Employees from the City of Dayton Department of Water came in to talk to us about career paths in the water business, water sample testing, and the cameras they use to go through the sewer and water lines. I found that there are many different jobs available, even to those out of high school, to those interested in jobs relating to water quality, water testing, and management. We then went out to the creek next to the school, did a few different water tests, and learned about how rivers here can affect even the Gulf of Mexico. We then went to the camera truck and learned how they get the cameras into the sewer lines. My favorite part was when we were looking at footage from a time the camera was in the lines, and there a raccoon was in there.
After learning about the importance of water quality, we were split into groups of 6-8 and created a poem about rivers and their paths. Each person chose an object that has to do with a river system and found two adjectives that related to their chosen object. We then put it in order of how we saw it fit together. Once we finished, we presented them to the class. My groups’ poem was this:
“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.”
After writing our poems and presenting to the class, we went to the gym and did yoga for an hour at the end of the day. It was a very relaxing and calming way to end the day.
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