Senior Project Reflection

1. Positive Statement
1. I'm most proud of my mentorship at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, because I felt like it really prepared my for my 2-hour. All of the information I used in my 2-hour from my mentorship was really effective in getting my points across.
2. Questions to Consider
1. I would give myself an AP+ because I missed a few of my deadlines on components and I repeated myself a lot in my presentation.
2. Overall, I would give my senior project an AP as well, because I didn't give it my all throughout the year, and didn't meet a lot of deadlines.
3. What Worked
1. My mentorship worked, because it was a really good foundation for what I want to study in college, and everybody there has agreed to keep helping me whenever I need it.
4. What Didn't Work
1. I would have gotten mentorship a lot sooner than I did. I spent my first three months not knowing where I could get mentorship, and I didn't even know what i wanted to do for my senior project.
5. Finding Value
1. My senior project has given me a firm foundation to becoming an environmental scientist/attorney. With my mentorship, for instance, I learned a lot about the various effects that oil and contaminated ground water has on certain types of fish.

Young Scientists Symposium

So, a while ago, Elijah and I got the privilege of speaking at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium's Young Scientists Symposium.
The aquarium asked its young researchers to speak in front of the aquarium's sponsors, and fellow scientists, about a research project that they did. I spoke about the difference in the amount of zooplankton found in the LA harbor, versus the amount of zooplankton found in the Cabrillo outer beach.Speaking at the symposium was a HUGE honor, because the staff felt like our projects were good enough to present to the people that funded the aquarium, and I felt really lucky that they asked me to speak.

This is a picture of me, and a few other researchers in the Aquatic Nursery.

This is a link of the powerpoint I used for my presentation.
YSS Presentation