My IPol (internship presentation) is on Friday at 10 AM in the boardroom (oh so fancy). I'm planning on using Prezi to showcase my work as well as additional fossil and bug specimens. To remind me of what I should talk about and add on, I have a list of things printed out. How am I preparing to address questions that might be asked? By answering them. I'll answer them to the best of my ability and if I don't know, then I don't know. I don't foresee too many questions since I'm going over my internship in detail.
I have a new appreciation for museums and elementary school teachers. I had the opportunity to work with little kids and I enjoyed it. However, it was harder than I thought it'd be. Children are not miniature versions of adults, they're completely different and you have to keep that in mind. It took a lot of energy to keep up with the kids as well, kudos to elementary school teachers!
I am beneficial to the museum but, I am primarily here to learn. I learned how to sort arthropods by their orders (I'm decent at it, definitely not the best) and became more familiar with scientific nomenclature. By doing that I was able to help with the Cactus Wren project. I've jumped in and helped out with most of the programs that the Education department hosts and because of that I'm able to design a pop-up for them which can also be used in camps. Additionally, I'm the first intern that the Education department has had so, they're planning on using my feedback for possible future interns. In Paleontology, (where I am this week) I've been learning about the different ways to prep fossils and I have helped prep some fossils.
Overall, I'm having a lot of fun and I'm learning a lot about education stuff, science, and myself (I'm very tempted to insert a bitmoji and be like Lucas)
Below are some pictures from my presentation.
I have a new appreciation for museums and elementary school teachers. I had the opportunity to work with little kids and I enjoyed it. However, it was harder than I thought it'd be. Children are not miniature versions of adults, they're completely different and you have to keep that in mind. It took a lot of energy to keep up with the kids as well, kudos to elementary school teachers!
I am beneficial to the museum but, I am primarily here to learn. I learned how to sort arthropods by their orders (I'm decent at it, definitely not the best) and became more familiar with scientific nomenclature. By doing that I was able to help with the Cactus Wren project. I've jumped in and helped out with most of the programs that the Education department hosts and because of that I'm able to design a pop-up for them which can also be used in camps. Additionally, I'm the first intern that the Education department has had so, they're planning on using my feedback for possible future interns. In Paleontology, (where I am this week) I've been learning about the different ways to prep fossils and I have helped prep some fossils.
Overall, I'm having a lot of fun and I'm learning a lot about education stuff, science, and myself (I'm very tempted to insert a bitmoji and be like Lucas)
Below are some pictures from my presentation.