Elementary School: Being Nemo

See the world from the perspective of an ocean animal, from a clownfish in a coral reef to a gray whale migrating the Pacific, as you explore how fish and other creatures survive in different marine habitats.

 

Marine biology will come alive as aspiring oceanographers view the world from the perspective of sea creatures great and small and discover how these animals survive in their varied habitats.
 
Students will take on the role of a series of ocean dwellers: a clownfish exploring a coral reef, a leopard shark in shallow waters, a sea star in a tide pool, a gray whale migrating the Pacific and a sea otter in a kelp forest. Class members will experience what these animals see and hear and explore how easy (or difficult) it is for them to live and thrive. To highlight what they have learned, students will create stop-motion videos to share on the last day of class. Being Nemo offers a great way to spark students’ interest in learning more about marine biology.

What You Will Learn

Students in Elementary School: Being Nemo will:

• Get a broad overview of the fish and other animals that live in our oceans, rivers and streams.
• Trace the activity of leopard sharks in shallow waters off San Diego.
• Learn about coral and investigate the life of a clownfish on a coral reef.
• Learn about the fluctuations of tide pools and follow the activities of a sea star through changing tides.
• Gain an understanding of migration and follow a gray whale covering huge distances in the open ocean.
• Take a look at kelp forest ecosystems through the eyes of the sea otters that depend on them.

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Note: Upon successful enrollment of a section, students will receive a confirmation email from our Student Services team. This email will include a link to an authorization form that is required to be completed within 72-hours of enrollment. 

Course Number: SIO-90039
Credit: 1.50 unit(s)

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6/26/2023 - 6/30/2023

$175

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• SECTION ID:

  171635

• CLASS TYPE:

  Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Friet, Lorrie, MFA Design - University Mississippi BFA - Oklahoma State University

  Lorrie Blackard Friet is an educator specializing in STEAM content creation. Recently she developed virtual field trips for the San Diego Unified and Los Angeles Unified school districts. Passionate about the ocean, she is the senior instructor at the San Diego Floating Lab, which explores the wonders of the ocean with San Diego County students and visitors from Arizona, Colorado and Mexico. She is also a board member of Spiral Pacific, a nonprofit dedicated to global marine conservation. She is a practicing artist with paintings in collections worldwide and is the featured artist at Tower 23 Hotel in San Diego. Each spring Friet and fifth-grade students add to the mural surrounding the joint-use field at Pacific Beach Elementary School. This mural will be 1,000 feet long when complete...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 6/19/2023.
  

• NOTE:

  This is a live online course that does not use Canvas. Instructor will contact student 24-hours in advance of start date with Zoom information (please check email associated with STUDENT'S account - not parent's account). Students are responsible for purchasing supplies. Supply information will be posted by early June. Contact srs@ucsd.edu with all questions.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
6/26/2023	Mon	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.
6/27/2023	Tue	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.
6/28/2023	Wed	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.
6/29/2023	Thu	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.
6/30/2023	Fri	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.