海洋科学
Our unique location and facilities for marine science study are unrivaled at the secondary school and most collegiate levels.
The Marine and 航海科学 Center
The Marine and 航海科学 (MANS) Center, 建于2005年, is situated in a beautiful salt marsh directly on Sippican Harbor. The facility, including the Schaefer Wet Lab, is a perfect place to study marine biology.
Unique Program and 设施
The location of the MANS Center and its ability to pump, 过滤器, and store seawater for our research tanks, replicating or manipulating harbor conditions, holds enormous opportunities for research and exploration. This combined with the breadth of the courses we offer and our growing network of collaborations makes our 海洋科学 program unique. The curriculum begins with Biology of the Oceans, biology taught through an ocean-oriented lens. The course prepares students for any of the following electives, all of which include lab or fieldwork:
- 鱼类学
- 海洋野外生态学
- 海洋渔业
- 海洋无脊椎动物
- Marine Vertebrates: Reptiles, Mammals, & 鸟
- 海洋学
研究的机会
Tabor students are engaged in real research, not just labs.
Tabor teachers have always used the marshes, beaches, and harbor near Tabor as a living laboratory. Our 海洋野外生态学 students research species of marsh grasses influenced by abiotic conditions in various intertidal zones, while also observing animal habitats utilizing many different sorts of transect lines, 样, nets and other equipment in order to catalog the life they witness. An example is our recent mapping and monitoring study of harbor eelgrass beds. 使用无人机, ROV's and GPS coordinates for set markers, students monitor the progression or regression of the eelgrass beds over time. A harbinger of changing water quality, the students observe the effects of nitrogen loading, 温度变化, and increased human impact. Our research sparks student questions and further research about what is happening in our coastal environment today and why. Sharing our data with local scientific non-profits extends the impact of our students' effort and its importance.
Our Network of Collaborations
Our faculty has built mutually beneficial relationships with important non-profit research institutions in our area such as:
- Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
- 秃鹰湾联盟
- Town of 马里恩 Shellfish Department
- Northeastern University
- Roger Williams University
- UMASS School for 海洋科学 & 技术(SMAST)
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- U.S. 国家公园管理局
- U.S. Geological Survey and more
Our students contribute data for their research, and their scientists invite us to their labs or visit our classrooms to share their work and ideas. 关于 four times a year, we invite our whole community to get involved through our Science@Work Lecture Series. Everyone learns from this growing network that involves Tabor in relevant scientific research.
志愿者
Students volunteer in our wet lab and with our oyster farm to gain more experience that can supplement what they are learning in the classroom. They are directly involved with animal care, water quality monitoring, tank design and filtration. This experience expands their technical skills and practical knowledge and sets our students apart when pursuing a marine science degree in college.
海洋科学计划
现场工作
Recent Independent Study Projects
Independent study is popular among our students. Recent projects include heat shocking oysters; studying the effects of ocean acidification on oysters; breeding clownfish under a number of different variables including tank size, 配偶的大小, and cross breeding between different color morphs; determining the economics of wild raised aquaculture oysters versus lab raised aquaculture oysters. One senior worked to enhance our salt water reef tank by incorporating small polyp stony corals (SPS), similar to the type of coral being researched by Tabor students in our 礁 Program. Another student designed and built a tank exhibit for local species; and another hopes to publish his work researching concentrations of microplastics in local fish populations.