Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Emperor penguin births and deaths

What affects penguin births and deaths?

3 variables that might affect births:
1- Temperature (incubation)
2- Food supply (for the mothers to feed the newborns)
3-

3 variables that might affect deaths:
1- Global warming (less and less sea ice)
2- Lack of food (krill)
3- Predators

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Independent Study Proposal

My area of interaction is the Environment and my area of focus is scuba diving. I chose scuba diving because it is something that I really like and enjoy doing and I would like to learn more about it. I already know that math plays a big role in my area of focus but I would like to mostly look at how math affects divers and how knowing basic math skills can help them navigate and feel more sure of themselves underwater.