Going Coastal 2023

Hatfield Marine Science Center Estuary Investigation

I think having citizen scientists are great! Being a citizen scientist can help the environment, and overall spread more awareness within fellow citizens towards science. 

Depoe Bay is known as the ____worlds smallest_____ navigatable harbor. On March 11, 2011, the port was damaged by a ___tsunami_ caused by an earthquake off the coast of ___Japan__.

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At Yaquina Head beach there are seemingly perfectly smooth rocks that are illegal to take home! This is because the rocks are from lava that have been smoothen by the ocean over years and years. The rocks are completely unique to the beach and are un replaceable. If people were allowed to take the polished rocks, the beach would run out of them!

Columbia River Maritime Museum First Nations Section

Before the Europeans colonized Oregon, the Chinookan people inhabited the lower Columbia region. A big part of their culture is the Western Red Cedar. But before the Europeans colonized the Chinookan people were a part of an extensive inter- tribal trade network all along the River and coast. I am sure after the European colonized their land their entire culture and traditions were Interrupted, much like what the First Nations in New France went through. To this day Chinookan descendants are still reviving many of their traditions and skills. 

Wolf haven is a sanctuary for wolves, wolf-dogs, and coyotes. The sanctuary takes in the above animals if they are in tough situations and are temporarily un able to live in the wild, or cannot live in the wild again. Many of the animals at Wolf Haven have been kept as pets, or have had other un natural injuries or circumstances that have made it unsafe for them to live in the wild. Wolf Haven is important to the animals as there are very few sanctuaries in North America that can provide the needed resources for the above wild animals, and if wolves in need don’t find places like Wolf Haven, they are put down. During the 1930s in the US many wolves were killed due to stereotypes and the tales being told of the wolves. Wolf Haven is striving to help the resurgence of wolves again making the sanctuary even more important. I learned so much from the sanctuary and how much wolves could use our help. I hope to visit the animals again!

Attractions like Highland Adventures are really important to small towns as they help out the towns economy in many ways. Tourists buy hotels to stay in, eat at local restaurants, and then support local businesses. Which overall helps small towns.

The first settlers arriving in Tillamook Valley found a silver lining to the wet, and cool climate. All the rain made for perfect grass! Perfect for the dairy cows. Now we have great cheese and ice cream!

On the boat I learned that the markings on the underside of a dungeons crab that shows the gender are actually the crabs tail that tuck under themselves as they grow older.

Human target, ammo and many guns for sale 

Travelling South with a stop at Cabela&apos;s!

This video was taken just after our lunch at Clarks! The whole class was standing outside of the restaurant motioning for the cars and trucks to honk at us. This was a really fun first filmed memory of the trip. I can’t wait to make more awesome memories!

The Astoria Column is ___125___ feet tall and is covered on the outside by a ____frieze__ that depicts ____Oregon __ ___history____.

Hatfield Marine Science Center R.O.V. Challenge

Creating our own ROVs was definitely a challenge for our group. We had to re design where our pool noodles were placed multiple times, and where the best place the magnet should go. This was ok though as trial and error is apart of engineering. So we pushed through. However, the frame for Meow Meow was oddly large making her harder to operate. During our first attempt Meow Meow purred well. However it was near impossible to grab the metal at the bottom of the pool. This was because our magnet didn’t  even reach the bottom of the pool. So we decided to re tape the magnet making it stick out at an angle so it could reach the metal in the bottom of the water. In the end we finally grabbed one piece of metal.

I am very excited to try Tillamook Dairy Co-Ops cheese and see how all their products are made.

I am excited to see the wolves at Wolf Haven! I have seen a wold once before in Fort Langley and he was very cool. I want to hear one howl and see how the behave with us there. Hopefully it will be fun!

Hatfield Marine Science Center Speedy Science

Our initial hypothesis was: smaller crabs will be faster than bigger crabs. We thought this as smaller crabs have less mass to carry. We ended up being wrong as the bigger crabs were much faster. 

I learned a lot for Fort Stevans today! I first learned how far the huge guns could really fire. The smaller gun could shoot about 6 miles while the bus sized gun shot a whopping 9 miles! After learning from the tour guide I listened to the military re-enactors, which was really interesting. The medic military re-enactor is veteran, and he told us all about how the military used plasma and water to create blood for injured soldiers. Finally I learned how to hold a real gun, which I was REALLY excited about as you can see in the photo on the top left. 

Columbia River Maritime Museum Crossing the Bar Section

No, I most definitely would not cross the Columbia River Bar. Crossing the Bar is extremely risky and terrifying. The wave conditions are literally the worst on the planet, and getting sea sickness would be a promise. If you do fall the the aggressive waves, you will not have a quick death. You would have to suffocate for a long few seconds before suffering to your death which is extremely un enjoyable. Only the bravest of brave should cross the Columbia River Bar.

Gabby would not cross the Columbia River Bar

Cannon Beach is most well known for ___haystackrock _ Rock. It is sometimes called the __third__ largest intertidal rock in the world.

Hatfield Marine Science Center Visitors Center

I think the tsunami machine is there to help spread awareness for tsunamis in a fun and affective way. This is especially handy as the Hatfield Marine Science Centre is located in a tsunami prone area. The machine helps people know the dangers of tsunamis, and also can teach people what kind of shelters are safest during tsunamis.

Replace this box with a map shows Vancouver to Newport, then add a drawing tracing the route of our trip.

The two quests today were much more successful than our first quest. During the ocean quest we all communicated and worked well together and got 1st place. This is a huge accomplishment considering we had gotten dead last in the past quest. After the ocean quest, we moved on to the Communication Hill quest. This quest was a little complicated. Throughout the quest we were all getting along and we were doing great. This was before we found out that we had missed almost half of the letters to complete the quest. The mistake was most likely a lack of focus towards our quest sheet. But we pushed through and finished the quest. We indeed finished last but we definitely started to work better together and we learned from our mistakes.

Yaquina Head Lighthouse was founded in the late 1800s and took almost 2 years to build! The lighthouse was very difficult to build as storms and wind was strong. The lighthouse is special to Oregon as it is the tallest lighthouse in Oregon, and the 2nd oldest operating lighthouse in the state. Back in the lighthouses earlier days, it was operated by a Lighthouse Keeper. The lighthouse keeper was required to keep the light burning no matter the weather and time. But in 1966 the lighthouse had some adjustments, and is now automated so no longer requires a keeper.  

The first beam was casted to sea on August 20th, 1873.