Daily Update 3.4 Week 5: Module 3: Date 3/1/31 Dissolved Oxygen (DO) is exactly what it sounds like. It is a measure of the dissolved oxygen in a medium. The amount of dissolved oxygen that the water can hold depends on the temperature and salinity of the water. Cold water can hold more dissolved oxygen […]
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Daily Update 3.3 Week 4: Module 3: Date 2/28/13 Temperature. Everybody knows what temperature is, some people measure it in Fahrenheit, others in Celsius, but we all understand hot and cold. There are many animals, including us, that are adapted to live in a specific range of temperature.
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Daily Education Update 3.2 Salinity
Daily Update 3.2 Week 4: Module 3: Date 2/27/13 Yesterday we learned a bit about pH. Today we are going to learn a little about salinity, which is one of the other measurements that the JRH and its crew are taking. Salinity seems like a basic topic but in reality it is fairly complex. The […]
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Daily Education Update 3.1 pH
Daily Update 3.1 Week 4: Module 3: Date 2/26/13 Module 3 is all about the ocean. This is a very big subject so we will just be able to touch on a few subjects. During the first week of Module 3 we will focus on the data that the JRH and its crew have been […]