- Who do these footprints belong to?
- The crime scene.
- A view of the victim with some nearby evidence.
- More evidence.
- Even more evidence.
- Chris making some notes.
- The guys investigating something of interest.
- Close shot of some evidence, which is clearly marked so as not to be disturbed.
- Chris and Greg pointing out some more evidence.
- Erik bagging some evidence to take back to the lab to analyze.
- Erik marking the evidence bag with the date, time, and any other necessary information.
If you're interested in getting some information about our forensic science project, please do not hesitate to contact us at Tony's e-mail.
Psychology
The Psychology Project was instructed by Audrey, a professor of psychology from a local institution. Under Audrey's instruction, the students learned about the various aspects of psychology and those who had a big impact on the field, i.e. Sigmund Freud. For the students' final project, they created a collage of phobias. For their display, each student created an image(s), with that image describing what somebody may fear if they had a certain phobia. It was a very interesting display and very thought provoking. Unfortunately at this time, I have no pictures of this group to post. I will search far and wide for such photos and if I do locate some, you'll be able to see them right here. If you are interested in learning more about this project, please feel free to e-mail me.
Astronomy/Rocketry
The Astronomy/Rocketry Project was instructed by Tony, the much adored Curriculum Coordinator/Advisor for this Upward Bound program. The students in this project worked very hard all summer long and learned a lot of information. Topics discussed range from the stars, sun, moon, asteroids, comets, blackholes, the Big Bang Theory, to the physics, aerodynamics, and construction of a model rocket. This group created websites of their work, held discussions, at times heated, on various topics, and eventually launched their model rockets. Every student successfully built a rocket. On Display Day, all of the rockets constructed were out for show along with the computer programs and text materials that were used in the class. Towards the end of the display, this group put on an impressive demonstration, launching a couple of rockets for family, friends, and the media. Below are some pictures from this group if you would like to check them out.
- This is a homemade comet the group created. It was made with a mixture of dirt, ammonia, Karo's syrup, and dry ice. Notice the gloves of the person holding the comet. Please do not touch dry ice without the proper safety equipment, which includes gloves and goggles.
- One of the student made rockets ready for launch.
- Tony connecting a rocket to the launcher.
- Tony pumping air into the rocket before launch.
If you would like further information about this project, please contact me by my e-mail.
Besides the projects, all students also attended classes during the program day. One class covered the topic of French language and culture. In this class, the students studied the basics behind the French language and also examined the culture of the French people. The students learned about the Tour de France, French food, French style and fashion, and American influences on France, i.e. fast food. Towards the end of the class the students examined the French influences in New Orleans, such as architecture, language, food, etc. This gave the students a little hint as to what they were going to experience when they got down to the Big Easy. This class was instructed by Mary, a high school French teacher. Mary did a great job, especially with passing on her own experiences with the French language and culture.
The other class attended by the students was a class on the Hero's Journey. This class discussed the concept developed by Joseph Campbell. His concept is that all heroes go through various stages in their life. We examined these stages and looked at hero stories that exist today, like that of Luke in Star Wars. Once we were done looking at the example of Luke, the students spent the rest of their time in class creating a hero story of their own. The students were quite creative and did an excellent job. Hopefully we will have some future writers come out of this class.
