Teaching in Kenyan Schools (downloadable pdf) The ERC project Prometheus aims to explore the role of Today we have experienced a beautiful day in the surroundings of Lake Natron, in Tanzania on the border with Kenya. We were able to sample there because it is Masai territory and with our guide Lucas Sozoika we didn’t need a passport. Lucas knows the terrain like the back of his hand because, among other things, he brings from Magadi the chlorine tablets that allow them to make the water of the Ewaso Ngi’ro River drinkable before it flows into the lake, from waters that are too alkaline (pH > 9.5, as we have measured). In addition to sampling the immense and beautiful Lake Natron and its northernmost springs, Lucas has taken us to a school and church where we have spent an unforgettable time with these abandoned people in the far north of Tanzania. https://www.facebook.com/2077435265872724/videos/2082539135362337/ When the river Ewaso Ng’iro (Brown River) overflows, it creates a marshland in this idyllic place called Orgarua. The mountain on the left is the Shompole. Behind it, Tanzania. https://www.facebook.com/2077435265872724/photos/a.2077659872516930.1073741828.2077435265872724/2082536108695973/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/2077435265872724/videos/2081907558758828/ Two students of the Nova School in Nairobi made an excellent presentation of the lecture on Crystals. https://www.facebook.com/2077435265872724/videos/2081378855478365/ Unlike Lake Natron, Lake Magadi has neither affluents nor effluents. There is no water current coming in or out. It rains a few hours a year. To catch one of those days when ephemeral currents are formed was a gift. https://www.facebook.com/2077435265872724/videos/2080411805575070/?t=28 Today, a special dinner to celebrate Javier’s birthday and the progress of his work with potato omelette (Gracias Martha). Ah! And candy bars.Teaching in Kenyan Schools
mineral self-assembly in the early Earth and its plausible role in
primitive life detection and origin of life.
Within the project, we have to travel to remote places in search
of silica-rich alkaline waters and other extreme geochemical
environments.
We like to explain people of the regions we visit what we are
looking for and why. When possible we also like to deliver
popular lectures for high school students and teachers on
fundamental aspect of crystallization and its application to
everyday life.Beautiful day in the surroundings of Lake Natron
Marshland of Orgarua
Conference at Magadi Public Secondary School for Masai boys and girls
Lecture on Crystals by two students of the Nova School in Nairobi
Ephemeral currents
Dinner after a long day of work
