Maura Olivos from the Alta Environmental Center gave a tour of the restoration project that Alta is undertaking. WEST is designing a field trip that will engage kids in collecting data in the restoration area, learning about the local ecology, and participating in the actual restoration itself.
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Teachers and fellows worked together in teams to come up with an environmental lesson for the "Iron Scientist" competition. The only constraint? The lesson had to include the use of a plastic 2 L bottle.
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Mt. Superior from the Alta Peruvian Lodge
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Ken has a little accident.
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WEST PI and Geophysicist Dave Chapman, and WEST Fellow and physicist Jon Johnson laugh because they assume they are going to win the award for Best Low-mass Design for Protecting a Raw Egg from Destruction When Propelled Against a Rock Wall at Short Range. We'll see about that....
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Sydney shows off her team's entry into the first annual Iron Scientist competition. This year's mystery ingredient.....a 2 L plastic bottle.
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