2011

Today in class we went over the two readings we had read the prior night. These readings were pretty difficult to follow, but I was amazed at how much I had retained and could analyze in class. We also went over the process of conducting an experiment. Dr. Gruninger walked us through an experiment that he had conducted on...

Today in class, we looked at several different fields in which a Marine Biologist might work. Some of the files we looked at were Ichthyologists, Fishery Biologists, Marine Mammalogists, and several others. The particular scientist that my partner, Will Schneider, and I looked at were Research Scientists. A research scientist is the broadest sense of the...

After a brutal introductory class, we took our first steps today in becoming marine biologists. Dr. Gruninger refreshed our memories as he overviewed the scientific method. Using his own experiments from his study at Texas A&M, Dr. Gruninger showed how he took a simple question about the natural world and turned it into a controlled, organized experiment which used data...

Today we started out by talking about two articles we read last night. The first article was about fish migration. It showed that smaller fish with a smaller life cycle were more prone to be displaced by warming water tempurature. The second article was about the effectiveness of marine reserves. It was interesting to find out that the effectiveness...

I found the process of scientific method interesting because as Dr. gruninger revealed it's less linear than I had intially thought. This was relieving becuause I'm not very linear at all in my thinking and this gives me hope. Another interesting thing was the vast amount of specializations within the marine biology field. Finally I had underestimated the importance of marine...

Statistically Stubborn The second day had already started; I was late, for the first time. As I wondered in to the classroom 42 eyes gazed at me. After I had gained a sense of comfortability, I returned the stares to my peers, I had realized that we were the same; all yearning to shed their young skin and...

Hello readers, this is Sean Tomlinson coming at you from classroom 218. Today in class we learned the scientific method. Doctor G. led us through his experiences with his own experiments and tests. He taught us so much about worms and their different behaviors. We also learned about different types of marine biologists. I personally was assigned to learn...

Today I learned many new things about marine biology. First, I learned that warmer water forces certain species of fish in the North Sea to migrate north. Secondly, I learned that there is no true definition of a marine biologist, but they can study many fields. Lastly, I learned that a marine physicist studies how movements of organisms can...

Today we learned about the scientific method. We saw Dr. Gruninger's videos about worm reproducing which is related to food smell. I also learned about many different types of occupations within marine biology. I learned how the energy from waves can be used as a new way for renuable energy. Alec Sims