Community Gardens Post

During our lab time in the community gardens we were able to view many types of plants. We were also educated on the hazards than can effect community gardens. I was also able to distinguish different soil types by using the Munsell's soil color chart. This chart allows you to match particualr soil samples with predetermined colors that are assigned with numbers and letters. Using a Munsell's chart makes it easy for common people to identify almost any type of soil. My soil sample had a reading of 7.5yr 4/4.

Movie Blog

From the videos we have viewed during our lab time, my favorite has been Deep Sea Deep Secrets. This film showed the extensive planning and details that were required to travel to the deep ocean floor. The technitions and operators of the Alvin submarine were highly qualified and skilled. The video footage gave viewers images that would otherwise be physically impossible to see. The exlpores showed their firsthand accounts of hydrothermal vents within the earth's surface. They were also able to see life forms in an enviornment that should not be able to sustain living creatures. There is no other film that could provide its audience with this kind of footage. I was extremly pleased with the film and would love to view others of its nature.