Life Beneath the Waves: Recent Episodes
Christa Jewett
Christa Jewett, marine biologist, provides educational information regarding the marine environment from a biblical perspective. Christa has both a B.S. and M.S. in marine biology and over 20 years of experience in the field. She is also the founder of Saltwater Studies, Inc. a Florida-based company that offers marine science education to people of all ages. Learn more at saltwaterstudies.com or follow us on Instagram or Facebook!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on marine birds, discussing the three main types of marine birds, their anatomy, behavior, and interesting facts about these amazing creatures. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Topics Covered:
- What is a marine bird?
- Three types of marine birds
- Seabirds
- Know your ocean zones
- Shorebirds
- Protect the shorebirds
- Wading birds
- Quiz Questions
- Devotional: How can we see the character of God in marine birds?
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on manatees covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy, behavior, and how to safely interact with manatees. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Please note that in this episode, Christa is reading from the second edition of the first volume of the Florida’s Marine Life Class Series workbook. Since season one of the podcast was recorded, revisions have been made to a few lessons in the workbook to reflect updates to scientific information. For those lessons that were changed, new podcasts have been recorded as Season 3 to ensure that there is a corresponding auditory resource for every available version of the workbook. Lessons that were not changed were not re-recorded and are available as a part of Season 1.
Episode Note:
Topic: Manatees
1. What is a manatee?
2. Classification of manatees
3. The Florida manatee
4. Characteristics of a mammal
5. Marine mammal anatomy
6. Interesting manatee facts
7. Protecting Florida’s manatees
8. Quiz Questions
9. Devotional: How can we see the character of God in manatees?
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on jellies covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy, behavior, life cycle and how to protect yourself from jelly stings. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Please note that in this episode, Christa is reading from the second edition of the first volume of the Florida’s Marine Life Class Series workbook. Since season one of the podcast was recorded, revisions have been made to a few lessons in the workbook to reflect updates to scientific information. For those lessons that were changed, new podcasts have been recorded as Season 3 to ensure that there is a corresponding auditory resource for every available version of the workbook. Lessons that were not changed were not re-recorded and are available as a part of Season 1.
Episode Note:
Topic: Jellies
1. What is a jelly?
2. Classification of jellies
3. Anatomy of jellies
4. Types of jellies
5. How stinging cells work
6. Comb jellies
7. How to treat a sting
8. Quiz Questions
9. Devotional: How can we see the character of God in jellies?
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on echinoderms covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy, behavior and how to safely handle these beautiful creatures. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Please note that in this episode, Christa is reading from the second edition of the first volume of the Florida’s Marine Life Class Series workbook. Since season one of the podcast was recorded, revisions have been made to a few lessons in the workbook to reflect updates to scientific information. For those lessons that were changed, new podcasts have been recorded as Season 3 to ensure that there is a corresponding auditory resource for every available version of the workbook. Lessons that were not changed were not re-recorded and are available as a part of Season 1.
Episode Note:
Topic: Echinoderms
1. What is an echinoderm?
2. Classification of echinoderm
3. Anatomy of echinoderms
4. Types of echinoderms
5. Echinoderm behavior
6. Safe Handling
7. Local species
8. Quiz Questions
9. Devotional: How can we see the character of God in echinoderms?
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on sponges covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy and behavior. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on sharks covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy, behavior, myths and conservation efforts. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on rays covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy, types of rays and behavior. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on gastropods (snails) and bivalves (clams, scallops, oysters and mussels) covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy, behavior and sea shell identification. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on dolphins covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy, behavior and conservation efforts. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on crustaceans covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy, and behavior. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on corals covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy, various species, life cycle and the importance of balance in corals reefs. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on bony fishes covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy, behavior and the importance of design. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa addresses questions she receives from students considering a marine biology career. She offers students encouragement to follow the Lord's leading in their lives and answers common questions about starting a career in marine biology.
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on whales discussing topics including various species, their classification, anatomy, and behavior as well as conservation efforts. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on sea turtles covering topics including various species, their classification, anatomy, and behavior as well as threats to survival and conservation efforts. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on sea slugs, a type of gastropod mollusk. She discusses different types of sea slugs, providing an overview of their anatomy, design and behavior. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on marine birds, discussing the three main types of marine birds, their anatomy, behavior, and interesting facts about these amazing creatures. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on manatees covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy, behavior, and how to safely interact with manatees. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on jellies covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy, behavior, life cycle and how to protect yourself from jelly stings. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on echinoderms covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy, behavior and how to safely handle these beautiful creatures. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!
A note from Christa: The audio is a bit dicey in the first 30 seconds of the recording. (It's not you, it's me!) My apologies! I'm not sure what happened with the microphone. My podcast is still a work in progress. :)
In this episode, Christa reads a lesson she wrote on cephalopods covering everything from taxonomy, anatomy, behavior and life cycle. This episode is intended to be a resource for auditory learners.
Purchase a copy of the Florida's Marine Life class series workbook to follow along!