Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Hot Shots - Update from Monday

With the help of Amy we picked the team name of the Hot Shots!  This took longer than expected, as there was not a consensus for a while, so a few extra votes to narrow the field. The word “BOOM” was chosen as the “runner up” of sorts, and so we promised to use it in a chant.

We also are VERY excited to design our logo, though we are uncertain if we will use the firehouse, as our solution may not be water based. But, we like flaming letters. 

Eric took Ashton and Fiona to work on the table.  

Jenny took Sebastian and Sally to work on robot.

That left me with Pascale, Ainsley, Melena and Dominique as planned.
We got a great deal accomplished:
  1. We decided on a specific community… drum roll… WNC! We looked at field trip and other opportunities and though Melena made a strong case to go to California. “My mom will, you know, just give us a few thousand dollars for plane fare” we ultimately came to the conclusion that we could learn from local folks including:
    a. We have a forest ranger coming on Friday
    b. The local schools, perhaps Warren Wilson forestry folks
    c. Local firefighters
    d. NC Firewise etc.
  2. We also discussed interview techniques and how not to ask yes or no questions and did a little role playing. 
  3. Dominique had some research as did Ainsley and we shared it. We broke down the terms “wildfire” and “vegetation” and others. 
Best!
Lockie

No comments:

Post a Comment