On Monday, all students in cluster 3 met up and were introduced to our professors. We then began our short walk to our building in which we receive lectures and do labs. Our building is relatively close so our walk was short but pleasant. Our focus for Monday was getting introduced to our lecture regarding our changing climate and the various aspects of it including what it is, the factors that contribute to it, and a special focus on aspects that store heat. For our lab in the afternoon we calculated the density of a seawater sample by manually calculating it, and using different devices to calculate salinity and then transfer it to density.  Later in the evening we met up as a cluster to brainstorm ideas for our cluster skit.

Tuesday was a bit smoother in the morning since we were more familiar with the meetup spot and where to go. We headed down to a different building in which we were combined with cluster 6 in the science communications room to learn about the basics of ethics and its application to different sciences. Then we got into groups and worked on transferring the knowledge to different ethical dilemmas relating to climate change. We brainstormed ideas and collaborated until it was time to leave. Upon returning to the lab we were introduced to 5 project opportunities from which we each got to choose which project interested us. We then divided into our project groups and gathered introductions on them as well as talking about the path in which we would steer our projects as a group. 

Wednesday started out with going back to the lecture room to learn about the applications of mathematical models in climate change, specifically the relationship of math in the context of solar radiation. We also learned about the role of reflectivity which is very prominent in climate change. After learning about those applications, in the lab we used titrations to find the level of chlorinity in an unknown seawater sample. The process was extremely interesting as it involved extreme precision. It was also amazing to watch as one drop of alternating substances could switch the color of our substance back and forth. By performing this process multiple times we were able to determine the value of the unknown variables. 

On Thursday, we returned to the communications room with cluster 6 to continue our ethics projects. We watched videos of previous year's ethics projects as reference. We then finalized our presentation outlines and consulted with cluster leaders for further planning and improvement. After lunch, we divided into our laboratory project groups, focusing either on enzymes, solar cells, polyol, seawater, or biodiesel. We worked on our seperate projects with our mentors, learning how to recreate their research on our own.