Reflection on Science

I have learned so much about science throughout the semester. I have always known that science is all around us but never really to it to heart or analyze it, until this class. I knew nothing about Physics before this class. I was actually a little frightened when you first told us we were going to do it. Getting into the experiment on the roller coaster, I thought, this isn't bad, I can do this. Once we really got into it, I realized it was much more complicated than I imagined. There were many trials and errors. I thought it would go smoothly but we had to make much modifications. I never realized all of the data it needed to create a roller coaster. Even listening to the dance project, I just thought our bodies did it. I never thought about the physics behind it. All of the findings were baffling, and I have a new found appreciation for physics and a sense of pride and accomplishment for creating our own experiment. The geology section also opened my eyes. We see rocks all around us but never really look at them. I found it so fascinating to learn about the fossils on top of the Sandia. I am not from New Mexico and to learn about all of these fossils surrounding us, even at the Butte is so interesting. I run around telling everyone and they just kind of look at me like OK but I am so happy to know all of these new and interesting facts. Comparing the plates, volcanoes, earthquakes, etc, was also so neat how they pieced together. I have learned so much from this class and am happy to have taken it. I never thought I would learn so much from taking this class.