I saw the the tunnel of water from the Nuclear Reactor. I wondered if it actually cooled down the water. The water might still be hot because the distance might not be long enough. Furthermore, other factors could also affect its temperature. I would like to find out the different factors that affects the temperature.
10/11
I saw the anomie in the lab moving. I thought it was because of the water current. I placed the container flat on the table and then took the time-lapse. It was still moving. Hence, I thought that it was because anomie was moving on its own. However, I rewatched the clip and noticed a piece of dirt floating around in the water. The tentacles could be moving because of both factors. We should not jump into conclusions especially when doing research because there can be more than 1 reason for something. We should also look into more details because we might overlook some crucial details.
11/11
This is a sample PD. We were observing the pigments in the different solutions. I expected that the darker colour one would have much more circles. However, the image above shows the solution that has a lighter colour! It was a very huge surprise. I learnt that things may not always depend on its physical appearances and it could be very misleading sometimes. We should also not assume “obvious” things because they might be wrong.
12/11
This photo is a picture of the 3D modelling session. It was the time when we were allowed to touch the different corals. Me and my other group member picked up a sea cucumber. We held it in our hands as we thought that it would be ok. However, the sea cucumber started to squirt out some white and sticky things. I think that could be its intestines. The sea cucumber released its intestines probably because it was feeling threatened. I learnt that in the future, I should not do things if I’m not 100% sure that it is safe, for both myself and others.
13/11
This is a photo of all the samples that we collected. Originally, we had only 3 samples because the other Samples were actually not properly extracted. Hence, we asked the lab staff to help us and he amazingly managed the help us extract the extremely small sample. I learnt that we should not be afraid of asking for help especially when doing research. I also learnt that it is normal for results to be abnormal. One of the samples that we collected had much lesser algae particles. We were curious about why that had happened. However, after thinking about it, our group concluded that the slide was pressed too hard. As a result of that, the sample was spread out evenly throughout the slide. Thus, it was less concentrated and the the number of algae would be lesser.
14/11
This is a photo of the shape of a ROV. This shape let me to think of a new design for our SSEF project. If we placed a solar panel on the surface of the water, it could be too dense to float. If we place styrofoam to let it float, it would work in still water. However, with a current in the ocean, it would flip. The ROV’s shape is designed such that it is heavy at the bottom and light and the top. This let me think to placing the solar panel in a container with air at the top. The air would decrease the density of the container. Although the solar panel will be under the surface of the water, above it would be air, and so light can still pass through and reach the panel. We can do the math to make sure that the density is less than 1 so that the container will always be floating. This also makes it waterproof. I learnt that we should always keep our eyes open and think how we could apply things in our daily life. If we look at our devices, we would miss out on a lot of things.
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