Sonia Sheryr
Reflection 1
What I will do in the water fair is compare the soil from normal ground and rain garden ground. I will focus on how the rain garden catches water when it rains, at what rate, and how the water soaks into the ground. The lessons would also give me the opportunity to compare the different surfaces water can run off of and what environmental problems it can cause. I will research lessons that would be effective for my topic, and pick one to conduct at the fair. One that I have looked into so far is having two separate trays one with just soil and another with soil and some plants, and then pour water and proceed to make observations on how the water gets absorbed differently between the two trays. My data collection will be based on the lesson plans that I find on credible and reliable sites.
Some obstacles that I may encounter while working to execute my implementation plan is finding out how exactly I will gather the materials and make the activity or lesson plan work. This is a crucial part of my implementation plan because I want to find a lesson that will keep the kids at Jackie Joyner-Kersee Food, Agriculture, Nutrition Innovation Center engaged and interested. Regarding water infrastructure, constructing awareness about the importance of conserving water is vital, especially for youth. Eventually, we will put the importance of water infrastructure in the hands of a new generation. Therefore, we must teach them the reasons behind water conservation and practical usage. Water infrastructure is complex; if one factor changes slightly, the rest of the system can easily be thrown off. This is why we need to aid in introducing water infrastructure to youth, and this must be done in interactive ways. Interactive activities will keep students engaged and active in the topic of conversation.
My group and our partners are absolutely thrilled to get us started with conducting our water fair to the kids of Jackie Joyner-Kersee Food, Agriculture, Nutrition Innovation Center. We have met and interviewed Zach at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Food, Agriculture, Nutrition Innovation Center multiple times and that is what gave us a better idea of what to work toward in the coming semesters. We have definitely built trust both ways with our community partner; and we did that by meeting often, coming prepared, asking questions, and meeting deadlines. In addition, everytime we would reach out we would imply that we are here to help you guys, so tell us what weight we can take off your shoulders, and we can work on that. A combination of all these factors is how we gained trust both ways with our community partner.
In our most recent meeting we discussed how the water fair would actually be conducted, the total number of tables, a possible specific date, and timings. Things are going smoothly for the most part and we all are over excited to carry out each part to our implementation plan.