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Stage One: Orientation

Orientation
Data Collection

Presentation

In the orientation phase, students select a topic of study that interests them and familiarize themselves with the instruments they'll need to collect data.

On this Voyage of Discovery, the students organized into six teams of two, each focusing on a specific field of study. In turn, each pair of students would work closely with an individual senior crew advisor.

Working on Day Two and into Day Three, the students spent their time learning about each possible topic and using all of our intruments. Although the students' individual projects would be tightly focused, each student would also learn how to perform every experiment, including several which are not currently part of anyone's research projects.

Since learning to use our scientific gear is a central part of the orientation phase, some of the photos below illustrate our student crew members working with instruments beyond the scope of their own projects.

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Comparative Temperatures

 

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Current Patterns

 

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Lines of Position

 

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Mechanical Advantage

 

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Salinity

 

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Solar Energy

 

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