Date

Details

June 23 rd

6 PM

Curry Student Center Ballroom, Boston Campus

Parent Orientation Meeting

Week One

July 11 th

730

830

930

1030

1130

1215

115

200

245

300

Marine Science Center (MSC)        LT 0917

Board Bus

Orientation, hand out nametags, binders, cubbies, boots, journals and T-shirts

Ice Breaker

Intertidal Exploration: practice sketching, note-taking, observations

Lab Tour

Lunch

Go over daily AM and PM routines—demonstrations and assignments

Intro to Coastal Marine Systems (Blume)

Intro to Oceanography (Hajduk)

Evaluations and Journals

Board bus

July 12 th

730

800

1130

1230

130

200

230

315

330

Boston Campus

Morning Meeting

Intro to GIS/ Scavenger Hunt (Fritch)

Lunch

Writing Workshop (Denn)

Pick groups/ Group names

State of the Oceans Presentation (Blume/ Hajduk)

Biodiversity Activity (All)

Evals/Journals

Dismissal

July 13 th

730

830

930

1000

1130

1215

130

200

245

300

MSC        LT 1040

Board Bus

(Daily Routines)

Taxonomy and Classification (Blume/ Hajduk)

Food Webs/ Eating Strategies

Rocky Intertidal Exploration & Collection: Animals and Algae (All)

Lunch

Organism ID: Classification and Food Web (Blume/ Hajduk)

Algae ID   (Blume/ Hajduk)

Algae Press   (All)

Evals/ Journals

Board Bus

July 14 th

730

830

930

1130

130

200

245

300

MSC        LT 1125

Board Bus

(Daily Routines)

Salt Marsh Presentation

Salt Marsh (Ewanchuk)

Lunch (At marsh)

Return to lab

Data Compilation and Analysis

Evals/Journals

Board Bus

July 15 th

830

1100

1145

200

245

300

MSC        LT 1213

(Daily Routines)

Geology (Fritch)

Early Lunch

Sandy Beach (Blume)

Data Compilation and Analysis

Evals/Journals

Board Bus

July 18 th

730

830

1000

1130

1230

130

245

300

MSC        LT 1456

Board Bus

(Daily Routines)

Make Plankton Nets

R/V Mysis Cruise—Biological Oceanography: Plankton tow, Otter Trawl, ROV

Lunch on boat

ID Plankton

Intertidal Checklist/ Scavenger Hunt

Evals/Journals

Board Bus

July 19 th

730

800

930

1130

1230

130

230

315

330

Boston Campus

Morning meeting

GIS (Fritch)/ Writing (Denn)

GIS (Fritch)/ Writing (Denn)

Lunch

Plankton Models

Plankton Races

Fish Banks

Evals/Journals

Dismissal

July 20 th

730

830

1100

1130

200

245

300

MSC        LT 1648

Board Bus

(Daily Routines)

Salinity, Density and Temperature Experiments

Make Hydrometers

R/V Mysis Cruise—Chemical Oceanography: Water Quality testing

Lunch on boat

Data Analysis/ Create Vertical Water Profile

Evals/Journals

Board Bus

July 21 st

730

800

930

1130

1230

315

330

Boston

Morning Meeting

GIS (Fritch)/ Writing (Denn)

GIS (Fritch)/ Writing (Denn)

Lunch

Career Choices in Marine Science

Computer Search, Collect Info and Present

Evals/Journals

Dismissal

July 22 nd

730

815

300

MSC        LT 1826

Board Bus

Board R/V Mysis for Whale Watch

Trip Out: Marine Birds and Mammals Activity

Way In: Navigation and Relaxation

Board Bus

Week Three

July 25 th

730

830

930

1100

1130

200

245

300

MSC        LT 0900

Board Bus

(Daily Routines)

Tide and Current Experiments (Hajduk)

Build Buoys (Hajduk)

R/V Mysis Cruise—Physical Oceanography: Buoy Tracking and Secchi Discs (Hajduk)

Lunch on boat

Data Compilation and Analysis

Evals/Journals

Board Bus

July 26 th

730

830

900

1130

1230

130

245

Boston

Morning Meeting

Take T to New England Aquarium (Hajduk/Sullivan)

NEAq Activities

Lunch

Volunteer Opportunities at NEAq (NEAq Staff)

Sea Lion Show

Behind the Scenes Tours

Board T

July 27 th

730

800

930

1130

1230

315

330

Boston

Morning Meeting

GIS (Fritch)/ Writing (Denn)

GIS (Fritch)/ Writing (Denn)

Lunch

Campus tours (CenSISS)

Evals/Journals

Dismissal

July 28 th

730

800

1130

1230

200

315

330

Boston

Morning Meeting

Project/ Presentation Development (Sullivan/ Denn)

Specific Writing exercise

Lunch

Presentation Skills Activity (All)

Fish Banks

Evals/Journals

Dismissal

July 29 th

730

830

1130

1230

300

MSC        LT 1224

Board Bus

Project/ Presentation Development (Sullivan/ Denn)

Practice Runs w/ Peer Critique

Lunch

Logo Contest/ Mural

Fun, V-Ball

Board Bus

July 30 th

830

930

1100

MSC

Board Bus

Parent Tours

Projects/ Presentations

Awards Ceremony

BBQ