River Lab!

The red indicates where the recorded clams are located(The red oval is a cluster of clams in the area). The blue indicates are where the current is fast and the depth of the water gets deeper. The yellow is a reference point of location. The yellow thumb tack expresses the high foliage. I was not sure of what to actually do but I assumed this would suffice and explain the cool adventures of lab that day =). It seems the closer to get to land the more we would find clams but the deeper into the river we go we would not find much. The currents were faster the deeper into the river we went. We found cans in the river and there was a little catfish in one and it made me realize the impact we had on wildlife and the new habitats our trash becomes... which is not good at all. I also put my arm up into the sides of the river and there we nice air pockets for animals to live.

I found an unburnt piece of coal in the deep part of the river, and Dr. Rood pointed out that it was very rare for someone to find that. I kept it and also chipped it a little to see what it would look like inside. I would've never expected the inside of the coal to look like that. Overall I had an amazing time walking in the river and seeing all the minnows and learn new things I've never experienced before. This lab kind of set the bar for the rest of the labs. Can't wait! =D

Tomato Plant....

IT's NOT GROWING. I feel like I'm stressing but I also let it dry on accident... well I was at a boat competition and left it on my window sill and I came back to it and it looked like it was in the desert for a few weeks. I tried to rejuvenate it, but I made sure I didn't drown it. I hope it grows =/... askdfj;ashluehflushdkjhelsuhfdkjhfalkjsd anyone else coming across this problem with tomato plants?

3 Sprouts!! =D

I assumed since tomatoes grow on vines... I got some wooden chopsticks from the UC to let them grow up them.

Lab 1: Cartography

Isarithmic Maps

Isarithmic maps are normally used to display information that is common to a certain area, such as precipitation and voting regions. In the map above it shows precipitation over areas of Georgia.

Proportional Symbol Map

Proportional Symbol maps uses shapes to show common occurrences of data in a certain location. It uses different sized shapes to show the different amounts of data in the area. In the map above it shows the amount of ethanol facilities as well the capacity of them.


Choropleth Map

A Choropleth map is used to show data by concentrations of colors and different shades in specific areas. As an example of this map, it shows the density of urban living in the United States. These maps can easily show a subject that is common throughout a specific area.


Dot Distribution Map

Dot distribution maps show specific data over a vast region. It will typically show a common point such as farms over the United States. The dots accurately represent data as points and the size of the points do not matter in this case. The more dense the data is in the area then the more dots will be in that area as well.


My Happy Place... =D

My Happy Place begins in a country called Vietnam, my native country. Every time I visit I find a new piece of myself and new family members to add to the endless list. I really don't have a happy path because we travel all across the country to visit new cities and meet new family. I believe the happiness comes from the lack of technology and worry about society such as robbery, violence, etc. The lack of technology helped me realize my appreciation for life, but ever since I started high school I never had a chance to go back. My happy place is truly a place where I can be myself and be around people that I love and cherish.

The Water Bear ^_^

   


      The animal I chose for my blog is called the Tardigrade, or more commonly known as Water Bears. They are microorganisms that can survive in the most extreme environments. There are over 1,000 species of Tardigrades and some can survive temperatures as low as -273 C (-459 F), also known as absolute zero, and temperatures as high as 151 C (304 F). It can also be exposed to 1,000 times more radiation than any other animal and can survive the vacuum of space.

       Most Tardigrades live in fresh water, semiaquatic, and terrestrial environments. You can find water bears in almost every type of habitat around the world, from moss in a tropical forest to the freezing waters of the Arctic Ocean.They are all, however, considered aquatic to some extent because they must have a film of water surrounding their body to permit gas exchange and prohibit uncontrolled desiccation. 

 Many are limnoterrestrial, living in wet habitats such as moss or leaf litter. One way in which tardigrades have adapted to various types of environments, has been to reversibly suspend their metabolism. This state is known as cryptobiosis and is a truly deathlike state. Metabolism lowers to 0.01% of normal or is entirely undetectable and the water content of the body decreases to less than 1%. It allows Tardigrades it live in almost any environment and can be further explained in the video. =)

First Blog Ever Made

Yea...sooooo waiting for Dr. Rood to assign the first blog assignment. How is everyone doing?! =)