Exploring Creation with Marine Biology



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For several years now, older students have asked us to produce a marine biology course. Dr. Wile’s area of expertise is definitely not in that area, but we have found someone who is a homeschooler and a marine biologist. Her name is Sherri Seligson, and she has written a marine biology course for us in the format of our "Exploring Creation With" series! The course was field-tested last year with more than 100 homeschool students, and it is now available for general use.

In order to take this course, students must have completed a first-year biology course, preferably Exploring Creation With Biology. This course concentrates on marine wildlife and marine habitats. It provides a survey of members of each biological kingdom that live in marine environments. The student will learn about the microscopic organisms that make life in the ocean possible, including details about their interesting habits and life cycles. The student will also learn about the anatomy of many macroscopic marine creatures such as clams, starfish, and sharks. The student will then learn how these creatures and their physical surroundings form marine ecosystems such as intertidal zones, estuaries, coral reefs, continental shelf communities, epipelagic communities, and deep-ocean communities. The course ends with a study of marine resources and our relationship with the sea.

This course contains many experiments, some of which require microscope equipment, while others require dissection equipment.


Format:
2 volume set:
  1. The first book, hardbound, is the student text, which contains all student material, on-your-own questions and solutions, laboratory exercises, and chapter study guides. Color illustrations and diagrams.
  2. The second book, softbound, is the solutions and tests manual, which contains answers to chapter study guides, tests, and test solutions. B&W.
Price: $85.00





Laboratory:

Exploring Creation With Marine Biology contains three types of laboratory exercises for the student to perform:

  1. Household labs - Only household equipment is used. These labs should be done by all students.
  2. Microscope labs - Require a microscope + slide set. These labs are optional.
  3. Dissection labs - Require a dissection kit. These labs are optional.

We do not REQUIRE you to perform the microscope and dissection labs. They will be beneficial to the student (especially if he or she is science-oriented) but they are not absolutely necessary. Thus, yous should not feel pressured into purchasing the microscope or dissection equipment. Do so only if you can afford it! If you have the financial means, we do make available the microscopy and dissection laboratory equipment. We have worked very hard with our equipment supplier, Nature's Workshop Plus!, to provide you with a quality set at a very low price. If you wish to order directly from them, their toll-free phone number is 888-393-5663.

A list of all of the lab supplies (household, microscope, and dissection) can be found here , listed by module.

PLEASE NOTE: The Marine Biology course also comes on CD-ROM , and we are offering an INTERNET course for Biology!