Course curriculum

Marine Biologist in Training is an 5-lesson course that is chalked full of educational videos, interactive games, and fun activities to keep students engaged and learning. Students in this program will learn about marine ecology, scientific research, and careers in marine sciences.

  • 1

    Introduction to Marine Science

    • Welcome to MBIT online!

    • Download and Print Handbook

    • Welcome

    • What is your prior knowledge?

    • Know/Wonder/Question Activity

    • Visualization Activity

    • So you want to be a marine biologist podcast

    • What type of marine scientist do you want to be?

    • Marine Scientist Spotlight: Dr. Elaine Leung, Sea Smart's Founder

    • Two Truths and a Lie

    • Marine Scientist Spotlight: Lian Kwong

    • Marine Biologists and the Scientific Method

    • What is the scientific method?

    • Research Methods

    • Fair Test Game

    • The Scientific Method Questions

    • A review of the scientific method

    • Choose a research project

    • Finding your research question

    • What will be the focus of your research project?

    • Research project ideas

    • Starting your observations

    • Your research project

    • Extension Challenge: Conduct a Neighborhood Cleanup!

    • Optional Content: Whale Scat Sniffing Dog (From 2 truths and a lie)

    • Demographic Form - please complete before proceeding
  • 2

    The Intertidal Zone

    • The Intertidal Zone

    • What is the intertidal zone?

    • Review of the intertidal zone

    • Who lives in the intertidal zone?

    • Match the name with the picture

    • Intertidal Animal Match

    • Marine Scientist Spotlight: Dr. Heidi Gartner

    • Scientific Sketching

    • What does a scientific sketch look like?

    • How to make a scientific sketch

    • Make a Scientific Sketch

    • Do you enjoy making scientific sketches?

    • Research Project observations

    • Research Project

    • How to Make a Quadrat

    • Using Quadrats

    • Extension Activity: Intertidal Survey!

    • Optional Content: Marine Scientist Spotlight: Ruby Banwait, Aquarium Biologist

    • Optional Content: Marine Scientist Spotlight: Ariadne Reynolds, Marine Biologist

    • Optional Challenge: Do a Sea Star Survey

    • Optional Challenge: SIMRS Sea Star Worksheet
  • 3

    Watershed Connections + Pacific Salmon

    • What is a watershed?

    • Review: What is a watershed?

    • Mapping

    • Mapping activity

    • Important Map Elements

    • Salmon Lifecycle

    • Salmon Lifecycle Video

    • Importance of Pacific Salmon

    • Why are Pacific Salmon important?

    • Pacific Salmon Review Questions

    • Research Project: Observations

    • Threats to Salmon and How We Can Help!

    • Sustainable Seafood

    • Extension Activity: Sustainable Seafood Challenge

    • Optional Content: Autumn Peltier, Youth Water Advocate

    • Optional Content: Marine Scientist Spotlight: Ayana Johnson, Marine Biologist

    • Optional Content: Pacific Salmon Video
  • 4

    Marine Mammals

    • What are Marine Mammals?

    • Marine Mammals Evolution

    • How Whales Evolved from a Land to a Marine Mammal

    • Marine Mammal Evolution Questions

    • How Marine Mammals Survive Underwater

    • How Marine Mammals Survive Underwater (Review)

    • Why are Marine Mammals So Big?

    • Why are Marine Mammals so Big? (Review)

    • How to Tell the Difference Between Seals and Sea Lions

    • Marine Mammal Identification

    • Marine Mammal Identification

    • Noise Pollution: A Threat to Marine Mammals

    • Extension Activity: Calculating Ocean Noise and Fuel Consumption During Transportation of Items

    • Research Project: What type of graph to use?

    • Research Project: Graphing your results

    • Research Project: Creating your graph/chart

    • Marine Scientist Spotlight: Dr. Sylvia Earle

    • Marine Mammals: True or False?

    • Marine Mammals: True or False?

    • Optional Content: Marine Scientist Spotlight: Asha de Vos, Marine Biologist and National Geographic Explorer

    • Optional Content: Tedx talk on Ocean Noise by Kristin Westdal, Arctic Marine Mammal Biologist

    • Optional Content: Remember The Sea by ©Janey McLeod-White Positive Poetry.2019

    • Optional Challenge: Conservation Art
  • 5

    Reducing Ocean Threats

    • Marine Scientist Spotlight: Dr. Nicole Cann from Parks Canada

    • Importance of the ocean T or F

    • How long to break down?

    • How We Can Keep Plastic Out of our Oceans

    • How can we keep plastics out of our oceans? (Review)

    • Threat: Overfishing

    • Threat: Overfishing (Review)

    • Research Project Presentation

    • Research Project Presentation

    • Ocean Awareness Poem by TaNia: Can We?

    • Youth Activist: Beth Scrutton

    • Extension Activity: Ocean Awareness Project

    • Reflection on Learning

    • Feedback Survey

    • Congratulations!

    • How to Download Certificate of Completion

    • Certificate of Completion