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Oceanography: 8th Grade
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I. Physical Oceanography A. History of Ocean Exploration B. Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics 1. Alfred Wegener and the Theory of Continental Drift 2. Technology and Ocean Exploration 3. Physical Features of the Ocean Floor 4. Earthquakes and Seismic Waves 5. Structure of the Earth 6. Convection in the Asthenosphere 7. Magnetism, Volcanism, and Seafloor Spreading 8. Rock Cycle and Cycling of the Seafloor C. Erosion, Deposition and Coastal Processes 1. Sand, Sediments, and Marine Rocks 2. Waves and Tides 3. Coastal Erosion II. Chemistry and Physics of the Marine Environment A. Chemical and Physical Properties of Matter 1. Classification of Matter 2. Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures 3. Solutions, Suspensions, Colloids B. Atoms and Atomic Theory C. Periodic Table of Elements 1. Electron Diagrams D. Physical and Chemical Properties of Water 1. Ionic, Covalent, and Hydrogen Bonds 2. Adhesion, Cohesion, Surface Tension, Universal Solvent, 3. Temperature, Salinity, Density, and Ocean Currents III. Marine Biology A. Cells and Single-Celled Marine Organisms 1. Cellular Respiration a) Law of Conservation of Matter and Energy 2. Carbon Cycle and Ocean Acidification B. Sexual and Asexual Reproduction in Marine Organisms 1. Meiosis and Mitosis 2. DNA, Heredity, and Punnett Squares C. Marine Paleontology: Evolution, Genetic Drift, Population Changes, and Mass Extinctions D. Taxonomy and Classification of Life E. Organization of Living Things (Cells, Tissues, Organs, Systems, Organisms) F. Marine Ecosystems 1. Coral Reefs 2. Benthic and Pelagic Ecosystems 3. Chemosynthesis and Deep Ocean Ecosystems 4. Homeostasis and Human Disruption of Marine Ecosystems
Gifted Science with Mrs. Flynt
Gifford Middle School - Indian River County, Florida
Phone: 772-564-3586
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