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***Remember you are responsible for obtaining the drill for any day that you are not in class.**
August September October November December January February March April May June || || January 22nd - How many oceans are on Earth? January 23rd - What is the biggest animal that lives in the ocean? January 24th - Who were the first navigators of the west? January 25th - What two technological advances really helped improve the field of marine science? January 29th - Why can it be argued that there is only one ocean on Earth? January 30th - What is the most common type of wave in the ocean? January 31st - What are the four parts of a wave sequence? February 1st - If there was a full moon tonight, what type of tide would you expect to have? February 4th - Where is the greatest daily tide change occur? February 5th - If there was a half moon tonight, what type of tide would you expect to have? February 6th - Where do you think you would find the three saltiest areas in the ocean? February 7th - Why does ocean water sink at the poles and rise at the equator? February 12th - Where would you find the greatest change in daily tide? February 13th - If today’s high tide in New Jersey occurs at 1:30pm what time will it occur this coming Saturday? February 14th - What is the major characteristic of an Echinoderm? February 15th - No Drill February 19th - Provide one example of an organism in found in Phylum Echinodermata? February 20th - What is the biggest sea star found in the ocean? February 21st - What are the three symbiotic relationships that can take place in the ocean? February 22nd - No Drills February 25th - What is the difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate? February 26th - What three things can an octopus do that makes it a master of disguise? February 27th - List two toxic jellyfish found in the ocean. February 28th - What are the three classes that make up Phylum Mollusca? March 4th - List three animals that you would find in Phylum Mollusca.
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August 28th - What is the largest animal ever to live in the ocean? August 29th - How many oceans exist on planet Earth? Name them. August 30th - Why can it be argued that there is only one ocean on Earth? August 31st - What are the four parts of a wave sequence? September 4th - Why is the water around Florida saltier than that off the coast of New Jersey? September 5th - If high tide is occurring at 12:34am on Tuesday what time will it occur on Friday? September 6th - Where is the greatest water level change due to high and low tides found to occur? September 7th - What areas in the ocean would you find healthy growing coral? September 10th - What type of tide would take place when 95% of the moon is visible? September 11th - Provide two positive functions of mangroves. September 12th - What are the four layers of the ocean? September 13th - What are the three most common types of reefs? September 14th - What are the three types of symbiotic relationships? September 17th - What are the two parts of a parasitic relationship? September 18th - What is the Greek term for armored skin? September 19th - In - Service September 20th - What does the name megalodon mean? September 21st - What is the largest sea star in the ocean? September 24th - What sea star destroys reefs in it’s own attempt to survive? September 25th - What are the five classes found in Phylum Echinodermata? September 26th - Name two of the four classes of Phylum Cnidaria. September 27th - Name two of the four classes of Phylum Cnidaria. September 28th - What is another name for an anemone fish? October 1st - List three invertebrates found in the ocean that are poisonous. October 2nd - Are there more invertebrates or vertebrates in the ocean? October 3rd - List four phylums that include invertebrates. October 4th - What two functions of bioluminenesce? October 5th - What are the groups found in class Icthyes? October 8th - Which of groups of fish in Class Icthyes is known to be "jawless"? October 9th - Which of the groups of fish in Class Icthyes is known to be "Boney"? October 10th - Which of the groups of fish in Class Icthyes is known to be "cartilaginous"? October 11th - What is the largest boney fish in the ocean? October 12th - What are the two largest sharks in the ocean today? October 15th - In-service October 16th - What is the difference between invertebrates and vertebrates? October 17th - What type of coloring allows fish to blend in perfectly with their environment with camouflage? October 18th - What kind of coloration is displayed by the Regal Angelfish pictured below? October 19th - Is the fish pictured below a shark or a ray? Explain how you know. October 22nd - List the three sharks that are considered man eaters. October 23rd - Provide two energy efficient characteristics of sharks. October 24th - What feature allows certain sharks to sit on the bottom and still be able to breathe? October 25th - What is the only shark that can pick it’s head out of the water? October 26th - What are the two biggest reasons sharks are harvested for their fins? October 29th - No School October 30th - No School October 31st - No School November 1st - What is the less expensive method for catching the greatest amount of sharks? November 2nd - What do companies promote shark cartilage does for you? November 5th - What sharks are discriminated against and not finned? November 6th - List two groups who are trying to prevent shark finning. November 7th - How do researchers tell great whites apart? November 8th - Sharks often mistake humans for what animal when they attack humans? November 9th - Besides sharks, what other animal’s fins are taken and pushed off as shark fins? November 12th - Besides sharks, what other animal’s fins are taken and pushed off as shark fins? November 13th - What are four types of coloration found in fish? November 14th - What is the difference between pelagic and benthic fish? November 15th - Over 8,000 tons of shark fins are processed each year. The fins only amount to 4% of a shark's bodyweight. How many tons of sharks are wasted and discarder back into the ocean? November 16th - What two groups are whales separated into? November 19th - What are the three main characteristics of mammals? November 20th - What whale is identifiable by it’s black and white coloring? November 21st - How do whales find their way around in the dark of the ocean? November 27th - What dolphins would you find in a Sea World Water Park show? November 28th - What two features of a dorsal fin put a whale in the rorqual family? November 29th - What three countries are still commercial whaling today? November 30th - Why do only the male humpbacks sing? How long do they sing for? December 3rd - What is one reason environmentalists give for whale meat not being fit for human consumption? December 4th - What recent event (20th Century) caused a spike in the amount of whale consumed in Japan? December 5th - What are the three items whales are harvested for? December 6th - Besides whales, what other marine mammals do you know of that could be harvested for it’s blubber? December 7th - List five different types of toothed whales. December 10th - What are the types of animals that are classified in the Pinnipeds? December 11th - What is being blamed for many of the whale strandings that have taken place in the last ten years? December 12th - What type of seal is the largest in the world? December 13th - What are three reasons why seals are hunted? December 14th - Besides terrestrial surveys, what is another survey scientists use to count populations? December 17th - No Drill December 18th - Why do harp seal pups have white fur? December 19th - How does global warming effect the pinniped population? December 20th - What does the word pinniped actually mean? December 21st - No Drill January 3rd - List three different reptiles. January 4th - No Drill January 7th - Why are sea snakes overexploited? January 8th - Of the seven species of sea turtles, how many are on the endangered species list? January 9th - January10th - What determines the sex of a sea turtle when they are incubating? January 11th - How can you differentiate between a male and female sea turtle? January 14th - What is a false crawl? January 15th - How do the bones of a penguin differ from the bones of regular birds? January 16th - No School January 17th - Which Emperor Penguin is responsible for incubating the egg? January 18th -
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