Project Wetlands

5 things that I learned were: 1. Our wetlands has turtles 2. There is a quite a bit of saw grass in our wetlands 3. We have bird and bat houses around the wetlands 4. There is a big raven nest in the classroom 5. I learned that the wetlands used to be a gravel pit

Today we went down to the lake to learn how to canoe. We had a great instructor who taught us the simple strokes and the basics of canoeing. We started by learning the J-stroke, then we learned how to do a 360 both ways, after that we took a trip around the island using the skills we learned. The trip was fun, I enjoyed the canoeing, the weather also helped with the experience. Somethings that we need for our next trip are: a change of clothes, a garbage bag to put your stuff in, a string on your glasses, a windbreaker, a bailer. 1:10:1 1 minuet of hyperventilate 10 minuets of moving around in the water 1 hour of staying conscious Sweeper is a tree that is over the water Strainer is a tree that is in the water

on May 4th, we tested the water in our wetlands. We tested for: Phosphate= 0 Ammonia= 0.05 pH=0 Oxygen levels, temperature, conductivity, turbidity. We did these tests because we wanted to see how clean the water is and weather the water is safe to drink. We found that the water is not safe to drink and that is somewhat due to the beavers that live In our wetlands.

Wa made an infographic about wetland. https://www.canva.com/design/DAC1GzROiKM/Zs0fVIOO0ky0CwGorQWcfQ/view Slides- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10RXaKXnKNaMvHqvRnJmjVjvL50Xs-fFUSWdDrhaJpOM

When I go to the wetlands I will interprete what I’m tanking about. I will start with relating something to the audience like, Talking friendly, smiling, saying hi, making small talk, and making eye contact Then I will reveal some information by, Building up the topic, and by asking questions to see if they know what the topic is about. I will then combine many forms of arts like: Telling a story, telling some jokes, acting something out, and using a picture to tell a story. I will try to provoke interest by, Playing a game, asking information, and showing a poster. Be a part of the greater whole, Try to connect the little things to a bigger picture, like how a wetlands can have a big impact on climate change. The wetlands is the little thing and climate change is the bigger picture.

        Yesterday we had a presentation on Ecology by Oak Hammock Marsh. We did something called The ecology challenge.          We were put in pairs and had to go to every station and answer questions. There were 4 sections, aquatic ecology, soils and land use , wild life,  and forestry. In the wetlands section we had to identify the healthy and unhealthy parts of a wetland. We found that draining wetlands and cutting down trees are unhealthy.              Forestry: we learned to count the rings of a tree and find the age of the tree.              Soils and land use: we had to measure the soil.             Wildlife: we learned to identify animal foot prints, different bird calls, scat identification, and animal identification.             Aquatic ecology: we learned to identify invertebrates and the str...

By definition interpretation is  the action of explaining the meaning of something. But interpretation is much more than just explaining the meaning, interpretation is the revelation of meanings and relationships using many different types of objects, illustrative media, and by firsthand experience.  Freeman Tildien- was an American writer who wrote a book on the 6 principals of interpretation. He traveled for many years observing the ways of interpretation in national parks.  Freeman Tilden (1957)