How the world works
Name: Valentina #23 Date: January 27, 2016
“How the World Works” Reflection - Dana Point Ocean Institute
1. What did you find interesting? The one thing I found interesting was when we were learning about the fishes. Like what do they eat and what was there predator/prey. I also found interesting how I saw the krill frozen in glass. And the last thing that I found VERY interesting is the whale’s baleen teeth. Like how it felt, the way it felt was a little bit rough but then soft.
2. What did you learn while on land at the Ocean Institute? Another thing that I learned on land was if we don’t have phytoplankton we wouldn’t survive because they provide food for sea creatures. And the sea creatures eat things that hurt us, but not them.
3. What did you learn while on the boat at the Ocean Institute? I learned on the boat that the dolphins love to be around boats. Also that some planktons are larvae. And I learned that whales make circles in the water and they look like footprints. I also learned what the whale's teeth are called.
4. How do people’s actions affect the marine (ocean) ecosystem? Some actions that affect the oceans are people. Some people throw trash in the ocean, and the sea creatures eat the trash and they die and we need some of those creatures to help our ecosystem.
5. How can you apply what you learned today to your life? Is there anything you can do to try and help our ocean, its ecosystem, and our Earth’s water supply? I can apply what I’ve learned today by knowing what has happen in our ocean and what’s living down there that is important. Also by telling people and seeing people if they throw any trash and you tell them not to do that Because it’s bad for our sea creatures. They eat that and they could die, It could also get stuck on them.
Apple Activity: Earth is one whole, when you cut it in half it goes into 2 halves. When you cut both halves into more halves then it would be fourths. 2/4 of the apple is the ocean the other 2/4 of the apple is land. If you cut the fourths into eights, then 6/8 of the apple is the ocean and 2/8 (the rest of the apple) is an unhabitalbe land [iceburgs, rivers, deserts, and valcano's ...]