Over the past two weeks in this ISP I learned a lot about snow and mountain climate. In order to do this I had to complete the necessary requirements such as building an igloo, writing 10 blogs, reading THE CLIMB (I also answered the questions), watching AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, and taking part in other activities on the mountain such as listening to the ski patrol guide, and learning from our ski instructor guide, Chris. We were also required to complete two group projects. My group was Peyton, Yayoi and myself and we made a powerpoint about the Decemeber and annual snowfall in Telluride from 1970-2008. We also made a scale model of Bald Mountain, Wasatch Mountain, and Gold Hill. I worked hard on these projects and the group got along very well so we were able to complete the projects on time and to the best of our abilities.
At the beginning of the ISP we had to choose two "City Year Skills" that we would try to accomplish over the two weeks. I chose to "think critically and creatively" which I accomplished by constructing the scale model of Bald Mountain because it is an engaging 3-D representation of the mountain. I also chose to "use the internet to conduct research" which I accomplished by making the powerpoint and only using relevant data from the internet. I also had to use the internet to conduct additional research for other tasks, and while diong this I made sure I only used reliable information.
I believe that I deserve either an A or a high B because I completed every task that we had to do. In addition to just completing the tasks, I put time and effort into each one so that it was something I was happy with.
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