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Catalina Field Study. Rudy Buttlar St. Mary’s School 7 Pursuit Aliso Viejo CA. Flora and Fauna Natural Phenomena Science Attitudes Summary Works Cited. Table Of Contents. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Catalina Field Study
Rudy ButtlarSt. Mary’s School
7 Pursuit Aliso Viejo CA
Table Of Contents•Flora and Fauna •Natural Phenomena•Science Attitudes•Summary•Works Cited
Living Organisms Shovel Nose Guitar Ray
This Shovel Nose Guitar Ray is a very interesting
Ray who lives in the Sandy Bottom Habitat from Emerald Bay’s
aquarium. Guitar Rays blend very easily and
camouflage themselves in the sand. He is a
Chondrichthyes marine creature which means he
has no bones, just cartilage.
Living OrganismsGaribaldi
Courtesy of Colin Ballantyne
This Garibaldi is a beautiful fish who lives all over California and in many aquariums. Garibaldis
are the California State fish and I saw many of them when I went snorkeling. These fish have blue
spots all over them when they are born and throughout their
juvenile years. Finally, Garibaldis are very territorial.
Living OrganismsCormorant
These Cormorants are elegant birds who live all over the
coasts of America. They can dive down to 180 feet deep.
Cormorants are in the swimmer category of Catalina
birds. It is possible to see Cormorants in flocks of
several hundred.
Courtesy of Blake Valum
Native FloraEucalyptus Tree
This Eucalyptus tree is new to Catalina, it was introduced to the island
from the mainland. Eucalyptus trees are
highly flammable. That means it is very dangerous
if its wood is used for building, and so on.
Native Flora Laurel Sumac
This Laurel Sumac tree is an amazing but harmful flora. They are related to
the Poison Oak family so if it touches our skin, it could cause a bit of harm. Laurel Sumac trees are Native to
Catalina island, which means they were found on the island and elsewhere.
Native Flora Toyon Tree
This Toyon tree is also astounding and also
deadly. They have toxic berries on them that could harm you if you ate them. These trees are mistaken
for the Holly trees because of their colors, red and green. They are very
common in California, that is why Hollywood got its name. Finally, the Toyon
tree is also Native to Catalina island.
Natural PhenomenaSunset This is one of the most
beautiful sunsets I have ever seen, I saw this right after dinner at
Emerald Bay. Sunsets are actually caused by dust in the air. A sunset is the disappearance of
the sun below the horizon as a result of earth’s rotation. Also
sunsets can have a special green flash
across the sky, at the moment when a sunset
is ending.
Natural PhenomenaWaves
This wave is crashing with full force onto the boat making an amazing splash. Waves are caused by wind
and weather. The stronger the wind and weather the
bigger waves you get. Waves can also be caused by tides which are caused
by the moon’s gravitational pull.
Courtesy of Jaquie Bourke
Natural PhenomenaMountains, Ocean, Erosion
The ocean here has caused erosion on the earth. Over a long period of time the
ocean will erode away the earth using its waves. The mountains in this picture
were formed from the convergent boundaries a
long time ago.
Science AttitudesPlankton Lab Investigation
This shows me investigating the marine plankton samples from
the ocean. There are many types of plankton
such as radiolarian, nolutica and zooplankton. Three main categories of
plankton are phytoplankton,
dinaphlatules and zooplankton.
Courtesy of Mrs. Bratcher
Science AttitudesFish Lab CollaborationThis shows
collaboration with my teammates and instructor while learning about
different types of fish in the sea. Three fish
we learned about were the Garibaldi, the
Senorita and finally the Sheephead. These
fish all live in different habitats such
as the rocky reef, sandy bottom, kelp forest and inter tide
habitats.Courtesy of Mrs. Bratcher
Science Attitudes Squid Investigation
Courtesy of Katrina Adams
The squid dissection was one of the most interesting investigations we did. We
investigated his/her insides to learn about marine life anatomy. It took a lot of risk taking skill to touch the squishy squid guts.
Squids are marine animals that have beaks. Their
brain is in between their eyes and their heart is
right next to their ink sack. The ink sack is used to
store ink to spray at predators.
SummaryRecently, I went to Emerald Bay on Catalina Island for our sixth grade field study. I learned many things on Catalina Island under the topic of marine life. Such as the kelp in the sea, the fish in the sea, marine birds and much more. I even learned how to be a great scientist and investigator. The most important thing I learned was how to be a good steward to our land. Over all of the time spent at Catalina I took many pictures, these pictures have been organized to the science Criterion C and Criterion F. The trip to Catalina Island has been a magnificent experience and I hope I can visit it again.
Works Cited
Ryan. “Fact: thee colors of a sunset are caused by dust.”
www.lsned.com. Word Press. n.d. Web. 26 March 2012 http://lsned.com/facts/sunset-dust/.
“Sunrise, Sunset.” www.absoluteastronomy.com. N.p. 2011. Web. 26 March 2011
http://absoluteastronomy.com/topics/sunset
Otter. Vertebrate Invertebrate Lab. 20 March 2012
Seahawk. Fish Lab. 19 March 2012
Star, Sea. Bird Lab. 20 March 2012
Turtle. Flora Lab. 22 March 2012
Sunny. Squid Lab. 19 March 2012