Blog 14

Literal
a) I, Elijah Armendariz, affirm that I have completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

b)My source is Andres Carrillo at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium because he helped me get the hours and supervises me.

c) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aij2AloMrD2tdG9pcVBjTXRPNHRMSFJWVFVCcWVNZ0E&usp=sharing

d) I got to work with all of the animals in the aquatic nursery cleaning, feeding, setting up new tanks, and even reintroducing a couple of animals.

Interpretive

Applied
 This helped me learn about my topic by literally submersing me in it. We deal with marine life at all times and I do in fact get the chance to do what I am studying to answer my EQ which is reintroducing animals that we have kept on display and for research. These hours have also helped me gain a lot better understanding by talking to the people who try and figure this out everyday PhD's who just have spewed knowledge at me.

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Blog 11

1. I am completing my mentorship at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.

2. My original contact was Mike Schaddt, the director at the aquarium, taught me a lot, but later handed me over to my current Supervisor Andres Carillo who is in the process of getting his doctorates.

3. I have completed 65 hours so far, but plan to complete more for the first independent component.

4. To summarize what I do at the aquarium, I feed various types of marine life, clean up after the feedings, set up tanks sometimes a specialized habitats where Ipoly project ideas come in handy, I collect plankton, crabs, and shrimp from the shores of the nearby beaches, I help teach kids from middle school kids from East LA about different terms and habitats in marine biology, play with new instruments such as a salinometer, talk to the public about the animals, research in the library, observe animal behavior, learn new things everyday, I perform experiments currently on jellyfish, and have a lot of fun while doing it.

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Currently I am in the process of figuring out financially I can enroll in a class that will teach me SCUBA, my independent component. My most helpful resource during this project has still been my mentor Mike Schaddt who gave me a very detailed run down of his job and other careers in the marine biology field. After finding people to interview this project is now flowing very easily and I have an enjoyable way of obtaining hours.

1. How can I get a SCUBA tank to hold more air?

2. The driving problem is that SCUBA tanks could always be more efficient. I could not find a quote by an expert, but anything could use more efficiency.

3. If I find materials that make the tank more durable or a mixture of air better than pure oxygen, then I will be able to increase the efficiency of the tank.

4. I plan on using credible resources to show me how much pressure certain materials can contain and how heavy they are. I also plan to find a mixture of air better than pure oxygen by researching.

5. Engineering Research & Applications

My working EQ is what does a marine biologist do? I did not decide to change it at this time. Possible answers would include too many things to include but any systematic study of life iin the ocean is my best answer.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Byj2AloMrD2tQWxBcE52dEh4blk/edit