Plankton Pre-Lab

Introduction: In this lab we will be conducting experiments about species called plankton which is also referred to as "wonderer" (Unable to drift against the current), which we will be sampling along the Maui boat ramps and identify the diversities of plankton we have caught in our sample. I

n these samples we will then tell the type of plankton in the 4 classifications, food, color, lifestyle, and size. More will be added to this lab once experiments are in motion to collect samples.

Research Question: How many species of plankton we will find in our samples from the Maui boat ramp?

Hypothesis: I believe we will find at least 10 different species of plankton due to the small area of sampling.

Materials:

1. Plankton net

2. Line

3. Microscope

4. Collection Jars

5. Aerator

6. Journal

7. Pipette

8. Slide

9. Cover slip

10. I.D books

11. Petri dish

Procedure

1. Arrive at maui boat ramp

2. Split into two groups, one to be sampling for plankton,

other for data collecting of the water.

3. Groups split into individual students for collecting data;

Temp, pH, Tide, Salinity, dissolved oxygen, Nitrates,

Phosphates, turbidity, recording time, weather, water

movement.

Temp: A thermometer appropriate for water, remained underwater until temperature shows no change from most recent point.

Salinity:

pH: Dipping device in the water and await results.

Nitrates: Taking experiment beaker with water sample, adding in a given pill, awaiting until dissolved for color change.

Dissolved Oxygen: Sampling water into beaker, then adding in one of the given pills and awaited until dissolved for color change.

4. Put sample in collection jar

5. Return all tools into bin/buckets/tubs, etc

Data:

Wind:

Weather: Clear

Wave Action: Light

Temp: 25.2*

pH: 8.4

Tide: 10W

Salinity: 21%

Dissolved O2: 2

Nitrates: 1

Phosphates: 1

Turbidity: 0JTU

Me first aligning the rise tool, then checking

whether the slope is increasing or decreasing.

Introduction: At the beach we will be studying and measuring in the field study, the slope of the dunes of sand laying around beaches or so. Checking for the slope of each dune from the beginning toward the foot of the beach to best guess the volume. Studying the amount before swells, storms or strong current can cause further erosion of the sand at the beaches.

A team photo measuring the slope downward toward

the beach.

Procedure

1. Finding a proper spot for the rise/run team.

2. Set transect line.

3. Transect line ending at the water of the beach

4. Align with the compass "Red Fred facing the Shed" for the direction of the transect line

5. Take the GPS to mark coordinates.

6.

Take the run tool set on the start mark of the transect line.

7. Align right using the measurement of both rise & run tools.

8. Use

rise tool in order to set it one meter apart from the run tool parallel with the transect line.

9. Align straightly using the align measurement attachment at a 90 degree angle

10. Record data on the measurement

11. Take run tool to replace spot occupied by

the rise tool

12. Repeat steps 8 - 10 until all data is recorded

(Beach Slope Data)

(Beach Profile)

Pre Lab

Big Beach

Introduction: Through this lab will be about the different origins of sand and the chemical reactions to vinegar as the experiment to test the sand resulting to be either biogenic or detrital. The sand will be taken in student favor of two beaches such as Kamaole or even Big Beach if there would be time to collect samples.

Question: After collecting the sand samples from 2 favored beaches by the students, heading back toward the school to test whether the sand samples maybe either detrital or biogenic depending on the chemical reaction the sand does to vinegar.

Hypothesis: Big beach due to it's rich color and fringing reefs just off the coast make me believe the beach's sand would be biogenic, such as Kamaole with it's relatively darker color sand maybe a mix, unknown whether reefs founded nearby or current sweeping from another beach.

Predictions: I predict the sand from Big Beach to be biogenic, as toward Kamaole's sand samples as well.

Kamaole

Materials:

1. Pipet

2. Sand Samples

3. Vinegar

4. Appropriate Clothing

5. Container for sand samples

Procedure:

1. Prepare pipet

2.Take sample #1

3. Take 20 drops of vinegar with pipet

4. Deposit vinegar drops into Sample

5. Record reaction 6. Take Next sand sample

7. Repeat steps 3 - 5

8. Recorded all data whether samples be biogenic or detrital.

Data/Field Observations:

• Big Beach - Small slope of uphill sand layer, evidence of higher water tide causing beach erosion. Black specks and other minimized components of minerals, evident the beach maybe a mix of both detrital and biogenic sand.
• Kamaole - Clear and relatively tanner sand shade, hardly any evidence of beach erosion. Sand components consisting the remains of crumbled marine shells, a tanner color than Big Beach's sand and more course.

Observations: Taken a sample of Big Beach's sand and took 20 drops of vinegar into the beaker and watch the reaction, after close analysis using a majority of the sense: hear, sight, touch, and smell (not really), the sand turned out to bubble and sizzle proving it was biogenic, same for the second sand sample which was Wailea beach. From other students, their tests proved that Kamaole's sand also had proved to be biogenic.

Data:

• Wailea - Biogenic
• Big Beach - Biogenic
• Kamaole - Biogenic

We studied the sand's current status of the beach and it's previous years of condition with research. After later on required sand samples for testing at the lab to conclude whether the sand from beach's was biogenic or detrital using beakers, the sand samples and vinegar. I hypothesized that the sand of Big beac & Kamaole would both prove to be biogenic after testing. Through careful observation with the testing, I conclude that the sand samples of Wailea, Big beach and Kamaole's sand is biogenic due to the vinegar's reaction to the sand which caused the sand to bubble, crackle, and sizzle. Even after the experiment, there maybe several things wrong that we could have miscalculated, such as the lack of diverse sand samples from each beach as one could have a majority of detrital sand and another maybe biogenic. Possibly the wrong sand entirely from the beaches, mislabeling, improper drops of vinegar, etc.

Awesome Whale Observation

Benjamin Matthews
3/7/11
Per. 2

Introduction: In order to get a good observation on whales, for better data collecting we had attended a tourist whale watch in the mourning at the beginning of class. Even though we couldn’t use the clinometers to measure our distance between us and the whales because of our constantly moving boat, and unknowing how higher we are at the ground. But we could still observe the whale’s behavior patterns and view them doing different activities, and still input the data. We were to gather data from the whales about their behavior, migration and movement, figuring out whether it would be the time for breathing, breaching, etc.

Question: Which activities done most frequently between whale pod groups?

Hypothesis: I think that the activities whales perform their activities most frequently are between breaching and breathing between mother and calf.

Prediction: Breaching will be most done by the calfs and mothers in the mourning than breathing.

Procedure:

1) Attend the whale watch
2) Ready data collecting with partner
3) Await until 11:00 for time to begin collecting data
4) Keep eyes peeled for whales
5) Record activity data into worksheet
6) Await for other activity to be spotted during whale watch

Data:








Data Analysis: (Graph shows that breaching is the most frequent activity done mostly by the Mother/Calf type among the pod groups).

















Materials:

1) Worksheet
2) Writing Utensil
3) Partner at ready
4) Cameras ready
5) Proper clothing for trip

Conclusion: After collecting the data, I conclude that the most frequent activity done is breaching with a mother and calf which is done in the early mourning after observation.

P.S.O.E: Improper data collecting, the data could have been wrong. Whales miscounted, the whale watch could have been canceled. Mistaking whales between different parts of the pod for another, etc.

P.S - Student Generated picture rights to Lindsey Knipp (original owner).

Stem Cell Research is Great!

(Embryonic Stem Cells)

Stem cells are classified as undifferentiated cells which can later develop to specialize into different sort of tissue or cells, which can be harvested from two common places such as adult tissue (mainly from bone marrow, blood vessels or skeletal muscles) or the embryos during the blastocyst period at four to five days old.
One used today is extracting the healthy bone marrow stem cells from a matching patient to another in need to cure Leukemia, after eliminating the abnormal leukocytes, the healthy stem cells are introduced into the patient's blood stream. If it is a success, the healthy leukocytes will replace the abnormal leukocytes in the patient.



(Adult Stem cells)

Through the research of stem cells, many scientists have conducted a number of cures to several diseases and issues like Spinal injury, Leukemia, the potential to treat diabetes, heart disease, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Lou Gehrig's & Arthritis. Despite the risks, the benefits seem at greater odds in favor for stem cell research. It would be such a waste not to take such a discovery into consideration and use with what it can do. The field in research is still at such a young age, it would not be surprising to disregard that such a, "small thing can pack a punch."