Day 4 of Science

Hello fellas, we lost internet connection yesterday so we were not able to blog as planned! Yesterday was an all science day. We all piled in on the tractor that took us around Colonia Libertad to see ant colonies and various other spots like the butterfly garden they just started and the small barn where they kept the caterpillars. The experts guided us around the sites and helped us observe the insects. We were taken to Arcelly to find an opening for a chamber for each group to dig into in hopes of finding a garden with a developed fungus. Some groups did not find any gardens, while others did. One group had found a dismembered queen ant hidden in a chamber near her colony. This happens when the queen starts a new colony too close to the other, the ants of that colony will kill her by splitting her up into pieces. Other groups found huge fungus gardens to take back to the lab.

Once we were done with that part of the science, we were given a break in which we went down to a small shop in the village called the Pulperia. This town calls it the "mall", it's so cute!! We got ice cream, candies, and soda! Thanks to Dwayne Johnson for buying us those yummy treats! The candies here are delicious :)

Before an amazing dinner (like all the meals are), we met our new groups we would make our final project with. We brainstormed together and worked on a proposal for our final experiment to present to the experts as well as all the other groups. After dinner we finished up and presented to everyone. Each group got feedback and then once all teams had shown their slideshow they all revised their material lists. After all of the presentations we all seemed to be pretty wiped out from all of the fun science so it came time to hit the hay!

Pura Vida,

Sidney George and Keilah Montoya :)










Comments

  1. So cool!!! wow... thank you for explaining the delay on the posting. Sounds like a terrific experience. Keep the updates coming!

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  2. Wow watch out if you’re the Queen ! Sounds amazing ! Missing you Greg but glad you’re having a blast

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  3. ¡Que bien, Que bien - Que buena experiencia! Te extrañamos un montón, mi querida Sofia, pero estamos alegres que tengas esta oportunidad de viajar y estudiar en Costa Rica. Hechale muchas ganas, hijita. Que disfrutes al máximo. ¡Te queremos mucho, mucho, muuuucho! Besitos. Abrazotes.

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  5. Thank you for the updates and pictures. Knowing that you teens are having such an amazing experience warms my heart. Miss you Sid! <3

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  6. cant wait to hear all about the science when you get back greg!

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