Seafaring On The Web - Spring 2021

In this project, a hybrid of remote and on-campus learning, students underwent an exhaustive research project featuring one marine species local to San Diego. Each week featured a new ecological topic of research beginning with the abiotic (non-living) factors of their ecosystem (soil type, depth, access to sunlight, pH levels, etc. ) continuing with the many interactions within their community, and ending with the unique anatomical and behavioral characteristics of their species. Their final presentation included a self-made food web, population dynamic graphs based on citizen science data obtained from the Reef Check Foundation, and even a trading card used to compare different species researched in the class.