Yesterday was full of science; we had many different classes filled with multiple experiments. Fortunately, we had breaks in between these classes, including a coffee break with churros and hot chocolate. Part of yesterday was determining what experiments we would conduct. We then had to create a presentation defining our question, hypothesis, and the procedure for our main experiment. These presentations exposed us to the peer review nature of science, which is an intimidating process.
After a late night last night, we started our morning bright and early with horseback riding. We rode the horses through a trail in the forest to an overlook at the top of a big hill. On a clear day, you can see Nicaragua. While today was not that clear, it was still an adventure and beautiful picture.
After the ride, we came back to the classroom and began our experiments. Our group's experiment involves the aggressive behavior of ants belonging to different colonies. In our preliminary experiments, we put two ants from the same colony in the choice chamber with one ant from a different colony and there was no aggressive behavior. However, when some fungus from the colony of the two ants was added, a fight broke out! Surprisingly, the ant from the rival colony was dominant. We cannot wait to see what happens tomorrow!!
Olivia and Vicky
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