{"id":3322,"date":"2016-06-28T06:41:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T06:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/?p=3322"},"modified":"2016-07-11T15:59:11","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T15:59:11","slug":"schools-in-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/schools-in-session\/","title":{"rendered":"School’s In Session"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Indeya, Lana, and Quinn<\/p>\n

This morning, after an early breakfast, we made sure we were prepared for our longboat expedition starting Sunday. Afterwards we walked to the Whale Museum. The director there presented enriching information on the Orca inhabitants in the Salish Sea.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Seth Grant<\/p><\/div>\n

She mostly focused on the Southern Residents and their characteristics but also went over the other types of Orcas in the area such as Transients, Northern residents, and Offshores. While taking notes, we learned of their hunting techniques, language\/tone of voice, prey, size, and environmental issues. We then toured the facilities, seeing various skeletons, fetuses, and brains.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Seth Grant<\/p><\/div>\n

After that we broke for lunch, again having DIY island sandwiches. I personally put chips on mine, it adds a whole new level to the sandwich taste and texture. We then adjourned to the Science lab, where Dr. Rebecca Guenther introduced us to the wonders of algae. Each table had at least one live aquatic autotroph. Dr. Guenther taught us the differences between algae and how to find out which specific algae you have using the Dichotomous Key. We tried out a simplified version of the key to find out the names of the algae on our tables. After working and being focused we finally got to play, and use the algae to create designs and dry them. Tomorrow we will check up on our Dried algae to see the state it\u2019s in.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Tim Dwyer<\/p><\/div>\n

While on break, our Instructor, Tim, put together a simulation to teach us how to survey organisms. Our organisms in this case were actually rocks and although we could have counted them all, we used transect tapes, quadrants, and our meter ropes to find a population estimate. We hope you enjoyed learning about our day! Until Tomorrow!!<\/p>\n

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Photo by Tim Dwyer<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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