Pokémon Science: A Study of Sea Life
Explore the wide variety of marine life found both in the ocean and in the Pokémon anime world, including fish, coral, sea stars, crustaceans, worms, octopi, sharks, eels, jellyfish, and more. This self-paced course has 3 main lessons.
Lauren James
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4.9
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What's included
4 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentMastery Evaluation
1 hour per week. Students can post their answers to any "Expand Your Knowledge" challenge to receive feedback from the teacher.Class Experience
US Grade 1 - 12
This course includes a wide variety of sea creatures, and a few freshwater fish, too! We'll explore their characteristics and compare them to their Pokémon counterparts. We'll also learn a bit about how the complexities of classifying such a wide variety of underwater organisms. Please note, marine mammals (such as whales) and marine reptiles (such as sea turtles) are not included in this course, but are instead discussed in the Pokémon mammal and reptile classes I offer. This is a self-paced class, which means there is no live component. This course contains three main lessons and one bonus lesson. Each main lesson has one recording (each about 40 minutes long), plus extension activities to expand your learning beyond the recording. The "bonus lesson" does not include a video recording, but covers a few more Pokemon, and outlines a "Create Your Own Pokémon" project, where learners are encouraged to create a Pokemon based on a real-life sea creature. Need a discount? Sure thing! All of my self-paced courses are "pay what you can afford." To get the discount you need, sign up for the course first, then message me with the discount you would like, and I will apply a partial refund.
Learning Goals
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
🐟 Explain how scientists classify marine organisms.
🐟 List the phyla that comprise underwater life.
🐟 Describe the defining characteristics of these phyla.
🐟 Compare/contrast the characteristics of a myriad of aquatic Pokemon with their real life counterparts.
Syllabus
4 Lessons
over 4 WeeksLesson 1:
Introduction, Fish
How do scientists study and classify aquatic life? What is taxonomy? We'll answer these questions and start to explore our first Phyla of marine life, called the Phylum Chordata, and the Pokémon inspired by these fishy creatures. Lesson 2:
Fish and Molluscs
In this lesson, we'll learn about some unique sea creatures from the Phylum Chordata that we don't often think of as "fish," such as seahorses, rays, sharks, and eels. We'll also explore the Phylum Mollusca, including octopi and snails. (And of course we'll compare all of these real-life creatures to their Pokémon counterparts!) Lesson 3:
More Sea Life
This lesson includes Phylum Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish), Phylum Annelida (tube worms), Echinodermata (star fish, sea urchin), and Phylum Arthropoda (crabs, lobsters), and the many Pokémon inspired by them. Lesson 4:
Bonus
This small bonus lesson includes more aquatic Pokémon not included in the recordings, and a "Make your own Pokémon" project based on a sea creature. There is no video recording for this lesson. Other Details
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined September, 2017
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Brigham Young University
I am a certified science teacher in the state of Arizona, with more than a decade of experience teaching children. My classes are offered in a lecture format, so your child can participate to his or her comfort level.Reviews
Self-Paced Course
$8
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