31日（水）、２年生の課題研究「マルチサイエンスⅠ（生物班）」はハッチョウトンボの観察へ行きました。
ハッチョウトンボは、日本最小のトンボで愛媛県のレッドデータブックで絶滅危惧種に指定されています。
愛媛県内では、西条市旦之上の庄内地区の湿地にのみ生息するとされています。
今回は、庄内ハッチョウトンボ保存会の方にハッチョウトンボについて教えていただきました！
いよいよ湿地での観察です。
この生息地は保護区に指定され、生息地の湿地の管理や調査など、地元の方々が中心となって保全活動が行われています。
ハッチョウトンボ、観察できました。
成熟したオスは全身が赤くなっています。
短い時間でしたが、豊かな自然と生物のつながりを感じることができました。
これからの研究にいかしていきます！
On saturday 17th, 7 second-year students and 2 first-year students from the commerce cource participated in the 5th Saturday Education. This time, they walked up the old walking course of Mt.ishizuchi. They enjoyed the beauty of nature, feeling the mystery in the mountains. At Gokurakuji temple, they learned about “the attraction of mountains”, “how to spend time in nature” and “the history of the Ooboki district.” They had a wonderful time feeling the autumn coming.
We invited Mr. Sasaki, from Saijo City Hall's Tourism Promotion Division, Industry and Economy Department, and Ms. Nguyen, a CIR, to give a lecture on "Multicultural Community Development in Saijo City," to 1st grade students They learned about the current status of international exchange in Saijo City, found some issues to be improved, and thought about their research themes. It was a valuable opportunity for the students to learn about what is going on in Saijo City.
On August 27 (Sat.) and 28 (Sun.), a two-day science camp was held, in cooperation with Kyoto University, Kochi University, and Saijo City. On the first day, students were separated into two groups and did the field work after a lecture. A team collected information of the region and geography by using GPS. B team collected organisms. On the second day, A team made a map based on the information collected the day before, and B team made the biological specimen in the morning. In the afternoon, students invited people from the community and presented them the results of the two days. It was a very valuable opportunity to understand the region, while contacting with university researchers.
On Monday, 12th, we held open classes on Improving ICT Utilization in Class. Two teachers conducted lessons using ICT in English and Japanese classes. In each class, every student used their own laptop, and enjoyed the class with a positive attitude.