Today was the first day of the 2nd session for the creek week. 23 members showed up. Three of the registered students were unable to come.
Administrative offices were done ( waivers and payments collected).
Edward Murphy again did a short introduction and handed out notebook for the students to use as journals. The students and staff members played a short ice breaker activity, with which they were able to learn each others' names and discuss the different aspects they liked about the environment. Shortly after, they were given time to explore around Big Tujunga Creek, taking notes down on what they saw and how they felt about the creek. They had reflecction time to write down their thoughts in their journals.
The students were then divided into groups of four. Two of the groups started with the water chemistry assessments, while the other two worked on identifying and document macro-invertebrates (bugs, insects, frogs, fish, etc). They then switched and all four teams finished both assessments.
After lunch, they made color coded tie dye shorts that they will wear throughout the week. Each group was given a color to dye their shirts with. To teach the students what a watershed is, we demonstrated the way water moved through a game called Over/Under. The students moved water through one sponge moving it over and then under each student, until all the water was collected at the back of the line.
They had a short de-brief and worked on their data workbooks. They discussed what they saw throughout the day and left with popsicles!
Today was a good day. Overall, I think the students were more excited this time than the last and they seem to participate in the assessments and games extremely well. We hope for the best.
Angela
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