Today we spent the first half of the day with guest speakers who work for the City of Dayton Department of Water. We were put into groups of four and spent 30 minutes at each station learning about something new. The first station my group went to was for how they collect and test water samples. It was cool to see how what tools they used to collect the data. At our second station, we learned more about the City of Dayton Department of Water and where all the storm drains lead into. Our third station we got to see the equipment and cameras they use to find issues in the drain pipes. I liked this station because the people who were there were excited about their job and had some funny stories. At our fourth station, we created a draft for a storm drain mural. This station was a nice way to be creative and have fun coloring. Our last station was about the different types of careers they have at the department. This was good for people who are interested in working for the department. Learning about the City of Dayton Department of Water was informative and interesting but I don’t think I am interested in going into the type of work that they all do.
When we got back from lunch we got into groups and we worked on a poem about water. We used a template from a children’s story by using objects found near water and two adjectives for each.
Here’s our poem:
This is the creek, calm and directing that flows in my backyard.
These are the fish, luminescent and scaly that swim in the creek, calm and directing that flows in my backyard.
These are the plants, lively and plentiful that feed the fish, luminescent and scaly that swim in the creek, calm and directing that flows in my backyard.
This is the sand, course and grainy that holds the plants, lively and plentiful that feed the fish, luminescent and scaly that swim in the creek, calm and directing that flows in my backyard.
These are the rocks, rugged and grey, that form the sand, course and grainy that holds the plants, lively and plentiful that feed the fish, luminescent and scaly that swim in the creek, calm and directing that flows in my backyard.
This is the drain, metal and enduring, which flows over the rocks, rugged and grey, that form the sand, course and grainy that holds the plants, lively and plentiful that feed the fish, luminescent and scaly that swim in the creek, calm and directing that flows in my backyard.
These are the roads, cracked and eroded, that lead to the drain, metal and enduring, which flows over the rocks, rugged and grey, that form the sand, course and grainy that holds the plants, lively and plentiful that feed the fish, luminescent and scaly that swim in the creek, calm and directing that flows in my backyard.
This is the rain, heavy and cool, which falls onto the roads, cracked and eroded, that lead to the drain, metal and enduring, which flows over the rocks, rugged and grey, that form the sand, course and grainy that holds the plants, lively and plentiful that feed the fish, luminescent and scaly that swim in the creek, calm and directing that flows in my backyard.
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