Team:Gifu/HP/Silver

 

HUMAN PRACTICES SILVER



Introduce iGEM for Ogakikita senior high school


We were requested a presentation about the activity of iGEM Gifu by Ogakikita senior high school which is specified in the super global high school. So we introduced our activity to them. Our activity, iGEM, led us to create the chance which do some wide range activities. We received some questions about our usually activities, so we could have a time to evaluate our activities. And students might have desire to enter the university that they can do what they want to do.



Interacting with Gifu senior high school of agriculture & forestry students


We participated in social gathering held by Gifu university for Gifu senior high school of agriculture & forestry. In there, professor of Gifu university presented their study. And also, high school students presented their study. They discussed their study and shared information about science.
We talked about science topics with them. We knew what high school students were thinking. So we could get good experience for future actions. And high school students might get more spread world. We had a good time for each other.



Survey of the Droppings damage in Echizen city, Fukui prefecture


In recent years, urbanization in Japan is advanced, so the environment has changed. Therefore, it has been an increase in the Droppings damage in urban areas. Of course Echizen city is no exception.
We were able to get research funds from an organization in Echizen city. This city assists people and teams who would like to some activities that contribute to local life in there.
To give some basic background information, there are some places in Echizen city that are polluted due to birds’ droppings. We therefore made a presentation in Echizen city because we thought that our study could help to solve the problem.
After the presentation, we conducted a field survey to check the circumstances of birds’ droppings in Echizen city. In the field survey, we found some birds’ droppings under some utility poles, but we weren’t able to find the terribly polluted place. However, the city officer and local resident told that there were some polluted places and many wild birds in Echizen city few years ago.
Though we had testimonies, why we were not able to find terribly polluted place. We thought this reason. The action of the wild bird becomes active at the beginning of September. So, we thought that the season of our survey was not suitable. We should conduct the survey, when the wild birds were active.