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ESS FIELD TRIP 2018-DEHRADUN
Grade 11 ESS & Geography Field trip
Maldevta, Mahendrapur ,Dehradun ,Uttarakhand
Up at the crack of dawn, all the students prepped themselves for the long day ahead. Half of the ESS & Geography students went for experimental fieldwork while the other went for interviewing the local village people. While the Geography students carried out a migration survey on the labour service, The ESS students hiked to the camp’s namesake water body – River Song Brook. There they used their scientific knowledge to apply themselves to the field effectively.
Using scientific methods like Quadrats- a tool for the study of biodiversity- and Simpson’s Diversity Index-a measure of diversity ,used to quantify the biodiversity of a habitat, the students recorded their observations. As the sun rose higher in the sky, beads of sweat dripped down the backs of the “mini scientists”. But instead of getting dogged down with the scorching heat, the students resolved to work even harder.
After a mouth-watering lunch and reenergizing rest, the students trekked along the riverbed. Nestled within the boughs of the mountains were limestone caves, where a handful of adventurous students went spelunking.
Upon their return, the campers discovered the founder of the camp-site, Mr. Sakhlani. He gave the group a lot of useful background information. Seated around the bonfire, the group leaders shared their experiences of the day and hoped to do better for the next chapter that awaited them.
Text: Ayati Mehta, Rahul Neupane, Ringshart, Riya Kumar, Saarah Khan
Editor:
Photographs :K.Guru charan kumar
Maldevta, Mahendrapur ,Dehradun ,Uttarakhand
Up at the crack of dawn, all the students prepped themselves for the long day ahead. Half of the ESS & Geography students went for experimental fieldwork while the other went for interviewing the local village people. While the Geography students carried out a migration survey on the labour service, The ESS students hiked to the camp’s namesake water body – River Song Brook. There they used their scientific knowledge to apply themselves to the field effectively.
Using scientific methods like Quadrats- a tool for the study of biodiversity- and Simpson’s Diversity Index-a measure of diversity ,used to quantify the biodiversity of a habitat, the students recorded their observations. As the sun rose higher in the sky, beads of sweat dripped down the backs of the “mini scientists”. But instead of getting dogged down with the scorching heat, the students resolved to work even harder.
After a mouth-watering lunch and reenergizing rest, the students trekked along the riverbed. Nestled within the boughs of the mountains were limestone caves, where a handful of adventurous students went spelunking.
Upon their return, the campers discovered the founder of the camp-site, Mr. Sakhlani. He gave the group a lot of useful background information. Seated around the bonfire, the group leaders shared their experiences of the day and hoped to do better for the next chapter that awaited them.
Text: Ayati Mehta, Rahul Neupane, Ringshart, Riya Kumar, Saarah Khan
Editor:
Photographs :K.Guru charan kumar