2. In high school I took biology freshman year and then AP Chemistry classes and AP physics. I preferred Chemistry courses because I liked working with chemical equations and understanding how and why things reacted the way the did with each other.
3. I would like to have a different understanding of biology than just memorization like I did in high school.
4. The river cleanup project interests me the most because I enjoy working outside and I like to do activities in the outdoors. I do not mind getting dirty which would be a useful skill during a river cleanup. I think that my fellow students would want to know just how much trash is being left in and around the rivers and I think it would appeal to them because most people do not want to see trash heaps around rivers as then they would be unusable.
5. Relative to civic engagement, I would learn how to raise awareness about littering around rivers and the damage it can cause to the ecosystem by helping with this service learning.
6. I would like to learn plants and soil conservation.