It has been about a month since my last post. In that time I have identified my mentor, Ms. Utterback. She is a math teacher here at Emma and has a minor in geology. I am so excited to work with her! So far we have met once to discuss the outline of my project and we have another meeting on the horizon to begin to pick apart some geologic events.
I have spent the past few weeks digging into my research phase of my project. My goal for October was to have a solid understanding of the geologic history of the Catskill and Adirondack regions in order to begin construction of my guidebook and QR code system. I have found many helpful sources for this, namely the site of the New York State Adirondack Park Agency. I have also been able to do some investigation of the quarries the bluestone used in our buildings could have come from. It turns out that there are a limited number of quarries in Vermont and South Eastern New York that produce bluestone.
Mr. McGivern, Head of Buildings and Grounds here has also offered some helpful insights. Next week I hope to take a trip to the company that supplies Emma Willard the stone for our restoration work to see if they can point me towards the original quarry.
Two weeks ago I went up to the Wild Center at Tupper Lake with my biology class. They had a cool exhibit on glaciers and the formation of the Adirondacks. It was interesting to see the mountains I have been researching in person and I even got to share some of my findings through my Signature project with my classmates.
I am excited to see progress in my project and I can't wait to explore more!
-Jess
I have spent the past few weeks digging into my research phase of my project. My goal for October was to have a solid understanding of the geologic history of the Catskill and Adirondack regions in order to begin construction of my guidebook and QR code system. I have found many helpful sources for this, namely the site of the New York State Adirondack Park Agency. I have also been able to do some investigation of the quarries the bluestone used in our buildings could have come from. It turns out that there are a limited number of quarries in Vermont and South Eastern New York that produce bluestone.
Mr. McGivern, Head of Buildings and Grounds here has also offered some helpful insights. Next week I hope to take a trip to the company that supplies Emma Willard the stone for our restoration work to see if they can point me towards the original quarry.
Two weeks ago I went up to the Wild Center at Tupper Lake with my biology class. They had a cool exhibit on glaciers and the formation of the Adirondacks. It was interesting to see the mountains I have been researching in person and I even got to share some of my findings through my Signature project with my classmates.
I am excited to see progress in my project and I can't wait to explore more!
-Jess