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Deep-Sea Creatures - Frightening and Fascinating! Modules 10-16

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Veronica McCleign
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(216)
Students get to explore some of the animals found down in the deep sea, from the frightening to the fascinating!

Class experience

US Grade 5 - 9
Beginner - Advanced Level
7 lessons//7 Weeks
 Week 1
Lesson 1
Module 10
An introduction to ocean zones and what makes them different. The following animals are covered this module: Slime Star, Pointy Nose Blue Chimaera, Bone Eating Worm, Poliopogon Sponge, Mushroom Coral, Sable Fish, Deepwater Hermit Crab, and Cookie Cutter Shark. Each week we will take a look at where in the world they are found, adaptations they have that allow them to survive in their particular environment, diet, defenses, and interesting facts. An introduction to symbiotic relationships.
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Module 11
Furthering our dive into the deep sea, we take a look at 8 new animals this module: Pyrosome, Sea Pen, Lion’s Mane Jelly, Blue Antimora, Mauve Stinger Jelly, Long Spine Sea Urchin, Brisingid Star, and Goosefish. We will take a look at where in the world they are found, how they can survive in their particular environment, diet, and interesting facts. We will look into how some animals function as colonies.
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Module 12
Furthering our dive into the deep sea, we take a look at 8 new animals this module: Spiny Dogfish, Black Coral Plume, Parchment Worm, Black Oreo, Giant Sea Anemone, Homolid Carrier Crab, Cutthroat Eel, and the Chaunacops. We will look at where in the world they are found, how they survive, diet, and interesting facts. Which animal has the fastest firing mechanism in the animal kingdom?
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Module 13
Furthering our dive into the deep sea, we take a look at 8 new animals this module: Flattened Sea Urchin, Acorn Worm, Halosaur, Predatory Tunicate, Fireworks Coral, Tripod Fish, Giant Phantom Jelly, and the Sunflower Star. We will talk about fish that look unreal and like they are standing on stilts, as well as an animal that has become critically endangered.
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Module 14
Furthering our dive into the deep sea, we take a look at 8 new animals this module: Long Legged Shrimp, Shortspine Thornyhead, Squat Lobster, Psychadelic Jelly, Oilfish, Striped Sea Urchin, Aprhodite Sea Mouse, and the Swell Shark. We will see what animal scientists have studied to improve our fiberoptics, as well as an animal that uses fluorescence to communicate.
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Module 15
Furthering our dive into the deep sea, we take a look at 8 new animals this module: Hawaiian Spikefish, Doliolina Midwater Tunicate, Tanner Crab, Abyssal Comb Jelly, Hydrothermal Vent Eelpout, Sand Striker (Bobbit Worm), Duckbill Opalfish, and the Lollipop Cat Shark. Did you know there is a worm that burrows in the sediment can get to be over 9 feet long that can take down a large fish?
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Module 16
Finishing our dive into the deep sea for this class, we take a look at 8 new animals: Sessile Sea Cucumber, Elvis Glitter Worm, Crystal Amphipod, Smallmouth Spiny Eel, Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish), Paper Lantern Jelly, Deep Sea Clam, and the Indosquilla Mantis Shrimp. Have you ever seen worms get in a fight? How about a fish as large as a pickup truck?
I hold an Associates Degree in Wildlife Education. 
Homework Offered
Each module, students will be asked to take what they have learned and apply it to an activity. Such an activity would be 'discovering' their own deep-sea creature. This would include having them describe what zone of the ocean their discovery lives in and what adaptations it has that allows it to live there. This would be posted in the classroom for feedback from the teacher. Another activity would be to imagine they are walking on the beach of the nearest ocean to them and write about a deep-sea creature they found on the beach and include what they consider to be fun facts about it. There will also be weekly printouts to reinforce facts and vocabulary learned, including a crossword puzzle and search-a-word
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
There are Kahoot! review quizzes for each module that the student can take. While they are not required, they are highly encouraged.
Grades Offered
Let me know if you would like grades, or just a certificate of completion. Every week/module there are worksheets (search-a-word and crossword puzzle), a mini activity, and a Quizizz to complete. The worksheets are worth one point each. The mini activity is worth 2 points. For the quiz, each question in the quiz is worth 1 point (points vary per module). The grade in the class will be based on the total number of points. All the students who participate will also receive a certificate of completion.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Parental guidance not needed unless the student doesn't like some scary looking deep-sea animals. 

Nearpod and Kahoot! both are used, no separate account required, links for my specific content will be provided
I have obtained material from a variety of scholarly sources. The largest of which is the Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and Nautilus Live Ocean Exploration Trust. I will be linking directly to several videos on Youtube from Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Schmidt Ocean Institute and Nautilus Live. 
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(216)
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Hello!

My passion for teaching is based on the sciences. I have a Bachelor’s in Nursing as well as Associate Degrees in exotic animals and wildlife education. I have a love of educating others and hopefully sparking interest in continued learning... 
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7 weeks of teacher support
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