Blog 14: Independent Component 1

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• I, Ryan Solorio, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
• My mentor, Joe Dumont, led me to the course I completed.
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuTNFCpkqhOEdHN4OG83ejNhWFFiWERiSTk1UlhNcGc#gid=0
• I completed an online course that taught me about the dangers of working in confined spaces and how to better conduct my self.

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• Working in a confined space is difficult and can be very dangerous, especially if you don't have the proper training. As you gain more experience you will be asked to work on the pools of more important clients. Some of these require maintenance in one-way-in one-way-out areas. This requires many hours of education, training, and prep. Below are some photos I took with my phone of my computer screen at different point in the course:

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• My third answer to my EQ is to maintain the pool itself, that means maintenance of the pool it self, inside and out. The larger and more impressive the pool is the more likely it is that the important hardware is tucked away in a confined space.

Blog 6: Second Interview

Questions for Interview #2:

1.) Where did you go to school?

2.) What did you study while you were there?

3.) How did you come across this profession? (What you do now.)

4.) What kinds of specialized tasks are you certified for? (ex: Confined Spaces)

5.) In the beginning, did this type of profession seem like a job you could pursue into your later years or just a job to have while you were getting in to the profession you studied in school?

Blog 5a: Science Fair Problem Statement

1.) My senior Topic is Water care.

2.) The issue of keeping the pool water chemically balanced is always there. If a solution is found then more attention can be directed toward maintaining the pool itself.

3.) The issue of the effectiveness of filters is something to consider. Each type and size and brand comes with its own advantages and disadvantages. If a solution to this can be created I can focus on the chemicals.

Blog 19: Senior Project and ESLRs

1.  What ESLR have you excelled in most in your senior project?

Effective user of technology.

2.  Please explain why you think you have excelled in this ESLR.

When considering the topic my Senior Project focuses on, there are few ways to earn my mentorship and Independent Component hours. It only made sense for me to look for a class of some kind that can better my understanding of the profession and open more doors of opportunity to me. This is why I chose to get certified for confined spaces. Not every employee is required to be suited for every job. However, we are encouraged to better our knowledge of the practice.

3.  Provide evidence from your senior project to support your claim.

Here are two pictures I have taken with my phone. I could not screen shot the actual page because the website blocks the class. I assume in an attempt to deter theft.

Toward the end of the first section.

Me and the class hangin' out.

Blog 16: 2-Hour Meeting Answer #2

1.  What is your essential question?

What is the best way to maintain a commercial pool for public use?

2.  What is your second answer to your essential question?

The best way to maintain a commercial pool for public use is to use Sand filters.

3.  What are three details to support or justify your second answer?

They require little to no maintenance.
The sand will last about as long as the machine itself.
It meets the regulations reinforced by law.

4.  What source helped you prove this answer is justified for your essential question?


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5.  What do you plan to study next with your second answer and why?  (You would say "I plan to continue my study of answer 2 by doing ____________"?)

I plan to continue my study of answer 2 by collecting information on pools from the casinos in Vegas and getting my Mentor's input on the matter.

Blog 5b: Science Fair Proposal

1. What is your topic?

Water Care

2. What is the driving problem behind your experiment and the quote by an expert to support that problem?

Public pools are a big project to keep clean and require daily maintenance.
"To do this, all you need is devotion and an understanding of basic high school chem." Joe Dumont

3. What is your hypothesis?


If chlorine has a high molarity, then it will kill more Paramecium Cilia.

4. Write a paragraph summary of how you will perform the experiment.  

I will first make contact with Mrs. Cancino to make sure I will be able to use her microscopes. Then, I will collect the necessary amount of my sample water, which needs to be stagnant, and record the number of bacteria living in each sample. After I've made my observations I will add the chlorine of varying molarity to my samples and record the amount of bacteria killed over time.

Blog #11: Mentorship 10 hours check

1.) I am doing my mentorship at Caliber Commercial Pool Services.

2.) My contact is Joe Dumont.

3.) At this moment I have done 24 of my hours.

4.) During my 10 hours I ran through a full day of what someone in the profession would do in a day.

5.) The senior team should already have that info.