Yes, still working on the Breathe Journey Series. We had a fabulous time in Palm Springs touring the Turbine Farms as our guides gave us all sorts of information about energy and power. It was awe-inspiring to see how huge those turbines are up close!!!
The girls asked some good questions. They had fun with the annanometer (sic) that measures the wind. We were there on a relatively coolish summer day (101F) and a mild breeze (15 mph) coming from the southeast. The girls had firsthand experience seeing what the Saint Andres Fault looks like, and what it's done to the topography around us. They were also able to feel the wind and the monsoonal moisture still in it. We didn't see a roadrunner or iguana, but we did keep our eyes out for those creatures of the desert.
I think that seeing the fault line area was sobering for many of them. (It is for me, especially since we had that 11:30 pm quake last night, and a smaller one at 10 this morning, as I was talking on the phone!) And I think it also got them to thinking about the scope of power and air, and how one thing can affect the other. Elite Tours did a GREAT job in talking with the girls, asking questions, and handing out waaaay too many snacks! Were I to do it again, I'd tell them one snack per girl. The sugar high set off the giggles that were hard to control!!!!
Our girls have earned AWARE, and they have now chosen their Take Action Projects and their Air Car Teams. I'm really looking forward to our next session where they send the ALERT and continue moving forward. Since the girls won't finish in our sessions, we'll plan a Sunday in September or October, where we'll all come back together to finish AFFIRM and award them their 3 awards. We want to give them a chance to celebrate!
I'm sure snack will be involved.....
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