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Walking around the woods with my dad and catching fish at the lake. Learned to identify native and nonnative plants, animal tracks, and types of fish. (Bluegill pictured. Picture from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
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Learned the word for a squirrel's nest: drey
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Brontë begins partial Spanish immersion, learning math and science in Spanish with Sra. Eckstein
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3rd grade Brontë got really excited for the bug project and chose to do it on the dragonfly. While drawing from a photo, I was mesmerized by its anatomy, and focused my entire project around it. I failed the project, and had to redo it. With Sra. De Feria
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Brontë's mind was blown. Apparently the continents seem to fit together. With Sra. Llano
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Read Dr. Seuss's "Oobleck" to learn about the states of solid and liquid. And plasma. With Sra. Llano. (Picture from chemistry.about.com)
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First year of English science and did not understand half of the vocabulary. My teacher was also very hands-off with low support. I taught myself by reading the textbook and the internet. I remember learning about Biomes. (Picture of Savannah biome from uwsp.edu)
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This class was a mess and I hated it! Watched "Twilight" on my friend's phone under the desk during quizzes. Circled random answers in patterned sequences (bbcdabcdda) and got A's. Overall I got a C in the class. I remember learning that sulfur smelled like eggs though, so that's something.
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My love for science was reinvigorated! I had Mr. Dishun, who was a fisherman. He taught us about DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). I started googling Punnet squares and filling them out for fun. We also watched Jurassic Park, which inspired me do a lot of informal research about dinosaurs.
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The most notable things about this class is that I discreetly informed my teacher that she had forgotten to zip her skirt, occasionally used bunsen burners to do stuff, and a popular kid sat next to me who had horrible coffee breath
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Mr. Khosravi was a fisherman. I delved into this class and sat front and center again, just as I had done freshman year. We talked about Tragedy of the Commons, water quality, alternative forms of energy, etc. We went on plenty of field trips and I relearned native and nonnative species of plants and animals. I recorded a nature journal, which he kept as a student example for future classes.
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Founding member of the Herpetology Club, 2 corn snakes and 1 african bullfrog. When Mr. Khosravi personally invited me to help create a new club he wanted to sponsor, I jumped at the chance to join and learn more about reptiles and amphibians. I used to go every free period and let the snakes wrap themselves around my arms.
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MARINE BIOLOGY WAS FASCINATING. I loved this class. I had Mrs. Goble, and I sat in the front again. I learned about different species of coral, cephalopods, fish, and other creatures, and the Marianas Trench. I made a diagram of ocean levels and depths, dissected a squid, and presented my final project on the octopus. It was one of my favorite classes, and is an informal hobby that I still research today.
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I loved astronomy at BYU. But it was so difficult to stay awake. But I LOVED learning about the planets and constellations, and the phases of the moon. It's knowledge that I still show off today.
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My last G.E. at BYU. A lot of fear went into taking this class, as I had never taken a physics course in high school and I had a rocky relationship with chemistry. While it was more of a struggle for me to learn the material, my previous studies in Astronomy saved me, and I loved learning about the Earth sciences again-Geology reminded me of my AP Environmental Science class. I liked it when we made things explode. I remember finally learning about the theory of relativity and Newton's laws.
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Fishing has been a constant throughout my life that has helped me connect with nature, and what I call the "tangible sciences."
(Bluefish pictured)
