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High Marine Science 1 AS

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Description

AICE Marine Science AS Level 1 is designed to help students develop practical and theoretical marine science skills. Through projects, case studies, and practical activities, students are encouraged to gain a greater depth and breadth of knowledge, the confidence to apply their knowledge and skills to new scenarios, and the vocabulary needed to show links between various aspects of marine science. By using the key concepts of experimentation, the science of water, Earth processes, organism classification, biodiversity, and marine ecosystems, students achieve a level of mastery in marine science to help them enter higher education. Further course details can be found in the course syllabus: https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/Images/664553-2025-2027-syllabus.pdf

This course meets the criteria of Group 1: Mathematics and Science for students seeking a Cambridge International Diploma.

Follow the link below for the Department of Education description for this course: https://www.cpalms.org/PreviewCourse/Preview/4347

Segment One

Module One: Water

-The scientific method and phenomena

-Particle Theory and bonding

-The different states of water

-Properties of Water

-Physical factors affecting seawater

-pH scale and techniques used to measure pH in water.

-Floating ice and marine life

Module Two: Earth Processes

-Theory of plate tectonics

-Hydrothermal vents and the ocean floor

-Weathering and erosion and the formation of shorelines

-Tides and tide tables

-The environment’s effects on ocean currents and upwelling

Module Three: Interactions

-Types of Symbiotic relationships

-Food chains, food webs, and energy movement through trophic levels

-Productivity and the role of the autotrophic organisms

-Modeling energy flow with pyramids

-Nutrient requirements and reservoirs in the ocean

Segment Two

Module Four: Classification and Biodiversity

-Classification of species and binomial nomenclature

-Biological observations and drawings

-Role of phytoplankton and zooplankton

-Main features of typical adult echinoderms, crustaceans, adult bony fish, cartilaginous fish, macroalgae, and marine plants

-Ecological and economic importance of marine organisms

-Genetic, species, and ecological biodiversity of marine environments

-Importance of maintaining marine biodiversity

-Relationships between ecosystem, habitat, niche, species, population, and community

-Biotic and abiotic factors in marine ecosystems

-Sampling and fieldwork methods used in the littoral zone

-interpretation of different types of correlations

Module Five: Ecosystems

-The world’s five oceans and the different depth zones

-Interactions between the ocean and atmosphere

-Tropical coral reef ecosystems

-Zonation and impact on Rocky Shores

-Sandy shores and the adaptations required for survival

-Effect of particle size on the permeability of substrates

-Mangrove adaptations and their importance

       
  • Parkin, Matthew, Melissa Lorenz, Claire Brown, and Jules Robson. Marine Science for Cambridge International AS & A Level. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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  • Cambridge International AS & A Level Marine Science 9693 syllabus
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