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Creepy Creatures of the Sea
Octopuses & Sharks, Whales & Dolphins: Science Detectives! (Semester Long)
Leeyanne Moore MFA
Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(224)
Do dolphins use baby-talk? Do octopuses know how to count? Can sharks hear your heart beating? Become a science detective in this online semester course and explore questions about animal intelligence.
Class experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Beginner Level
Your learner will come away from this class knowing a lot more about the biological wonders of various large and small sea creatures. We are going to become science detectives and try to answer the following perplexing questions about animal intelligence, and large underwater sea creatures in particular: Are octopuses successful escape artists? Do dolphins use baby-talk with their young? Can a shark use electricity to navigate? Do orcas purposely try to sink ships? In each class we will:...
Students will learn: Critical thinking skills: how to compare and contrast the meaning of skepticism tools for being a good skeptic creating arguments based on analysis & critical thinking skills Basic facts about octopuses, sharks, whales, and their families: basic defense mechanisms in large sea animals anatomy of large sea creatures biological terms like anthropomorphism and chromatophors Philosophy of Science topics: how scientists define self-consciousness how scientists define intelligence what tests on animals can prove or can't prove about animal consciousness Cryptozoology: the academic procedure academics use to study animals that haven't been proven to exist processes by which exaggerated myths can perpetuate erroneous knowledge
One third of this class is devoted to facts about octopuses, sharks, and whales. One third to looking at sea lore and myth in terms of how it affects our knowledge and behavior towards these animals, and the final third of the class is about developing critical thinking skills in young minds when it comes to urban legends surrounding these creatures As a rhetoric professor teaching critical thinking skills at the university level, I've found kids 10 through 13 are natural skeptics who enjoy soaking up fundamental concepts in critical thinking. Students will learn how to assess the agenda of media that presents them with proof that 'monsters' exist down in the trenches of the ocean. Once students master a few critical thinking concepts and new vocabulary words, I use urban legends and lore about sea creatures to spark excitement and then un-peel our thoughts surrounding sticky questions about how we know whether something is true or not. Finally, I will examine with the learners how and why urban legends, myths, and hoaxes spring into being. In addition to this I use my undergraduate background in philosophy to examine the philosophy of science about animal intelligence -- in particular the intelligence of invertebrates. Finally, I've have a masters degree I use to develop a specialty in literature about sea lore. While doing research for a novel in progress, I've amassed a wealth of science based facts about cephalopods, cetacea, and elasmobranchii from reliable sources listed under sources.
Homework Offered
A one page handout will be provided for each class. This handout is meant to assist the students in taking notes, so they can compete in the team quiz each day in class. Is your learner new to taking notes? Not to worry! The quiz is short, basic, and only for fun!0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Students compete in two teams to see who can remember the most from yesterday’s lesson. There is a team winner at the end of each day and an overall team winner at the end of the week. This fun competition rallies 85% of students to review the material from the week before and provides them with an entertaining refresher on what we learned before we move on.Grades Offered
Students will have handouts to print up and fill out during class. Students without a printer can also pull up the handout on their computer and fill it out.
Sometimes we'll be looking at dead sea creatures or hoaxes made to look like dead sea creatures.
Octopus: The Most Mysterious Creature of the Sea Octopus: The Ocean’s Intelligent Invertebrate Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness The Soul of an Octopus Octopus Lab: Scientific experiments on Octopus Intelligence https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXCLj07MUuxHfu6zlEWRjHJTJ2eUUj1lN Cephalopod Cognition Kracken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid Advances in Marine Biology Sharks The Wonder of Sharks Great White Sharks: The Biology of Carcharodon Charcharias The Secret Life of Sharks: A Leading Marine Biologist Reveals the Mysteries of Shark Behavior The Biology of Sharks and Rays The Breath of A Whale: The Science and Spirit of Pacific Ocean Giants Spying on Whales: The Past, Present and Future of Earth’s Most Awesome Creatures Deep Thinkers: Inside the Minds of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises Death At Sea World: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity A Pod of Killer Whales: The Mysterious and Beautiful Life of the Orca Articles on cephalopods, cetacea, and elasmobranchii, from Scientific American, Science, Nature, New Scientist
Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(224)
Hello everybody! For twenty-five years I've taught children, teens, college students, and adults. I believe nurturing, listening, and positively encouraging all learners to fulfill their creative and intellectual potential. I am always asking...
Group Class
$195
for 13 classes1x per week, 13 weeks
50 min
Completed by 9 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
1-4 learners per class
