Today was my last day in San Antonio. This morning I went to my last session about studying Earthquake waves using a slinky and other virtual animations of how earthquake waves travel. The session was presented by IRIS. IRIS is a consortium of over 100 US universities dedicated to the operation of science facilities for the acquisition, management, and distribution of seismological data. This organization provides resources and shares data with various educational institutions and other researchers. Through this session I learned about new ways to present seismic waves to students. One method involved creating a human wave to simulate the P and S waves. It was a great way to demonstrate the speed of these waves and the mediums they can travel through.
After this session, there wasn't much else for me to see, so I took the afternoon to see parts of San Antonio I didn't see yet. All and all, it was a great trip. I learned a lot and had a good time enjoying the things San Antonio has to offer. Looking forward to seeing you all on Monday. Look for my final blog post about my trip tomorrow.
Below are pictures I took around San Antonio today. Enjoy!
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