Oregon 2019

Hatfield Marine Science Center Visitors Center

There is a tsunami machine in the visitor centre because it makes people aware. The main reason the Hatfield Marine Science Centre has put a tsunami machine in the front of the building is to get young kids in Oregon to learn about the tsunamis that happen a lot in their state. The kids try out the machine a see how much damage it can deal, they have signs talking about what to do when it happens and how to deal with it. It is really important for this machine to be in the building so it raises awareness for the young kids of Oregon. 

Personally I thought the yurts were pretty good. The only thing I didn’t like about it was that sand and dirt easily got in and on the beds. It would be nice if there were bathrooms in the yurt but that would maybe ruin the experience. It was really nice a quite in the night, you could hear the ocean if you listen closely. Overall the yurts were nice and I would possibly stay there again. 

Tillamook Cheese Factory and Izzy’s Buffet

This is a good area for the cheese factory because it is wet. It helps the grass strive. As we know Oregon weather is quite poor and rains all the time so it makes the grass moist. It is good that the grass is moist because it attracts cows and you need cows for a cheese factory. The rain helps the grass maintain its nutrients and wetness so cows love the area. 

This video is about throwing wooden planes off the top of the Astoria Column. This is my favourite video because it was a really cool experience and I have never done anything like it. It was also really cool to see how much the winds effects light things and I found that really interesting. I got really scared when I was walking up the straits in the column to get to the top. I thought I was going to fall or drop my iPad. Even though it was a scary walk it was worth it. I thought the Astoria column was really cool and super detailed. 

I also like this video of us crossing the bridge because it is a time lapse and I find time lapses cool. This is probably the longest bridge I’ve ever crossed and it makes a cool time lapse. My favourite part of the video is when the bridge turns so the camera follows and looks really satisfying. 

I think activities like these are important to small towns because it makes the town popular. Highlife Adventures is very important to Warrenton because if they didn’t have it the town would be a lot less popular and will make people not experience the beautiful town. It also helps bring in money for the company because it is the main attraction in the small town. I thought High Life Adventures was really cool and fun. In my opinion the best zip line was the one that goes over the lake, the instructors give you an option to get really wet or stay dry, I went for the wet one. High Life Adventures is really unique and fun. I would definitely recommend it if you are in Warrenton. 

What I found very interesting at Fort Stevens was the disappearing rifle. The rifle was very effective and was rebuilt by a man but, he sadly passed away three years ago and his son will try to finish it. The men put gunpowder covered in silk in the rifle because it burns almost fully so it was easy to clear out. When the rifle was ready to be shot it got lifted up in one second, shot and went back to. When it came down it was steaming and the men needed to clear out the residue of the silk because if they didn’t it would blow up. There was men just below the rifle calling out coordinates of the enemy ships. Every 15 seconds the men had to have finished the math equation and solve a new one. 

Hatfield Marine Science Center Assemble a Whale

Our class worked pretty well on assembling the whale. I think we did almost everything right and we worked together. We started off by putting the small holed vertebrae’s at one side and the large on the other, that was a good start to our whale. From there we worked with the sizes we had and compared to find the right piece. That part of making the whale was quite easy until the middle were it got a bit confusing because the parts looked very similar. Afterward we put the ribs on. We didn’t really know what we were doing so well looked at a model outside of the university. When we returned back to work we had inspiration to complete the whale. The thick and short ribs go at the front to support the head and the long skinny ones go at the back. After that we completed our whale. I think that our class worked really good with each other.

The only thing I think we could improve on was working on different places. It got as bit crowed at times and started getting hard to see and work, but other than that it was great. 

John’s Incredible Pizza Company was really fun and a great concept. The arcade was so much fun and the deserts were delightful. It was exactly what I needed after a long bus ride. 

The Astoria Column is 125 feet tall and is covered on the outside by a friezes that depicts historical American events. 

This drawing shows me moving from Richmond to North Van. This has effect my soccer life largely. I know play for Mountain United and who knows where I would be playing if I stayed in Richmond. 

I am looking forward to going to Cannon Beach, specifically Haystack Rock. I want to see this because I enjoy photography and videography and Haystack Rock is a beautiful spot for that. I have never seen a rock that large so it will be a new experience for me. 

I hope to see a sea lion. I want to see a sea lion because they are cool, unique and weird. The only times I get to see sea lions is at aquariums and I rarely get the opportunity to go there. Most people would say sea lions are ugly and stupid and I agree with that but that is what makes me like them. 

Hatfield Marine Science Center Animal Adaptations

Animals adapt to their environment so they can survive. Animals adapt to get the full advantages of their habitat and can live more comfortably and easily. If animals couldn’t adapt they wouldn’t survive for long because if their original habitat gets destroyed they won’t be able to live in a different one. The main reason animals adapt is because of environment change, they slowly grow skills and body parts that help them strive in a new location. Some animals that have adapted to their habitat are camels because of their long eyelashes, some frogs have adapted to have green skin to blend in with murky water and their are many many more. 

The rocks at Yaquina Head Beach were very cool and special. The rocks receive their round shape from the waves washing up on them, this takes a long amount of time. You can;t bring them home because they make the beach special and if everyone took one their would be no beach left for the public to visit. 

The Northwest Trek is a great place for animals, specifically animals on the north west. It is similar to a zoo because there are animals that you can view in enclosed areas but it instead of a cage it is a protected in closure. Their work is important because the bison, mountain goats and all the other animals living there would most likely be hunted if they were in the wild, The Northwest Trek helps them stay healthy and alive. I think it is important today because it is a safe comforting place for wild animals and can spread awareness for hunted animals. In my opinion the Northwest Trek was a really cool experience and I would gladly go back. What I though was really cool about it was the bus ride through the habitats, it was interesting to see the animals enjoying themselves in their area. There were all types of size, the biggest animal was a bison and it was absolutely massive. The Northwest Trek is important and it should definitely stay. 

Our quest group can work well but sometimes struggle. My group consists of Amy, Simon, Evelyn, Nathan and myself. We worked well together by having separate jobs for people to do, for example Amy is good at reading clues and I am good at locating things. There are a lot of things we need to work on but the main ones are listening to everybody and sticking together. Staying together would help us a lot more because if we split up and someone finds something we will have to sprint back and regroup so we can tell each other. It would also help if he listened to everybody’s opinions because sometimes we think that it definitely won’t be in that location but we eventually get over there and it is. Doing this makes us lose lots of our time and we start arguing a bit. Questing can be fun at times but also annoying and confusing. We can definitely work on a lot of things that will make us better and eventually we will solve a quest in the right amount of time. 

Hatfield Marine Science Center Speedy Science

For our experiment we raced female vs male crabs. We did two different kinds of races, the first was two at a time like the male vs the female and later on we did solo. In the doubles the females won every race, by quite a lot each time. The faster crab that we raced was a small female purple crab and the time was 12 seconds. The slowest crab didn’t even finish, we stop the timer because he wasn’t going anywhere and that was 1 minutes and 23 seconds in. I think the experiment went really well, I enjoyed it a lot and would do it again. If I did do it again the results would most likely be different and that would make it interesting. 

If you didn’t already know, my name is Logan Wickstone. This trip was absolutely amazing and I’m so grateful to Ms. Willemse, Mr. Hughes and Ms. Maxwell for organizing it. I got to see so many cool places that I would definitely never see if this trip wasn’t a thing. My favourite part of the trip was either the zipping or the evening at Beverly Beach. Throughout this trip I learnt so much about all my classmates and even myself. Once again, thank you for your time and effort to organize this trip. 

Hatfield Marine Science Center R.O.V. Challenge

Our group worked fantastically to create a remotely operated vehicle. In my group was Ryder, Sophia, Erin and myself. We stared off the process by sketching our ideas onto a page and worked from there. Once our sketch was complete we got to the fun part, building. We started by finding the pieces for the corners and chose a size that we thought would work but later on we realized that it wasn’t large enough. After the R.O.V was built we needed to add flotation, we used pool noodles. It took us a very very long time to get the vehicle to neutral buoyancy but we didn’t give up and we eventually got there. We finally finished building and we got to test our creation by driving it in water, this part was quite fun. We had to pick up as many forks and knives as we could with the magnet that we incorporated into our design, at the beginning I didn’t know how to control the boat but after a while I got the hang of it. I think we worked super

well together, we didn’t argue, we persevered and we all helped. If I had to do something differently next time I would make my design smaller so it is easier to drive. So far this activity is one of my favourites and I learnt that I enjoy engineering. 

Columbia River Maritime Museum First Nations Section

The Chinookan peoples were largely effected by the British Colonists. The Chinookan peoples were part of a trade network running throughout other tribes so when the first colonists came it had a large impacted on them. The first colonists brought over their items and created news ones, they completely disregarded Chinookan peoples and took over. The first colonists changed the trade network by lowering the price of their inventions and raised the price of their own new creations. In the Chinookan peoples lives red cedar played a large role, it was how they lived and part of their culture and daily lives. When the first colonist brought over their stronger materials such as metal, red cedar was not as popular and used in their daily lives so the Chinookan peoples lost their way of life. I think that the first colonist ruined the life that the Chinookan peoples were living and changed how we live today. 

Columbia River Maritime Museum Crossing the Bar Section

Yes, I would be willing to cross the bar. If I had the proper training and a good pilot with me I would want to experience the eventful journey. Even though I would have a chance at death I think it would be really cool to see the two waterways collide. Reasons why I would not want to cross the bar are the 60 foot waves and their harmfulness. It would also do me no good in my life in the long run. The reason why I want to cross the bar is because it would be a cool story to tell if I survive. 

In my opinion Nisa’s Thai was the best restaurant we went to and I would definitely go there again. My favourite meal there was some sort of curry that had peppers and green beans. I really liked all of the food but that was a my favourite. I’m really glad that I tried that curry for the first time because it is now one of my favourite types of curry. 

Depoe Bay is known as the smallest navigatable harbor. On March 11, 2011, the port was damaged by a tsunami caused by an earthquake off the coast of Japan. I thought Depoe Bay was cool even though it was very small. There was cool stores and nice viewing points. I bought a pair of socks from a sock store that had about 1500 different kinds of socks. 

Cannon Beach is most well known for Haystack Rock. It is sometimes called the fourth largest intertidal rock in the world. Even though it was very wet and we couldn’t really see the rock it was still a good and cool experience. I think it would be much nicer to see in the sun but we don’t get to chose the weather. 

I thought the Golden Corral buffet had a great variety of food for all ages and sizes. I eat a lot of food and thats why I like buffets. The main attraction was the chocolate fountain and it was super satisfying to dip a strawberry into it and see it get coated. We also eat a ton of cotton candy. I never really eat cotton candy because my parents say it is bad for me and I agree with them but it is nice to have it once in a while. The Golden Corral was the third buffet we went to and I think it was the best. 

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