Weathering,+Erosion,+Deposition

= **WED As0****signment - Hiking Monument Canyon Trail, Thursday, April 5** =



This assignment is due before April 20, 3:00pm. Your assignment needs to be posted as follows:

Name:

Field Trip Reflection: (2 paragraphs, you should discuss the trip in terms of what you learned related to WED and your personal experience on the trip.)

Pictures: (this can be a slide show, short movie, online poster, document, etc but must include all components of the assignment from the paper given to you.)

Soloman and Dewey's presentation Sara Green and Kendra Adams presentation media type="custom" key="15058674"Seth Krebill and Alex Fenn's presentation Seth Krebill Alex Fenn April 19, 2012 7th Hour Independence Monument Reflection By exploring nature we can see into a world of beauty. Independence Monument is a beauty in itself. By venturing off the path less traveled I believe we learned some important ideas. In class we had been discussing weathering, erosion, and deposition. Just by glancing around at the cliff walls we were able to spot the weathering from wind abrasion and the erosion of sediments in the old rocks. Fortunately, it was a gorgeous day, and we noticed a dry creek bed. We thought that this must be due to weathering and erosion. We were able to pick out the different rock layers, as well. These rocks have been depositing sediments for millions of years. We probably wouldn’t be able to tell it today, but the earth has been through many dramatic changes throughout history. It is amazing how these natural wonders could still be standing. We felt that we learned a few things by going outside that we wouldn’t be able to learn by sitting in a classroom. It was a great experience and we would hope to be able to do another project such as this.

Colton & Luis, I believe we all had a great trip. I most definetly enjoyed being out of school for a day to be in the great outdoors. I had fun hanging out with all my fellow students, and got closer to a few of them. I also learned a lot too. I learned all about how rock is eroded and weathers away. We saw some great examples of that too, anything from the sand, to the rocks and even for independence monument. It is amazing how much knowledge and how much you can see in just six measly hours. It was a really memorable trip considering it's the first and most likely only field trip I've had my whole freshman year. I witnessed a variety of natural fauna and floral that I will never forget. Especially when Mateo and I got "lost", but we were really exploring the natural wonders of the world despite me calling Matt and saying I was lost;) It was a really great oppurtinity to meet new people and get to know other people better. For example, I now know that Colton burns really easily and has friends who have friends who have parties, but he's so awkward. I enjoyed the trip overall, and especially enjoyed meeting the new people. Luis & Colton

__**Becca Moore**__
[|My Trip to New Mexico ;)] I had a lot of fun... you know once we got to civilatazion ;) Wish i could have gone on the hike instead!!! And sorry for the lame side shot pictures, I was kind of held captive in a moving car with limited elbow room. ;)

Jordan Brommel & Kyra Newhouse On our hike at the Colorado National Monument Trail, we discovered new aspects of nature. We learned what it was like to interact with animals, nature, and society. We discovered new plants, weathering and erosion of different forms of various rocks, and also how humans have altered the natural environment. We believe that this taught us more on how to treat our environment, rather than the actual assignment itself. We were able to see the Independence Monument, and the city of Grand Junction from various heights. This trip has made a huge impact on my partner and I, and we believe that it was a great use of resourceful knowledge that we can use later on in life. The experience was at the top of the scale. We were able to climb through actual evidence of weathering and erosion, we were able to interact with the animals surrounding us, and we were able to see what it was really like in our natural environment. Just knowing that we were able to be excused from school for a whole day was a thrill itself. We loved the outdoors and hope to see more of it in future assignments. There were so many examples of weathering, erosion, and deposition which made this project so easy and worth while. Being with our peers, we learned more about each other and how to interact using teamwork and dedication. This trip was very memorable, enjoyable, and we hope to do it again in the near future. sorry we couldn't attach the file to the powerpoint for the animals slide.