SNOW SCIENCE PROJECT:
Reflection:
Most people who live in Durango either ski or snowboard, I do neither. Therefore I am not at as much risk vs the people who do, do those things. In this project we learned a lot about snow and avalanches and how to spot, avoid and learn from them. Since I don't do winter sports this project wasn't totally relevant. But I have great info on snow and avalanches that could help a lot in the future if I ever start winter activity's or if I can inform my friends on possible dangers.
I know now that snow and water play big roles in the south west. Water we learned is a very important resource that people can take for granted and that the Colorado river never reaches Mexico and hasn't for the last 20 years. I also learned a lot about snow and the molecule build up, how its polar, and the different types of layers it can make in a snow pack. One Skill I learned in all this was asking questions. I have asked a lot of questions (some of which were odd or wrong) that help me to understand the content beyond what Brian is teaching us. When I don't understand something I will always ask Brian and he will help me out. My favorite part was learning about the molecule build up of water and rubbing alcohol. Also how water is polar and I loved when we were able to light pennies on fire with rubbing alcohol on top of them. One thing I didn't like was the group projects we had to do. I liked more of the individualized learning with worksheets. I didn't like the fact that we would have to rely on group members (whether we chose them or not) to do work and stay on task throughout a project. This was hard in some of them groups we had. Other then that I liked the project and looks forward for ones to come!
I know now that snow and water play big roles in the south west. Water we learned is a very important resource that people can take for granted and that the Colorado river never reaches Mexico and hasn't for the last 20 years. I also learned a lot about snow and the molecule build up, how its polar, and the different types of layers it can make in a snow pack. One Skill I learned in all this was asking questions. I have asked a lot of questions (some of which were odd or wrong) that help me to understand the content beyond what Brian is teaching us. When I don't understand something I will always ask Brian and he will help me out. My favorite part was learning about the molecule build up of water and rubbing alcohol. Also how water is polar and I loved when we were able to light pennies on fire with rubbing alcohol on top of them. One thing I didn't like was the group projects we had to do. I liked more of the individualized learning with worksheets. I didn't like the fact that we would have to rely on group members (whether we chose them or not) to do work and stay on task throughout a project. This was hard in some of them groups we had. Other then that I liked the project and looks forward for ones to come!