Twenty one middle school girls came to Byrd today. These dedicated young kids went to school at 5:00 in the morning so they could come to Byrd. They learned about glacier dynamics from Sarah Fortner, who is not part of GD but LTER. The Oceanography Group set up a "Wave Tank". In a long tank there is a device attached to the front that look like a paddle. The paddle is made of the special material to better simulate waves. The girls were then asked to build housing structures from Lego's to test the durability against the waves. This activity was to show the affect of coastal erosion on infrastructures. Structures that did not allow the force of the waves to pass through them were swept into the "ocean".
Next week is my Spring break!!!
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Laine,
I am just catching up on your blog. Your interviews are interesting. What are you doing with the information?
And the photos? What are they of? What is Amelia Earhardt writing? Who made the Byrd doodle? It's hilarious. And I assume that the cute kid is your baby brother.
What was it like working with the groups of young girls? Do you think you could be happy teaching that age group? Maybe some distance would be helpful, but I know that you have teaching on the horizon.
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