tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229332949377238112024-03-13T06:23:44.050-04:00MMA Sea Term - Follow the VoyageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger503125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522933294937723811.post-57596951604291383502016-02-21T11:44:00.002-05:002016-02-21T11:44:23.284-05:00CAPTAIN’S LOG – 21 February 2016We entered the Cape Cod Canal this morning at 0700 under the guidance of our marine pilot, Captain Dale Harper (MMA ’02) of Northeast Marine Pilots. As we entered the canal the well-wishing family and friends were stoically waiting on the Scusett Beach breakwater, then all along the canal. <br /><br />With decks decorated with hundreds of cadets in their black uniforms, we meandered through, alternating between half and slow ahead, until we met our McAllister tugs near the railroad bridge. All the way through I was allowing the whip’s whistle to be sounded – usually by cadets on bridge watch, but also by employees that normally are nowhere near the bridge in their normal duties. The whistle is fun, and it elicits great excitement by folks along the canal – I am sure they all think the blast is for each of them – but from our perspective, up there 65 feet in the air, we can see a lot more people to welcome.<br /><br />We slipped into our berth about 15 minutes before the scheduled time – I don’t think the cadets or parents were upset by that. Captain Howard McVay (MMA ’78) did the docking, assisted by two McAllister tugs. The docking was very smooth, and we had the gangway down well before all the lines were run and on the bitts. We allowed the five cadets that had won “first off” privileges down, soon followed by thongs of cadets and crew.<br /><br />So, I have to admit that this is my last docking from an annual SeaTerm – I know I’ve a few more over the summer, but the excitement of the sea term completion is hard to replicate when we come in from Boston or the OMC. It was fun – and highlighted by having my four grandchildren come aboard to hang out while I finished my last duties.<br /><br />So, my congratulations to the 588 cadets that finished the sea term – I know they learned a great deal, and had an experience they will never forget. And for the 102 members of the crew – thank you! Everybody knows that the Captain gets a lot of back slaps, but it is the crew that make the voyage a success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522933294937723811.post-32508536673619279172016-02-21T11:41:00.001-05:002016-02-21T11:41:53.472-05:00FTV Welcome Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522933294937723811.post-37845872476699381132016-02-20T13:04:00.001-05:002016-02-20T13:04:20.592-05:00CAPTAIN’S LOG – 20 February 2016We are anchored in Cape Cod Bay – going FWE at 0942. The weather is dreary and cold, but nothing like yesterday – or last year when we were practically iced in. We are looking forward to this weak front pushing through today, and seeing a bright day, warm temperatures and light breezes tomorrow.<br />
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We should be alongside by 0830 in the morning, and will try to get the gangway down as soon as possible – but please understand that we must get the ship into position, get a few lines run and tight before we let the tugboats go. Once that is done we can comfortably allow personnel to depart the vessel safely, probably around 0930. I know that it is to be a warm day, but seeking shelter from the cold in the Dining Hall and Bresnahan Hall will help.<br />
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Tomorrow is the great exodus from the ship – cadets still have to return for work on Monday and Tuesday – but tomorrow they move gear off. This allows us to properly clean the berthing compartments before the final inspections. This is also the one day of the year when cadets elect to not take their families and friends on a tour – but if they want to – the ship is open for cadet escorted tours.<br />
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First Class Cadets:</h4>
Wesley Brown – Brewster, MA; Martin Cam – Panama City, RP; Brandon Deal – Norton, MA; Nicholas Defuria – Succasunna, NJ; Dominque Dertien – Panama City, RP; Christopher Dwyer – North Reading, MA; Robert Escalante – Ludlow, MA; Jonathan Gardner – Marshfield, MA; Christopher Glass – Epping, NH; Mitchell Guzman – Mashpee, MA; Andrew Holmes – Marlborough, MA; Dillion Jones – Sagamore Beach, MA; James Klose – Elliott City, MD; Matthew Kupiec – Bellingham, MA; Bryce McAndrew – East Greenwich, RI; Thaddeus Montoya – Auburn, ME; Bradley Skeffington – Salem, MA; Todd Solari – Sandwich, MA; <br /><h4>
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Steven Anderson – Crownsville, MD; Meghan Brain – Hanson, MA; Patrick Buell - Duxbury, MA; Brianna Caissie – Webster, MA; Alexander Carser – Avon by the Sea, NJ; Mara Footit - Wilbraham, MA; Jamie Hayes – Stonington, CT; Derek March – Groton, MA; Christopher Nowak – Middleton, MA; Justin Pollock – Marston Mills, MA; Joshua Rand – Sandwich, MA; Matthew Singleton – Islip, NY;<br /><h4>
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James Bouzan – Lakeville, MA; David Brain – Plymouth, MA; Caleb Brown – East Falmouth, MA; Luis Castro Loza – Ponce, PR; Jacqualyn Devore – Chesapeake, VA; Aaron Dixon – Boonton Township, NJ; Jacob Dubois – Shrewsbury, MA; Michael Fitzpatrick – Plymouth, MA; Catherine Haines – East Haddam, CT; Hannah Harm – Westford, MA; Timothy Hird-Devlin – Dorchester, MA; Sarah Karentz – Fort Lauderdale, FL; Brendan Kelly – Drexel Hill, PA; John Piehl – Andover, MA; Brianna Pingree – Mashpee, MA; Jeleni Rodriquez – Brandon, FL; Jules Schellenberg – Boston, MA; Madison Taylor – Longmeadow, MA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522933294937723811.post-89429284755486288992016-02-20T07:00:00.000-05:002016-02-20T07:00:20.049-05:00FTV A Quick Look Back<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Sd2syTi17g/Vsd-lKzSLzI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/YDHaSRu2ZuQ/s1600/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Sd2syTi17g/Vsd-lKzSLzI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/YDHaSRu2ZuQ/s640/Capture.PNG" width="640" /></a><br />
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As sea term comes to an end I would like to make one last blog post to wrap everything up. It has been an incredible 52 days at sea, stopping in Panama City, Costa Rica, Aruba, and Key West. The ship went through the Panama Canal twice and even stopped off the coast of Haiti to drop off supplies and meet the ambassador.<br />
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We have done so much in these 52 days, whether it be training in class rooms, maintenance on deck and in the engine room, or standing watch. Everyone is coming back with more knowledge than they had when they left Buzzards Bay 6 weeks ago. Some might think that SeaTerm is all fun and games, but if you have been following our voyage you can see it is most certainly not. All of the cadets,<br />
faculty, and crew work extremely hard at what they do and I commend them for all of it.<br />
Starting with our two week sail down to the coast of Puerto Rico where we did anchoring drills for several days for all of the senior marine transportation cadets to practice as well as all of the marine engineering cadets who assisted from the engine room practice this skill. While seniors were doing this sophomores and freshmen went about their average days, until our Sunday at sea came along and we got to have a little fun!<br />
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We hauled our anchor that day and started making our way off the coast of Ile Vache, Haiti where we were able to meet a few other Mass Maritime cadets who had organized an outreach program where students donated goods. We loaded their skiffs with 16 pallets of humanitarian aid goods and we were even able to meet the US Ambassador to Haiti.<br />
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After Ile Vache we cruised farther south to go through the Panama Canal! A once in a life time experience for many. Through this 8 hour transit we ended up in the Pacific ocean to our first port of call Panama City.<br />
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We spent three days in Panama City where cadets were able to venture through the old city, the new city, and even take part in an eco-boat tour of the canal. Once our three days was up we we headed through the Pacific to Punatrenas, Costa Rica! During the three days in Costa Rica cadets went white water rafting, zip lining, and hit some black sand beaches. Some even hiked in the rainforest to see waterfalls and sloths.<br />
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A week later we were in Aruba, by far one of my favorite ports. We were able to travel around the island by ATVs, UTVs, and mopeds. Students saw the tourist side and the national park side of<br />
Aruba, where there were natural pools, the natural bridge, and so many more sites. We finished our port visit up on Sunday seeing the Carnival parade which everyone enjoyed.<br />
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From Aruba we headed towards home with a stop in Key West Florida. It was the first time the Kennedy has stopped in Key West, but by the success of the visit it probably won't be the last. On Key West mopeds again were popular, as well as shopping. There were many sites to see like the farthest point south in the Continental US buoy and the Hemingway house and the butterfly conservatory.<br />
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During this last week the cadets had their final exams day which went well for all of the cadets and leaving everyone happy it is over with. Now we are back to Massachusetts, docked off the coast and watching the weather to avoid storms which we have been lucky to have avoided so far.</div>
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Today is what we call Field Day, although not as fun as it sounds because we spend one day of cleaning the ship. We will remain anchored here off the coast of Cape Cod waiting until the pilot ship joins us around 0630 Sunday morning to complete our return to Taylor's point. You will be able to see us manning the rails at the canal entrance around 0730,and then docking at MMA at 0836. <br />
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Once again thank you everyone for reading the blog on the 2016 SeaTerm. I really enjoyed writing for everyone at home and I hope you enjoyed it! For the last time or should I say . . .<br />
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Until Next time,<br />
Courtney<br />
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Our cadets are preparing their futures in STEM Careers, if you have become interested in STEM studies try these:<br />
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<a href="http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/create-great-future-stem-31029.html">Create a Great Future</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nasa-klass.com/Curriculum/Explore_Careers%203/Hot%20STEM%20Careers/_LES_Hot-STEM-Careers.pdf">Hot STEM Careers</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ncwd-youth.info/sites/default/files/ilp-how-to-guide/Considering_a_STEM_Career.pdf">Considering a STEM Career</a></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522933294937723811.post-87519732349278843682016-02-19T10:08:00.000-05:002016-02-19T10:08:18.486-05:00CAPTAIN’S LOG – 19 February 2016We are almost to Cape Cod bay, probably no more than 75 miles as the crow flies – but we still have 260 miles to go around Cape Cod. But there is no stress with the ship’s ride, or impending bad weather. Right now it is a balmy 35 degrees, northerly force 4 wind, and clear skies. Throughout the entire voyage north we have enjoyed pretty good weather – maybe my prediction about three NOAA<br />
weather folks was off – maybe it was that we would get “three times as good a weather”. Perhaps.<br />
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I expect that tomorrow I will be announcing the annual Master’s Award recipients – I know the nominations are in, but a cross check of their overall behavior, something some departments do not note, has to be done before we make the selections.<br />
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I usually take moment to thank people or organizations that generously gave us help, or services during the sea term. This year I want to start with the Panama Alumni Club. They were instrumental in helping to establish the Bushy Panama Student Scholarship, but they also hosted an afternoon reception where all the ship’s officers were invited. We enjoyed great company, good food and drink, and the opportunity to watch our beloved Patriots slip out of the Super Bowl. But we had fun, thank you all for being our amigos!<br />
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During the voyage we were assigned Rob Niemeyer for NOAA as our on board meteorologist. Rob did so much more that interpret weather reports. He spends countless hours working with the deck cadets in preparing VOS weather reports that are transmitted back to shore side forecasters. Rob the VOS was joined by Rusty Albaral and Bob Schwartz this last leg – thanks to the NOAA hierarchy for allocated these men to the ship – we really appreciate it.<br />
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In Buzzards Bay we recognize Northeast Marine Pilots for their services in and out, McAllister towing for the push here and the pull there in docking and undocking. The Maritime Administration for dedicated response as ship owner to both machinery and operational issues, especially Marine Surveyor Jeff Brown.<br />
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The whole gang of maritime employees – from Annie in shore-side administration, to Billy and Chuck for help before sailing, and support after. Tom and Doug Bardwell of Bardwell Electronics for last minute efforts to make use electronically seaworthy. The group of officers from the Cape Cod Field Office of the US Coast Guard Prevention Branch and the American Bureau of Shipping for a commitment to make sure we are ready for sea. John Dauly and Russell Stone of<br />
Ocean Charting Services. Donnie Spring at Sandwich Ship Supply for those last<br />
minute deliveries of stuff we need. They all make this trip go a little easier for the ship’s officers and crew – thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522933294937723811.post-86578172688200147402016-02-19T07:00:00.000-05:002016-02-19T09:57:25.261-05:00FTV Pyrotechnics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a rather busy afternoon on the TS Kennedy. At around 1600 we did our boat drill for the week, which was an emergency muster drill. When the alarm sounded we all proceeded to our boat stations where a muster was taken. We then went to our pyrotechnics demonstration.<br />
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What are pyrotechnics? Pyrotechnics are different devices to use when someone is in distress. This could be a hand flare, parachute flare, smoke flare, or a line throwing device. There are others, but these are just a few that we have on our ship. At this demonstration we had displays of the pyrotechnics we have on board and a description on how to use all of them. For example, a smoke flare is a day signal only. It is good for search and rescue aircraft or vessels to locate you. A hand flare is good for 60 seconds and is visible for about 5 miles depending on the visibility that day. When it is opened and struck it gives off a bright red glowing light. Parachute flares are just like hand flares, but they shoot up where ever you point them. They will burn for 40 seconds and are visible for 30 miles on a good day. All of these pyrotechnics are critical to have on board big vessels. In our lifeboats and life rafts we have 2 smoke flares, 6 hand flares, and 4 parachute flares. In the pyrotechnic boxes we have on the ships bridge wing we have 12 parachute flares and 12 hand flares.<br />
It is important to our training to have all of these pyrotechnics and know how to use them. For the demonstration we light off the flares that are expired so we do not go to use them in an emergency and it does not work. Safety First!<br />
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Thank heavens for flares, which have saved countless lives at sea. They're fantastically simple signaling devices similar to fireworks, but they're designed to communicate a much more direct message in an emergency. Have you ever wondered what they're made of and how they work? Let's take a closer look!<br />
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A flare is a tube packed with explosive chemicals that burn very brightly or give off smoke, usually to attract attention in an emergency. The two main kinds are handheld flares (which operate on the ground) and rocket flares (which are fired into the air).<br />
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Flare guns fire cartridges packed with colorful chemicals.cartridge loaded with multiple layers of gunpowder (blue), a central fuse (yellow), various chemicals in between that burn to give the colors green (labeled D, bottom), white (F, center), and red (H, top), and some incombustible layers (F and G) in between that keep the signals separate.</div>
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What makes a flare fire red or orange? Just like a firework, it's the chemicals inside, which are chosen specifically so the flare burns brightly and with a specific color. The main ingredients of flares include strontium nitrate (which provides a bright red or orange-red flame), and magnesium (which burns very bright white light).<br />
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<a href="http://www.cfep.uci.edu/cspi/docs/lessons_secondary/Flame%20Test%20Lab.pdf">Flame Tests</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/mrl_docs/ret_attachments/curriculum/flame%20test%20lesson%20plan.pdf">Flame Test Lab and the Electromagnetic Spectrum </a><br />
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522933294937723811.post-66587079303495149842016-02-18T07:00:00.000-05:002016-02-18T07:00:07.676-05:00FTV Machine and Tool Shops<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vggRQ-aWZBM/VrqUuN7-h1I/AAAAAAAAB1Y/3jT3GnmI-dY/s1600/shop-743673.jpg"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vggRQ-aWZBM/VrqUuN7-h1I/AAAAAAAAB1Y/3jT3GnmI-dY/s640/shop-743673.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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What if something breaks that is very important and we are 300 miles away from land? Well because we have engineers on board we are able to make, for the most part, anything we need. Say we have a pipe breaks down in the engine room and we do not have a spare. On the ship we have the ability to make what we need. We have the tools and the people that know how and what to make. On the ship we have two main rooms to make parts that we do not have. One is called the machine shop. The other is called the tool shop; this one is located in the engine room for quick repairs. The machine shop is where the larger tools are kept with some materials.<br />
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Our Cadets at school take a class called machine tool technology to become familiar with the tools of machine technology. This course provides practical experience in the use of machine tools. Emphasis is on shop safety, use of measuring instruments, hand tools, horizontal band saw, drill press, screw cutting lathe, electric arc welding, oxyfuel welding, and oxyfuel cutting. Cadets have specific projects like making a pipe and other critical parts on a ship. Another cool task that our engineers learn how to do is welding. This is also done on the ship and we have the equipment to do so. Welding is very important on a steel ship because if somehow a hole were to appear in the hull we would need to fix it so the ship would not take on water.<br />
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A lathe is a machine tool that rotates the work-piece on its axis to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, or deformation, facing, turning, with tools that are applied to the work-piece to create an object with symmetry about an axis of rotation.<br />
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Lathes are used in wood-turning, metalworking, metal spinning, thermal spraying, parts reclamation, and glass-working. metalworking lathes can also be used to produce parts,plane surfaces and screw threads.<br />
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As you can see if we need something we cannot just drive down the street to Home Depot or Lowes. We are out own repair store and handy man.<br />
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Until Next time,<br />
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Courtney<br />
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Learn more about machine tool technology<br />
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<a href="http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/hydraulic-arm-challenge/">Build a mechanical arm</a><br />
<a href="http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/what-are-gears/">What are gears?</a><br />
<a href="https://www.teachengineering.org/view_activity.php?url=collection/wpi_/activities/wpi_frame/picframe_joy_act.xml">Make a picture frame</a><br />
<a href="https://www.teachengineering.org/view_lesson.php?url=collection/cub_/lessons/cub_mars/cub_mars_lesson03.xml">Come on over Rover</a><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522933294937723811.post-58465702316915147942016-02-17T11:35:00.000-05:002016-02-17T11:35:05.589-05:00CAPTAIN’S LOG – 17 February 2016We have been pretty lucky on the weather so far. We had a strong band of thunderstorms off Florida yesterday morning, then the wind shifted to the west and the skies cleared. Not exactly what the marine forecast had, but we’ll take it.<br />
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Last night’s sunset was spectacular with swirling cumulus clouds in vivid red and magenta. This morning was clear with moderate westerly wind. The forecast up the coast remains pretty good, and Saturday and Sunday in Cape Cod look like mild temperatures and seasonable wind.<br />
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A few people have been asking about how we keep time on the ship! The answer to that question is whenever we are going in to a different time zone and we will be getting off the ship we change our clocks to the corresponding time zone. For example when we cross back in to the Eastern Standard Time zone we will be moving our clocks back one hour. However if we are just sailing through a time zone and not stopping we keep our time the same. An example of this was when we were off the coast of PR and Haiti we did not switch our time zones. <br />
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When we are in port we always stay on what is called "ship time". This means that even if it is 0800 on land, it will still be 0900 on the ship, and that is the time the ship would use to keep the ship on the correct schedule for watch duty and meal times. Often times to avoid confusion for the cadets on shore leave we switch it to whatever time it is in port. But for most of the time on the Kennedy we do switch to whatever time zone we are in if we are getting off the ship.<br />
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By the end of the 17th century it was generally accepted that no watch could ever be built that, could perform well enough to be used as a navigation tool. Scientists hoped they could find a way to adjust navigation watches using the Moon position or the eclipses of Jupiter satellites. That was their best bet to help seamen.</div>
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It is a wrap now! We are officially underway and making our way back to Mass Maritime. With a great two days in Key West, that included hosting a ship reception for some local high school juniors, two of whom were boys' whose father is an 85 alumni is currently a harbor pilot in KW. The cadets also left Keywest feeling our first cold days as we head back to Taylor's Point. I think everyone is ready to come home now. </div>
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On the trip down, while off the coast of Puerto Rico, we actually had to use our fast rescue boat. With the teamwork from our <span style="text-align: center;">deck crew and our medical staff we were able to take preventative measures with two cadets onboard </span>the ship. Their conditions were not life threatening, but we were able to take the safe precautionary measures by transporting them to Puerto Rico for medical help. They made it safely to Puerto Rico and flew home with one of the academy's staff back to Massachusetts.<br />
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This was a good learning experience for all of the cadets on board that watched the fast rescue boat launching and procedure. It was a situation where we were able to apply classroom knowledge to a real life situation. We are all very happy the cadets made it home safely and we hope you are feeling better!<br />
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<a href="http://tryengineering.org/lessons/rescuerover.pdf">Design and build your own rescue device out of everyday items</a><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522933294937723811.post-88760401402794085942016-02-15T15:34:00.003-05:002016-02-15T15:34:47.371-05:00CAPTAIN’S LOG – 15 February 2016When moored in a US port we have the ability to connect for internet access, so I was able to check out the MMA website and the Follow the Voyage site. I must say that Mrs. Emery and 1/C Courtney Collins have done a tremendous job of keeping all the loved ones informed about our activities on board. I have to give them both a Bravo Zulu, and hope they wrap it up in just as good a fashion.<br />
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Key West was a great stop. The walk to the gate was somewhat arduous, but a good cooling off period for those returning from liberty. Our hosts, the US Naval Air Station Key West – Port Operations, were wonderful to us. All the Navy personnel were both polite and firm with the cadets – which is likely how they treat their own sailors making a port visit. I sure hope that we left a good impression because returning to Key West is on everyone’s mind.<br />
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After a day of walking around Key West, we wanted to be swimming in the warm tropical waters that surround the Keys. Many cadets took the day long boat excursion which included a day on the water with the use of banana boats, paddle boards. kayaks, and wave runners. But the most amazing activity was the snorkeling.<br />
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Our catamaran took us seven miles off Key West’s coast to the Florida Keys Reef. The coral reef that surrounds Key West stretches from the southern tip of Florida all the way to Dry Tortugas, it covers a distance of approximately 170 miles. At its widest point, the Florida Reef is four miles wide. It is the third largest reef system in the world.<br />
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This reef flourishes in Key West because the water is shallow and warm, which is the ideal environment for polyps. This also allows snorkelers to get up close and personal with the sea life living in the shelter of the reef and to appreciate the varieties of coral that comprise the reefs. Unfortunately, with the reefs so close, it is easy for snorkelers to damage the reef without even realizing it. We were asked to please not touch the coral on purpose. The lightest touch can unintentionally destroy the miniature polyps and damage the coral. And to be aware of where our fins were at all times because your fins may accidentally brush the coral that is now underneath your feet and damage it.</div>
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The coral reef system in Key West forms a complex ecosystem filled with tremendous biodiversity. Among the myriad of inhabitants, you will be astonished by the numerous and diverse species of reef fish that utilize the structures of the coral formations as shelter. The sheer number of fish that surround the only living coral reef in North America is certainly of mention - you will be overwhelmed by the schools of vibrant fish that shimmer as they speed through the underwater world in unison. Hundreds of species of fish coexist, even in only a small region of this living reef.<br />
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The Key West coral reef is a complex eco-system and one of the most diverse in world. It is the equivalent of the of the tropical rain forests on land, and is the home to more than a fourth of all known fish species. Coral reefs have been around for approximately 200 million years, and some scientist even believe up to 400 million years ago they existed. The coral reefs take time to grow and it is believed they reached their level of biological diversity about 50 million years ago.<br />
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Even though we did not have any excursions planned yesterday, everyone had a great time. Key<br />
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We went to a church that was over 200 years old.Established in 1832, St. Paul's Episcopal Church is the oldest church in South Florida. The current church is the fourth to occupy this location, the previous churches being destroyed by fire and hurricanes. Inside you will find a magnificent collection of stained glass windows<br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a8MwGfpNNiQ/Vr9rcQiyyMI/AAAAAAAAB64/rngd5d4QQeo/s1600/File_001%2B%25281%2529.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a8MwGfpNNiQ/Vr9rcQiyyMI/AAAAAAAAB64/rngd5d4QQeo/s320/File_001%2B%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rmhkAu7JsO4/Vr9raBStUSI/AAAAAAAAB60/Z1tiZamcxJY/s1600/File_000%2B%25281%2529.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rmhkAu7JsO4/Vr9raBStUSI/AAAAAAAAB60/Z1tiZamcxJY/s320/File_000%2B%25281%2529.jpeg" /></a><br /><br />We continued to venture down the street and took a tour of the oldest house in key west, which was 187 years old. As we walked closer and closer to town the more and more historic sites.<br />
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The final stop we made was at the Hemming way house! We took it all in and had a nice and easy day! I'll tell you more tomorrow!<br /><br />Until next time, <br />Courtney <br /><br />The climate of the Florida Keys is tropical, as is the southern part of the state of Florida. However, because of the islands' location between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, they are very prone to hurricanes. Hurricanes are a problem in the area because the islands have very low elevations, are surrounded by water and flooding from the storm's surges can easily affect large areas of the Keys. As a result of flooding threats, evacuation orders are regularly put into place when hurricanes threaten the area.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.ocps.net/cs/services/cs/currareas/STEM/Elementary%20STEM/5th%20Tropical%20Roof.pdf">Tropical Roof Design Challenge Lesson Plan</a> <br /><a href="http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/hurricane.cfm">Hurricane!</a><br /><a href="http://sciencenetlinks.com/esheets/science-of-hurricanes/">The Science of Hurricanes</a><br /><a href="http://www.cpalms.org/uploads/resources/final/10655/Document/6/fernandez_schoen_2008_mtms_hurr_tracking.pdf">Hurricane Math</a><br /><a href="https://www.polk-fl.net/staff/teachers/tah/documents/floridaflavor/lessons/g-5.pdf">Killer ‘Canes!” Florida’s 20th-Century Hurricane History</a> <br />
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We have finally arrived in Key West Florida! We are docked in a US Navy pier right outside of downtown Key West for anyone that is in the area!<br />
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Last night we had our usual pre-port Briefing, which happens before every port. At a pre-port briefing the cadets are informed about the next day's destination. Captain Bushy, Captain Rozak, Commander Kelleher, and Dr. Cukor address the safety precautions that everyone should take, as well as activities in the area, and any medical information we should know before departing from the ship. This is a great way to keep everyone safe in the port.<br />
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During our pre-port briefing for Key West the biggest piece of advice we were told was not to travel alone or in very large groups. This was a quick briefing because we are also going to be back in the United States where most of us are from, so we know what goes on and what to be careful of. The briefing is also an opportunity for the Captain to tell us what the schedule will be like on arrival day. We were told that on Friday we would picking up the pilot at 0630 and tie up on the pier at 0730. Shortly after our arrival we will be boarded by the US Customs department where they will be taking our paper work we had filled out a few days ago. Once the ship is cleared we will be able to go out and enjoy the Key West.<br />
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As scheduled, this morning at 630 we secured the rails, then everyone went to the stern of the ship, where we finally had cell phones reception. Most everyone called love ones to announce our return to the U.S.<br />
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We got ready to get off the ship to go explore. There is so much to do in Key West, whether going on an excursion that the school planned or exploring on our own, everyone is going to have a fun time here. I do have to say after being close to the equator for about a month it does seem a little chilly here. But I know it is better than the two feet of snow we have at home, so I am not complaining. We have scuba diving trips, Jet Ski tours, and so much more planned. I cannot wait to tell you about it tomorrow!<br />
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Our jousting weigh ins were very fun, as we had all of the participants stand up in the ring for a brief introduction and to meet their opponent. Some of the favorite jousting pairs are 1/C Russo and 3/C Nowak, 1/C Weeks and 1/C Daly, 1/C Mills and 1/C Belbin, and the biggest and most important battle is 1/C Szloch and 1/C Kupeic. Everyone is very excited for the match to see who will be victorious. This is just one way we are able to have fun during our long days at sea.<br />
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Jousting is a sport that consists of martial competition between two mounted knights using a variety of weapons, usually in sets of three per weapon (such as tilting with a lance, blows with the battle axe, strokes with the dagger, or strokes with a sword), often as part of a tournament.<br />
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The joust permitted a better display of individual skill and, although dangerous, could win large sums of money. Many knights made their fortune in these events, whilst many lost their fortune or even life. For example, Henry II of France died when a shard of his opponent's broken lance went through his visor and into his eye.<br />
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<a href="http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/npe11.sci.phys.maf.massweight/mass-vs-weight-introduction/">Mass vs. Weight: Introduction Video</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.eiu.weightworlds/your-weight-on-other-worlds/">Your Weight on Other Worlds</a><br />
<a href="https://www.teachengineering.org/view_activity.php?url=collection/cub_/activities/cub_rockets/cub_rockets_lesson03_activity2.xml">Strawkets and Weight</a><br />
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As we are heading to Key West where I am planning a scuba diving excursion, I am remembering our last day in Aruba when a small group of us went a a scuba diving tour. We went to two different reefs off the coast of the island. Both were very different, and we saw a huge variety of reef life on each dive. We left the ship and headed to the south side of the island, where there were not very many people swimming because it was very windy and the swells were rather big. </div>
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We did two drift dives by jumping off the back of the boat, without a line for us to follow down, We<br />
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Have you ever experienced a drift? this amazing kind of dive where you are transported by the currents and allowing you to feel that magical sense of ‘flying’ underwater, while making the dive cover a lot more distance than a standard dive, passing by big and small fishes, and literally flying over reefs! Currents are a continuous directed movement of water generated by forces on the water like wind, the Coriolis Effect and breaking waves. Other factors for the cause of currents is the temperature, salinity and tide of the water itself, but the greatest cause of a current is the tide, which is caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun. <a href="http://drift-diving.divescover.com/">Learn more</a></div>
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Read this amazing story <a href="http://www.lago-colony.com/PROPELLOR/DICKS_LOST_CAMERA.htm">LOST (IN ARUBA) AND FOUND (IN FLORIDA)</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.blueworldtv.com/images/uploads/lesson-plans/Lesson_Plan_Webisode21TropicalFish_Current.pdf">Tropical Fish Rescue</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.navystemfortheclassroom.com/sites/navystemfortheclassroom.com/files/lesson-plans/documents/ScienceofDivingPPT_Final.ppt">The science of diving Powerpoint</a> and <a href="http://www.navystemfortheclassroom.com/sites/navystemfortheclassroom.com/files/lesson-plans/documents/ScienceofDivingLessonPlan_Finalv3.pdf">The science of diving</a> worksheet<br />
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Just steaming up through Windward Passage between Hispaniola and Cuba (Haiti and Cuba). The prevailing wind in the Caribbean and South Atlantic Ocean is easterly, and this time of year it is called the Trade Winds, or simply the Trades – but in the Passage the wind tends to shift North East. Obviously if sailing a Spanish Galleon from Columbia to Spain this would not be the route to follow – because the wind would be right ahead, making sailing nearly impossible. Back in those days, centuries ago, they tended to favor a route west of Cuba, which would get them into the Gulf Stream, which effectively carries them to the North Atlantic. It is interesting where landmasses and<br />
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Tonight we change things up a bit, as we will conduct Captain's Inspection and Pre-Port Briefing tonight, two nights before port. We did this so that we could host the annual SGA night tomorrow, which will have antics such as Jousting Competitions, and fund raising raffles. Should be fun.<br />
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Early Friday morning we'll take a pilot for Key West – and make our final port visit of the 2016 SeaTerm. It seems like just yesterday that we steamed out of Buzzards Bay – and before we know it it'll be graduation time for our First Class cadets. Crazy how time flies.</blockquote>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-522933294937723811.post-379864878664780852016-02-10T07:00:00.000-05:002016-02-10T07:54:15.711-05:00FTV Training Continues- Voyage Planning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Third class voyage planning is a critical segment of the larger scheme of bridge team management. When the sophomores are in this phase of training, they will explore the mechanical elements associated with proper voyage planning. This is a large part of our 3rd class cadet’s sea term training.<br />
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“A voyage plan is like planning a cross country road trip,” one of the professors, Captain Dalton said to his students as assisting them. You have to plan out the highways, exits you need to take, and some sites you are going to see along the way. The sophomores work together in small groups to complete this assessment until they get it right or run out of time. They work extremely hard and from what I have seen, they have done great work!<br />
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Each part of the voyage plan has a check list that includes waypoints (a point that helps us know where we are and where we're going); departure positions from latitude- longitude; the Per Ship's Compass (PSC) course; position fixing (The fix confirms the actual position during a journey); and soundings (soundings help fix a ship's position by sonic, or echo, depth finders). All of these terms are how the navigator can tell where and when the ship will be to a certain location.<br />
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<a href="http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/for_fun/NauticalChartChallenge.pdf">Nautical Chart Challenge</a><br />
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<a href="http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/nautical_charts/welcome.html">Nautical Charts Game</a><br />
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On Sunday afternoon many cadets went to the city of Oranjestad to see a huge parade. The largest carnival parade is the Grand Parade through Oranjestad, held on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday.<br />
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Carnival was introduced on Aruba in the 1930s by Caribbean immigrants, and has become the most popular festival for the entire population. The origins of Aruba Carnival are found thousands of years ago. The word is derived from the Latin carne vale, meaning farewell to flesh, referring to the time when many Christians gave up food, drink and unacceptable behavior for Lent. Its beginnings can be traced back to the feasts of antiquity held to honor such gods as Bacchus and Saturn. Colonization introduced this phenomenon to the New World and the French brought it to the Caribbean.<br />
The parade when on and on from about 1400 to 1900.So as you can image it was very, very long. The people of Aruba love it and lined the streets for hours. The closest thing I can compare this to is parades on July 4th in the United States. We all had an amazing time in Aruba and are looking forward to Key West.<br />
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Aruba is part of the ABC islands located immediately to the north of Venezuela. These islands are a type of volcanic oceanic island found in a volcanic island arc. They arise from volcanoes along tectonic plate boundaries. <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "pt sans"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Learn more about islands:</span></div>
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We picked up the UTVs and we got a guided tour all around the island. We went to Boca beach which was one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever been to.<br />
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Garra Rufa is called the reddish log sucker. They live and breed in outdoor pools where they feed on the dry skin of feet. During a treatment customers place their feet in tanks of warm freshwater containing dozens of toothless Garra rufa fish, which are about the size of minnows. They are also known as doctor or nibble fish. They suck and gently nibble away at dry and dead skin. The end result is said to leave your feet feeling refreshed and healthy.<br />
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This is a great example of symbiosis which is the interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.</div>
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I'd say my favorite part of the tour was when we went to the natural pool and snorkeled, saw some fish, and jumped off the rocks. By the time we were finished it was dark and we went back to drop off the UTV's and called it a day!<br />
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Everyone had a wonderful day yesterday and we are excited to get out and see some more of Aruba!<br />
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Symbiotic relationships are an important component of life in an ecosystem. In such relationships, plants or animals of different species may be dependent on one another for survival. They may share habitats or lifestyles or interact in a specific way to benefit from the presence of another organism.<br />
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When two organisms are in a symbiotic relationship, sometimes both organisms benefit (mutualism) and other times one organism may benefit while another is unaffected (commensalism). Not all symbioses are positive for both organisms: in a parasitic relationship, one member benefits while the “host” is harmed. <br /><br />Although there are many ways organisms interact with one another, most symbioses involve clever ways to obtain food or protection. For example, species of snapping shrimp and gobies inhabit the same burrow; since the shrimp is blind, the goby warns it of unwanted company, while the shrimp keeps the burrow clean. In its juvenile stage, the spider crab can be seen hitching a ride inside the bell of the cannonball jellyfish. At hydrothermal vents, chemosynthetic bacteria live inside of animals in a mutualistic symbiotic relationship where the animals support the existence of the bacteria and the bacteria provide food to the animals in an environment where light does not penetrate.<div>
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<a href="http://www.canopyintheclouds.com/files/lessons/Ecology-3Symbiosis_Lesson.pdf">Learn more about symbiotic relationships in nature</a><br />
<a href="http://www.blueworldtv.com/images/uploads/lesson-plans/Lesson_plan_webisode30Nemo.pdf">The Real Nemo Lesson Plan</a><br />
<a href="http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/uploads/2008/12/symbiosisworksheet.pdf">Try this challenge</a><br />
<a href="http://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ODE/IMS/Lessons/Web_Content/CSC_LP_S02_BC_L07_I02_01.pdf">Symbiotic Relationships</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bu.edu/gk12/kristy/files/lesson_6_make_it_a_game.htm">Make it a game</a><br />
<a href="http://www.utexas.edu/cofa/dbi/content/relationships-nature-predatorprey-and-symbiotic-relationships-0">Drama based symbiosis instruction</a><br />
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Day one in Aruba was by far the best day I have had all of SeaTerm! Everyone was able to go out and explore. Whether it was going to Eagle Beach or renting ATVs everyone had something to do yesterday.<br />
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Eagle Beach has the widest beach in Aruba and is famous for its soft white sands. It is the home of Divi trees, Aruba's natural compass. Divi trees stand at a 90 degree angle and point in the direction that the island's natural trade winds blow. Their roots grow above ground; the way they tangle is amazing to see.<br />
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A few months per year Aruba Eagle Beach is dotted with red and white markers to protect turtle nests. The turtles hatch mostly around sunset and at night. Four species of sea turtles nest in Aruba - Leatherback, Loggerhead, Green and Hawksbill. Turtles can have their nest anywhere on the island, however most nests can be found on Eagle Beach in Aruba. Each nest contains some 80 eggs. Watching the hatchlings find their way to the ocean conquering the sand and waves is a unique experience in Aruba.<br />
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Our Group started off the day with a tour of local Aruba sites. We went to their famous light house. Unfortunately it was being repaired, but it was still neat to see. Originally the lighthouse was designed to warn ships from the coastline of Aruba, the California Lighthouse is now a landmark for tourism. This lighthouse does much more that emit a coastal warning light; it beckons visitors to the most spectacular views of the island.<br />
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We made a stop at the old gold mine ruins. </div>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mQ12YmyG3a4/VrY_2bL_IjI/AAAAAAAABxI/vW2X5008Hlw/s1600/arrock%2Bart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a>The Aruba Island Gold Mining Company built the Bushiribana smelter in 1825 to extract gold from the ore that was being mined in the nearby hills of Ceru Plat; it operated for ten years. Today, its remains are a stopping-off point for tourists on their way to view the Aruba Natural Bridge, Not many people know that Aruba had its very own version of the Gold Rush. For much of the 19th century the precious metal was mined on the island mainly with the aid of dynamite. Over the years Aruba's gold industry extracted 3 million pounds of the metal. Today the sandstone and coral building is mostly in ruins with only a few crumbling walls still standing. </div>
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All along the north coast there are literally thousands of rock piles like these. Throughout the years people have created some pretty impressive rock art by piling one rock on top of the other and so on. These are known as Wishing Piles…you make a pile and make a wish. <br />
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Next stop was the natural pool that we all got to go swimming in.The Natural Pool, also known as "conchi" or "Cura di Tortuga", is a natural pool of water located in a very remote area in the north of Aruba. It is formed by rock and volcanic stone circles.<br />
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Aruba is not just beaches and coral reefs it is home to tropical dry forests which are one of the most<br />
threatened parts of the earth’s environment. The tropical dry forest type typically experiences an annual hard dry season. The average rainfall is sufficient enough to promote growth of trees, but these tree and plant species must be able to withstand periods of low precipitation and moisture. During the driest months these species will drop their leaves much in the same manner that northern deciduous forest species loose their leaves in the fall and winter. Dry forests occur most commonly on low islands or on the lee side of mountainous islands and on coastal areas of low relief. Learn more about this <a href="http://thetropicaldryforest14.weebly.com/abiotic-factors.html">ecosystem</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.dcnanature.org/islands/aruba/">Explore other ecosystems found in Aruba</a><br />
<a href="http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/education/documents/eighth_l1.pdf">Sorting out Forests</a><br />
<a href="http://d43fweuh3sg51.cloudfront.net/media/assets/wgbh/tdc02/tdc02_doc_biomesummary/tdc02_doc_biomesummary.pdf">Make a brochure of world biomes</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sausd.us/cms/lib5/CA01000471/Centricity/Domain/109/2%20Biodiversity%20Student%20Resource.pdf">What is biodiversity</a><br />
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On the evening of January 27th, at approximately 1900, a group of Cadets from the TS Kennedy assisted the NOAA, National Weather Service representative, Rob Niemeyer, in deploying a Surface Velocity Program (SVP) Drifter buoy in the southern Pacific at approximately 2° degrees North Latitude, 82° West Longitude. A second drifter buoy by a second group of cadets the next morning at sunrise at a position of approximately 5° North Latitude, 83° West Longitude.<br />
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The drifter buoys are a high-tech version of the "message in a bottle". It consists of a surface buoy and a subsurface drogue (sea anchor), attached by a long, thin tether. The buoy measures temperature and other properties, and has a transmitter to send the data to passing satellites. The drogue/sea anchor dominates the total area of the instrument and is centered at a depth of 15 meters beneath the sea surface so that the dominant buoy drift is influenced by the ocean currents, not the surface wind flow and waves. The Drifter Buoys can provide over 400 days of information to analysts ashore.<br />
<a href="http://iprc.soest.hawaii.edu/news/marine_and_tsunami_debris/2011/11_11_workshop_mitigating_effects/lumpkin_drifter_observations.pdf">Learn more about SVP's</a><br />
<a href="http://oceanmotion.org/guides/n_1/n_teacher_1.htm#ADrifterModel">Explore: A Drifter Model</a><br />
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The hopes of the two drifter buoys deployed by the Cadets of the TS Kennedy are that they will provide valuable information to analysts about the “El Nino” located in the southern pacific. El Nino is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific.<br />
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Weather is important to all that go to sea and it is regularly monitored by the bridge cadets. This special project by the NOAA emphasizes the importance of of marine vessels to monitor daily weather conditions both in their current location as well as the weather along the planned course. The cadets on the TS Kennedy are trained to monitor weather during their watches, as weather affects the ships course. On the bridge temperature and pressure measurements along with observing clouds, reading surface maps, and observing waves are among daily watch activities. These observations are forwarded to NOAA everyday so that the information can be shared with other ships traveling in the same area.<br />
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<a href="http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/weatherproj/Introductory_Activity_Lessons/lesson3collecting_weather_data/">Collecting Weather Data and Keeping a Weather Log</a><br />
<a href="http://ciese.org/curriculum/weatherproj2/en/docs/activity2worksheet.shtml">Use the Internet to observe Weather</a><br />
<a href="http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/weatherproj/Core_Lessons/lesson7cloudy_weather/">Cloudy Weather</a><br />
<a href="http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/weatherproj/engineering_windsock/">Whichever Way the Wind Blows</a><br />
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