatomy

Invertebrate Zoology: Marine Arthropods

Observation of Marine Chelicerates—Study of a Representative Marine Decapod—Internal Anatomy—Comparison of Crustaceans

Phylum Echinodermata—Sea Urchin Biology

Sea Urchin Anatomy—External Anatomy—Internal Anatomy— Fertilization in the Sea Urchin

Ichthyology: External and Internal Anatomy of a Bony Fish

External Anatomy—Internal Anatomy

Physiology: Temperature Effects on the Metabolism of Marine Ectotherms

Metabolic Rate of Daphnia—Metabolic Rate In a Goldfish—Circulation in a Goldfish

Marine Mammals: Anatomy and Physiology

Skeletal Modifications for Aquatic Existence—Skull Adaptations—Physiological Responses to Deep Diving

FIELD STUDIES

Oceanography Activities on a Pier or Dock

Physical Oceanography—Light Penetrance/Water Clarity—Collecting a Water Sample for Physical and Chemical Analysis—Chemical Oceanography—Dissolved Oxygen and Biological Oxygen Demand—Chemical Oceanography—pH Testing, Salinity, Density, and Nutrients—Biological Oceanography—Plankton Collection and Calculation of Plankton Density—Biological Oceanography— Benthic Species—Biological Oceanography—Identifying Coastal Species

Fouling Community

Rocky Intertidal Zone

Survey of Intertidal Zone and Scavenger Hunt—Mollusk Measurements— Comparison of Tidepools: Abiotic and Biotic Factors—Quadrat Survey along Range of Intertidal Habitat

Sandy Beach Survey

Beach Survey and Construction of a Beach Profile—Determining the Particle Size Distribution of Beach Sediment—Meiofauna—Field Collection  of Meiofauna—Laboratory Study of Meiofauna—Identification of Meiofaunal  Organisms and Observations on Locomotion—Seine Net

Ornithology: Observing Coastal Birds

Birdwatching—Research Proposal—Field Notes in Biology—Checklist of Coastal Birds of The Atlantic Coast—Checklist of Coastal Birds of The Gulf Coast—Checklist of Coastal Birds of The Pacific Coast (Including Alaska  and Hawaii)

APPENDICES 

Metric System

Glossary of Marine Biology Terms (with Latin and Greek Prefixes and Word Roots)

Bibliography of Field & Identification Guides for North American

Marine Organisms

Depth Zonation of the World Ocean—Oceans and the Seas

Table of Beaufort Sea State

Paul Detwiler

Professor Paul Detwiler developed his love for the seashore and ocean by frequent visits to the rocky shore tide pools of the California coast as a child. He has comprehensive experience in the field of marine science working as a researcher, technician, videographer, and educator in Bermuda, Florida, Australia, and Southern California. His interests include marine invertebrate ecology (especially echinoderms), coral reef management and conservation, and developing multimedia for marine science education.

He received his undergraduate degrees in Marine Biology and Genetics from the University of California, Berkeley, and his Master's in Marine Ecology from San Diego State University-California State University. He has held teaching, research, and consulting positions with San Diego State University, the University of San Diego, both the San Diego and Los Angeles Natural History Museums, the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, Reef.org, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He was a textbook reviewer for Castro and Huber's Marine Biology (10th ed.) and for Karleskint, Turner and Small's Introduction to Marine Biology (4th ed), as well as a writer and editor for the latter's supplemental Instructor's Test Bank. Since 2001 he has served as faculty in the San Diego Community College District, teaching courses in Marine Biology, Oceanography, Environmental Science, and General Biology, emphasizing experiential learning activities in biological science curricula.

Discovering the Living Ocean provides a suitable manual in marine biology that is engaging, easy to read, and relevant for nonscience majors in community college as well as for high school students who have no previous background in biology. This full-color publication includes activities that challenge and inspire students to learn more about the Ocean that all of us share and depend on in so many ways. The variety of exercises and activities allow instructors to select ones that are feasible for their classroom use, given their students’ abilities, the time constraints of the class period, and the types of resources available in the classroom and in the field. The included activities expose students to some of the multifaceted disciplines that marine biologists must have a working knowledge of: microbiology, zoology, phycology, anatomy, physiology, ecology, and oceanography (to name a few).

Accompanying instructional video clips helps students understand the procedures being used in each activity and takes them through the steps required to complete each lab. These clips include 21 high-quality video segments with 83 minutes of content, including 20 minutes of narrated video microscope footage highlighting anatomical features and behavioral traits of 27 species of marine plankton and meiofauna.

Click here to see the Video Table of Contents. 

View an introductory clip of the video by clicking here. 

Watch the Ultimate Loligo Dissection from the NMEA Annual Conference workshop, June 2011: 

Click here to see how Discover the Living Ocean corresponds to the National Science Standards.

Preface

Safety Precautions for Science Activities

ACTIVITIES

Microscopy: Use of the Compound and Dissecting Microscopes in the  Marine Biology Laboratory

Parts of the Microscope—Preparation of a Wet Mount Slide—Focusing and  Depth of Field—Microscopic Measurements—Oil Immersion Technique— Dissecting Microscopes

Examining the Properties of Seawater

Temperature and Density—Salinity and Density—Determining Salinity— Salinity and Buoyancy—Influence of Temperature on Salinity and Density

Classifying and Identifying Marine Invertebrates

Exercise in Creating a Key—Key to Major Phyla of Marine Invertebrates

An Exercise in Observing and Describing Marine Organisms

Marine Microbiology

Smear Preparation

Procedure Antimicrobial Effects of Marine Extracts

Observing Plankton

Phytoplankton—Zooplankton—Zooplankton Response to Light— Quantification of a Plankton Sample

The Effects of Pollution on Phytoplankton Growth

Phycology: The Study of Marine Algae

Overview of Major Groups—Seaweed Identification—Preparing a Pressing of a Marine Algae

Invertebrate Zoology: Porifera

Sponge Feeding—Sponge Reproduction—Sponge Skeleton Invertebrate

Zoology: Phylum Cnidaria

Hydrozoans (Phylum Cnidaria, Class Hydrozoa)—Colonial Hydrozoans— Class Anthozoa—Class Scyphozoa

Cephalopod Adaptations

External Anatomy—Internal Anatomy

Invertebrate Zoology: Marine Arthropods

Observation of Marine Chelicerates—Study of a Representative Marine Decapod—Internal Anatomy—Comparison of Crustaceans

Phylum Echinodermata—Sea Urchin Biology

Sea Urchin Anatomy—External Anatomy—Internal Anatomy— Fertilization in the Sea Urchin

Ichthyology: External and Internal Anatomy of a Bony Fish

External Anatomy—Internal Anatomy

Physiology: Temperature Effects on the Metabolism of Marine Ectotherms

Metabolic Rate of Daphnia—Metabolic Rate In a Goldfish—Circulation in a Goldfish

Marine Mammals: Anatomy and Physiology

Skeletal Modifications for Aquatic Existence—Skull Adaptations—Physiological Responses to Deep Diving

FIELD STUDIES

Oceanography Activities on a Pier or Dock

Physical Oceanography—Light Penetrance/Water Clarity—Collecting a Water Sample for Physical and Chemical Analysis—Chemical Oceanography—Dissolved Oxygen and Biological Oxygen Demand—Chemical Oceanography—pH Testing, Salinity, Density, and Nutrients—Biological Oceanography—Plankton Collection and Calculation of Plankton Density—Biological Oceanography— Benthic Species—Biological Oceanography—Identifying Coastal Species

Fouling Community

Rocky Intertidal Zone

Survey of Intertidal Zone and Scavenger Hunt—Mollusk Measurements— Comparison of Tidepools: Abiotic and Biotic Factors—Quadrat Survey along Range of Intertidal Habitat

Sandy Beach Survey

Beach Survey and Construction of a Beach Profile—Determining the Particle Size Distribution of Beach Sediment—Meiofauna—Field Collection  of Meiofauna—Laboratory Study of Meiofauna—Identification of Meiofaunal  Organisms and Observations on Locomotion—Seine Net

Ornithology: Observing Coastal Birds

Birdwatching—Research Proposal—Field Notes in Biology—Checklist of Coastal Birds of The Atlantic Coast—Checklist of Coastal Birds of The Gulf Coast—Checklist of Coastal Birds of The Pacific Coast (Including Alaska  and Hawaii)

APPENDICES 

Metric System

Glossary of Marine Biology Terms (with Latin and Greek Prefixes and Word Roots)

Bibliography of Field & Identification Guides for North American

Marine Organisms

Depth Zonation of the World Ocean—Oceans and the Seas

Table of Beaufort Sea State

Paul Detwiler

Professor Paul Detwiler developed his love for the seashore and ocean by frequent visits to the rocky shore tide pools of the California coast as a child. He has comprehensive experience in the field of marine science working as a researcher, technician, videographer, and educator in Bermuda, Florida, Australia, and Southern California. His interests include marine invertebrate ecology (especially echinoderms), coral reef management and conservation, and developing multimedia for marine science education.

He received his undergraduate degrees in Marine Biology and Genetics from the University of California, Berkeley, and his Master's in Marine Ecology from San Diego State University-California State University. He has held teaching, research, and consulting positions with San Diego State University, the University of San Diego, both the San Diego and Los Angeles Natural History Museums, the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, Reef.org, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He was a textbook reviewer for Castro and Huber's Marine Biology (10th ed.) and for Karleskint, Turner and Small's Introduction to Marine Biology (4th ed), as well as a writer and editor for the latter's supplemental Instructor's Test Bank. Since 2001 he has served as faculty in the San Diego Community College District, teaching courses in Marine Biology, Oceanography, Environmental Science, and General Biology, emphasizing experiential learning activities in biological science curricula.