Internship week 5:

Gained more experience with presenting in front of the class. Also met up with Sarah later in the week to check the trails and water levels for the next weeks Swamp Walk and to discuss more details concerning the campus trail map. My homework was to research evolutionary plant adaptations for wetlands plants, in order to discuss my findings with the class on Monday. 

Internship week 4:

     This week I received a crash coarse in guiding a class to an off-campus field site (CREW trails) and attempting not to loose anyone in the process....Once at CREW, I assisted with the field labs and plant identification. I am finding that getting the students to physically handle or interact with the plants, significantly improves name recognition. This is particularly true of edible plants, such as wild grape or sour orange:)
       I also received some experience with teaching students on a one on one basis. I had to lead a girl through the previous weeks Soil Analysis Lab (due to an excused absence). It was definitely much easier to explain the concepts and make certain she understood what I was saying, before moving on to the next issue.
     Outside of the classroom I have started helping Sarah with mapping the campus nature trails and ultimately creating a flier for the entire trail system.

Hours: 11