Oceans 11
Nova Scotia · Grade 11 · Science — the complete curriculum-aligned outline, taught skill by skill by MapleMind's AI tutor.
Unit 1: Structure and Motion
The world's oceans and ocean basins, the unique properties of water, and the motion of the sea - surface currents and the Coriolis effect, thermohaline circulation, waves, and tides.
- The world's oceans and ocean careers
- The structure of Earth's waters
- The unique properties of water
- Currents, the Coriolis effect, and thermohaline circulation
- Wave motion in the sea
- Tides and tide theory
Unit 2: Marine Biome
The marine biome and its biodiversity - representative organisms and communities, open-ocean versus coastal life, sampling and classifying marine organisms, and how an organism functions in its habitat.
- The marine biome and its interconnections
- Comparing marine organisms and communities
- Open ocean versus coastal zones
- Sampling and classifying marine organisms
- How an organism functions in its habitat
Unit 3: Coastal Zones
The concept of coastal zones and how they vary, the causes and characteristics of major coastal-zone types, sustainability and human use, human interactions and competing views, and integrated coastal zone management.
- The concept of coastal zones and how they vary
- Causes and characteristics of coastal-zone types
- Sustainability and human use of the coast
- Human interactions and competing views on the coast
- Integrated coastal zone management
Unit 4: Aquaculture
Aquaculture in Nova Scotia, Canada, and the world - species and locations, the biology of cultured organisms, operating conditions, site planning and its risks and benefits, business opportunities, and aquaculture-related issues.
- Aquaculture locations and species
- The biology of cultured organisms
- Conditions for aquaculture operations
- Site planning: risks and benefits
- Aquaculture business opportunities
- Aquaculture-related issues
Unit 5: Fisheries
The commercial fishery as a sustainable global and local resource - the anatomy of a commercial species, ecological factors, fish-population dynamics, the risks and benefits of technology, and the organizations that research and manage fisheries in Canada.
- The fishery as a sustainable resource
- Anatomy of a commercial fishery species
- Ecological factors in the fishery
- Fish-population dynamics
- Risks and benefits of fishery technology
- Fisheries research and management organizations
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