Experimental Design

I was not able to go on the recent Oceanography field trip so I wrote about the experimental deign of a research trip to the South Pacific. I was familiar with some of the materials that the trip would require due to our most recent in class project with the underwater habitat. The trip would be a minimum of two weeks because just arriving to the destination took seven days. With that in mind, I planned the resources accordingly. There would be plenty of food, and I made sure that there were enough oxygen tanks and other necessary materials to observe the clams properly without harming them. It would be better if the clams would perform their mating ritual while on board the ship so that the scientists don't have to be underwater for the four-six hour mating process. Some of the other materials that may be necessary for the best operation are large holding tanks, and natural materials from the clams natural environment so that the snails are as comfortable as possible as to perform their mating while on the ship. If the scientists were to perform an autopsy on one of the clams, they would need surgical equipment such as a scalpel and would also need a microscope as to view the clam clearly.