Second Day at SSP

(The first blog was: Day 1 for the Marine Science program at the Summer Scholar Program. This day involved tectonic plates, latitude and longitude and how the Earth's oceans were formed. I also got a schedule for the next three weeks. The field trips look like so much fun. The professors helped us a lot when we had to do a lab on latitude and longitude. I found it interesting that Hawaii has islands formed by hot spots that cause volcanoes. Also, trenches are formed by two tectonic plates in the ocean. One of the plates slides underneath the other.)

Second Day:

I never knew that taxonomy and systematics could be so interesting. Tomorrow is our first field trip and we are going to VA Key (Key Biscayne). I can't wait to see the ocean first-hand and use nets to classify certain types of fish. We did a lab today that consisted of colored shells and two imaginary beaches. Statistics were involved with this lab and I found it extremely difficult. I didn't take statistics, yet!

I also made sure that my snorkeling gear was in check. It seems as though I am all ready to go for Thursday's snorkeling trip at Matheson Hammock. I've never been snorkeling before and hopefully I will love it. I'm sure I will!