Day 6

6-12-17
Our second week begins! We started with a scavenger hunt at the Dunn-Seiler museum in the Geo-sciences building. Interested students can contact the visitors' center to bring students. It would be fun for them if they did the scavenger hunt. Student groups can also go to the fossil dig in the chalk deposit behind Hilbun Hall. The most impressive feature in the collection is probably the Triceratops head!
After the museum activity went to the 3rd floor to learn about broadcast meteorology. We had the opportunity to stand in front of the green screen and attempt to show the weather map, etc. It's pretty tough because you have to watch the monitors to see where you're pointing. Students in this program have 4 courses (semesters) to prepare for broadcasting the weather. Their degree will be Geosciences and they are almost certain of placement!
We returned and listened to a Geoscience major talk about places he had lived, traveled and taught. I think he is very brave. Total changes in diet upset my digestion so if I were to 'relocate' to Tajikistan I would have to pack cereal, peanut butter and crackers! He also lives in Australia.
After lunch we started art projects. We chose our designs.
We looked for games for our subject and had to explain how they could be incorporated into a lesson. I found memrise.com, which can be used for French and Spanish, as well as other subjects. I am going to practice the French this summer to brush up. I think I'll ask my students to join it when school starts. One thing I have to keep in mind is that not all games work on iPads AND computers. I look forward to using 'memrise.'