The 9th day for SciGirls II started at Leon Sinks with Dr. Alyssa Hakes from the FSU Biology department. Dr. Alyssa had the girls examining spider webs and the spiders living in them to see how they interacted in their environments. Our visit to the sinks was cut a little short, and the ride back to the Magnet Lab was a little soggy thanks to a surprise rainstorm we encountered. The girls seemed to have fun, though!
When we got back to the Mag Lab, the girls had lunch and hung out with a tarantula that's living at the CIRL office! After lunch everyone compiled their spiderweb data from the morning and analyzed the results using Microsoft Excel.
Check out pictures from the ecology activity here.
The day ended with a quick introduction to Trail Tracker, a brand new program run at the Tallahassee Museum. The girls will be beta testing the protocol using an iPad application to analyze the activity and behaviors of the bobcats at the museum.
Tomorrow will be an awesome day-- the perfect ending to an awesome two weeks! We look forward to seeing everyone at the Mag Lab in the morning, and don't forget about the WFSU reception tomorrow night where you'll be able to see and hear about what your daughters have been up to these past two weeks.
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