First Step in the Semester Reflection

For the H2O project, I am most proud of the way my partner and I worked together to come up with the end product of the beach reviews on InDesign. I liked the fact that it drew people in and at the same time they were able to know which beaches are the safest as well as the dirtiest to swim in. I feel like I'm making a difference in the fight to make the water cleaner and safer for both animals and people to live longer and healthier lives. The most interesting thing I learned from doing this project is the type of bacteria that is in the water. Before this project I had absolutely no idea what indicator bacteria even were and the types of sicknesses such bacteria can cause. This information was gathered mostly by going out to different beaches, taking the water, and then running it through different steps before actually figuring out what bacteria is present in the water. Of course my biology teacher gets the credit for teaching us students about the different types of bacteria and showing us how to correctly collect water so that we are better able to test it.