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Oct 6, 2015
Our group’s first task today was to come up with a few questions about our surroundings. These questions weren’t your typical questions, though! These were questions of a mysterious sort; questions even the all-knowing GOOGLE couldn’t immediately answer. Try, right now, to think of a few questions yourself. It’s harder than you may think, isn’t […]
Oct 6, 2015
This is day 2, week 4 of the UA Adventure Semester. My group’s challenge today was to teach the rest of our group how to recognize one type of native plant, with a catch – half the group we were teaching would be blindfolded, and half would be blocking out sound with music. The goal […]
Oct 6, 2015
Today the magnificent Blake Boles taught us how to make a website using wordpress. A place on the internet that belongs to me, where I can share my adventures and hobbies. This is my favorite challenge so far. I can look back at what I have done and feel a sense of accomplishment. This pushes […]
Oct 6, 2015
Trait distributions of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia spp.) in the Pinyon Juniper Habitat of Western Colorado. Betts, S; Abeywickrema, M; Jet, L; Garrett, J; & Berdichevsky, K. Abstract: After observing a variation in the traits of Opuntia spp. on the Pinyon Juniper mesas above Paonia, CO, the authors questioned whether two distinct species existed in […]
Oct 6, 2015
Today’s challenge for our group was to make a workout video for people at home to watch and follow along with. We used a theme we thought would be great for people everywhere: a minimalist routine with a partner. The point was to be able to do all of the exercises with nothing but a […]
Oct 6, 2015
Distributional Patterns of Galls of the Cedar/Apple rust, Gymnosporangium juniper-virginianae, among the Utah juniper, Osteosperma utahensis, of Western Colorado. Vyas, D; Marcellus, G; Colmenares, M; Phelps, J; Jennings, B. Abstract: Quantitative samples of cedar/apple rust, Gymnosporangium juniper-virginianae, distribution on Utah juniper, Osteosperma utahensis, were gathered from three sites of varying slope direction and intensity. Using […]
Oct 6, 2015
Ladies and gentleman! Have you been craving a good workout? Looking to shed those extra pounds? Boy, do we have the thing for you! It’s day week four day one of the adventure semester, and our challenge was to plan and execute a thirty minute long exercise video. Being the first group to experience this […]
Oct 6, 2015
Our challenge began last night when Dev regaled our group stories of his past exploits in grad school. He went into detail on adventures he went on in the name of science before revealing to us that our challenge the next morning will be to create a science experiment from observing the area around us. […]
Oct 5, 2015
Have you ever been asked that God-awful question “would you rather be blind or deaf?” Well today we experienced both, along with losing the use of our dominate hand. No, our challenge on day one of week four of the Adventure Semester was not to cripple each other; but to be able to teach a […]
Oct 5, 2015
Hello Internet friends! Today our group challenge was to create a website about ourselves, so we can control how we are seen on the Internet. We created a website on GoDaddy.com, the worlds leading domain registrar. Each of us chose a unique and personal domain name. Some of us chose camp nicknames, like Pop and […]