Monday, April 29, 2013


Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents
-a geyser on the seafloor that spews out hot water from the lava from within the earths crust.  The water is mineral rich, mineral-rich water can aid the support a diverse community of organisms.  The vents create chimneys that are able to grow up to 35ft tall.  The water in the chimneys has been measured to reach as high as 750 degrees fahrenheit. Fish, tube worms  eyeless shrimp, crabs, and clams are some of the organisms that harvest off the bacteria from the vents.  Plants can live in the dark at the bottom of the seafloor because of chemosynthesis. The vents are located where the earths crust is separating.



Alvin
- the machine that is highly adaptable to do the research at extreme depths and pressure.  It was used to discover the hydrothermal vents.




Holger Jannasch and Woods Hole Marine Biological Lab
- Holger Jannasch was a marine microbiologist that contributed a great deal to the study of microbial life in the extreme environment of the deep-sea. His main interests were the growth of microorganisms in the sea, and their existence of at the low temperature and high pressure of the ocean depths, and the microbial processes taking place at hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor. Jannasch discovered hydrothermal vents.

Topography


Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. With it's peak rising all the way up to 29,029ft.

Cemetery Stats

Last Name
DOB
DOD
Age

Smith
Aug. 25, 1893
Dec. 5, 1918
25

Hicks
Feb. 8, 1888
Dec. 11, 1918
30

Anderson
Aug. 10, 1846
Sept. 27, 1917
71

Anderson
July 25, 1876
Aug. 13, 1919
43

Thomas
Mar. 10, 1870
Oct. 16, 1918
48

Holt 
July 20, 1866
5-Jun-20
54

Williamson
Mar. 29, 1881
Aug. 18, 1918
37

Juhan 
Mar. 1, 1883
Dec. 15, 1918
35

Murphy
Jan. 23, 1857
Apr. 21, 1917
60

McElroy
Nov. 16, 1861
Nov. 26, 1917
56













Calculations


X
Dx
dx
lx
Qx
0-9.9
0
0
1
0
10-19.9
0
0
1
0
20-29.9
1
0.1
1
0.1
30-39.9
3
0.3
0.9
0.33
40-49.9
2
0.2
0.6
0.33
50-59.9
2
0.2
0.4
0.5
60-69.9
1
0.1
0.2
0.5
70-79.9
1
0.1
0.1
1
Total
10
1




Last Name
DOB
DOD
Age

Heath
Oct. 15, 1893
Oct. 15, 1974
81

Streyer
July 14, 1890
Oct. 24, 1966
76

Newberry 
May 3, 1894
Mar. 7, 1980
86

Stewart
Dec. 28, 1895
11-Jun-70
75

Sanford
June 20, 1876
Sept. 22, 1962
86

Jones
Sept. 23, 1895
Dec. 25, 1963
68

Montgomery
1896
1960
64

Clay 
June 7, 1893
Oct. 9, 1977
84

Hough
Nov. 11, 1886
Dec. 31, 1968
82

Hough
June 11, 1890
Apr. 10, 1979
89








Calculations


X
Dx
dx 
lx 
Qx
0-9.9
0
0
1
0
10-19.9
0
0
1
0
20-29.9
0
0
1
0
30-39.9
0
0
1
0
40-49.9
0
0
1
0
50-59.9
0
0
1
0
60-69.9
2
0.2
0.8
0.25
70-79.9
2
0.2
0.6
0.33
80-89.9
6
0.6
0.4
1.5

We found that the people that died in 1960-1980 lived longer than those who died in 1918 due to the spanish flu.

Monday, April 22, 2013

Sunflower and Money Seed Lab

Week 1
The plants sat on the desk infront of the window. The sunflower plant and Money seed both received a bottle cap of water per day. Neither Plants sprouted.

Week 2
The plants remained on the desk infront of the window. The plants received a bottle cap of water every other day. The sunflower sprouted and broke the surface of the soil. The money seed did not sprout

Week 3
The plants were kept in the same spot and received the same amount of water. The sunflower seed grew and no stands above the soil. The money seed did not sprout and is presumed to be dead.

Week 4
The sunflower seed's stem bent and the plant is laying down and is turning brown. The money seed showed no sigh of life. Both plants are presumed to be dead.

Week 5
The plants are dead.