Adventures in Bio science

On our very last class we went to the Museum of Transportation to help April in her gardens. Most of the time we were there we helped to transplant some plants into a new area. April knows so many types of plants and exactly where to put them. I learned a lot about the landscaping of plants from April. I also learned how to get seeds from a plant. There was a fluffy seeded plant and my gently rubbing off the fluff the seeds connected to it could be kept and then replanted. It takes a lot to maintain a garden, especially as the seasons change. I enjoyed helping April at the Museum because it was a completely new experience of seeing science in action. It was cool to help in our community in a location that supports sustainability and is open to everyone.

It's pretty crazy that this year is already coming to an end. Last week we presented our semester projects. It was nice to finally done with the project and realize how much I had learned over the past few months. I´m super glad we did a semester project because it gave me the opportunity to research landscape architecture and get some exposure. I enjoyed the challenge of building the model. I learned that putting my ideas into a real model was really beneficial and helped stimulate even more ideas. I also really liked looking up other landscape architect projects and seeing a bunch of designs. They were all so cool and made me excited that one day I could create projects like those.

Last class we went turtle tracking in Forest Park. Even though it was a little damp it was cool to see Sam´s passion and a part of her semester project. We first learned about the teleometer and how to use it. It was a much bigger device than I thought it would be. We started by looking for Dana, a turtle. There was a meter between 1-10 and a red lined light would appear when you got closer to Dana (pick up the wave). We were first doing really good, a loud wave was coming in but the closer we got to what we thought was the right location then the wave went way back down. We knew something was up because the telemotor was going wacky and Dana was nowhere to be seen. So, we took a whim and crossed the street to look for Dana. To our surprise we found her! This little confusion was a little tricky at first but also was a good representation of all science projects. They can be hard and confusing at first but there is always a solution you may just have to look harder.