Tis day 21..
Arrived late morning to two of my other PKA team members and tried to choose a field for our project. We struggled slightly as we do not know what the other teams have picked so we are hoping for Stathams Close. Once confirmed we will print out a picture of the field and carry out the 'mapping'- listing significant factors such as ditches, access, pylons etc.
We then had our first lab practical this afternoon, and were issued with our FE lab coats! (No expense spared). In groups we chose a soil sample (A, B, C or D) then had to determine what type we had picked. An amount was placed in a mortar and pestle where we ground it down for a few mins. It was then weighed before splitting the particles using the sieve method. After shaking the sieve for a few minutes, the top container retained the gravel particles so this was weighed and removed from our starting weight. Each of the next three compartments were also weighed and the weights recorded according to sand, silt and clay. We were then able to calculate the percentage of particles and work out the overall soil type using the classification table.
During the rest of the (somewhat chaotic) afternoon, we started off by sorting out the newly returned butchered lamb parts for lamb packs (being a vegetarian, I sort of let Amy sort out our box of meat! Later we were given our work experience assignment and asked to do a mock letter applying for a job. We will need to complete one in our assignment so utilising the course, including practical lessons and lectures, will enhance our applications in mock and real life scenarios. We then had a visit from sue sutton, to give us some additional input on how to write up our assignments, giving up some pointers with regards to spelling, grammar and layouts etc. I seem to have a bit of an apostrophe concern so I will try and correct this throughout the course..
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