Sarah Thomas

In Senior year of high school at Cooper I took an AP Environmental Science course where for about 3-4 weeks we raised Painted Lady Butterflies (Vanessa cardui) for eggs to adults We then released them Fall 2020
In the Freshwater Biology course, I learned to prepare and label invertebrate specimens, including recording the date and location, and identifying each specimen from the kingdom to the family level using reference materials
I also studied methods for During the Range and Wildland Plants course, I participated in field trips to Abilene State Park, Big Bend, and Corpus Christi State Park, Lake Fort Phantom, and local ranches around Abilene
Learned the common name, scientific name, family, whether they are native or introduced, and habitat
Vascular plant morphology: learned the different parts that make up the root, stem, and flowers