Site Observaton Day #3

Partner- Nick Pollock

Site # 1 (bus garage fence)

Feel-

no wind

but still cold

Sight-

water

bus garage

fence to bus garage

Hear-

leaves crunching

water flowing



Site #2 (big wood pecker hole)



Site Observations day #3

Partner- Nick Pollock

Site # 1 (bus garage fence)

Feel-

no wind

but still cold

Sight-

water

bus garage

fence to bus garage

Hear-

leaves crunching

water flowing

 Site #2 (2 wood pecker holes)

Feel-

nothing

Sight-

leaves

shadows

Hear-

leaves crunching



Different ears, Different hearing

This lab was really interesting. It tested our hearing with small ears and enhanced ears. It helped us see the comparisons of animals with big ears and animals with small ears hearing differences. This really made me see how animals feel that had small ears because the class was talking while the wind was blowing and that would be hard for an animal if their prey was approaching they wouldnt be able to hear it if the wind was blowing.

I didnt get to listen for the pen click with my regular ears, but I think I would be able to hear it better with the enhanced ear because the sound would echo off of the plate into my ear.

Here are some animals with big ears:

Australian Kangaroo

Baby Bobcat

Fennec Fox

Baby Long-Eared Hedgehog

Long-Eared Jerboa

Animals with small ears:

Arctic Fox

Baby Ferrets

Hippos

Animals use their ears for hearing, cooling themselves, or they have to have it to adapt to their environment.

EcoTower Observation #1 3-30-11

1. Animals

• 5 Crickets/ all dead
• 3 Guppies/ 1 dead
• Snails 1/ 0 dead

2. They think that there were too many of each and there wasnt enough oxygen or nutrition for all of them.

3. Plants

• Green beans 4/ 3 died
• Water plants 1/ all lived

4. They think the bean plants died because they were under the soil too far

5. The water was crystal clear

6.

7. I think the last day outcome will be good because our group was a slacker group and nothing has died yet.

Abiotic Factors of LCHS

4 Signs of Spring

Sign 1: Field

Yesterday when we went outside, the first place we visited was the practice football field and looked for signs of spring to come. The first sign I saw was the leaves on the trees were coming back. It felt really good outside if you had a light jacket on. If the wind wasn't blowing as hard as it was you wouldn't need a jacket because the sun was shining  EXTRA bright. The birds were out and happy and chirping.

Sign 2: Pond

The next stop was the pond. The wind was still blowing.



Site Observation Day #2

Site observation #1 (pond)

Hear-

Trees blowing

bus starting

tall grass rubbing

geese quacking

Sight-

geese

buses

Feel-

wind

COLD!!!

Site observation #2 (deer hoof print)

Sound-

wind

geese quacking

Sight-

hoof print

Feel-

wind

water

Site observation #3 (Vernal)

Sound-

birds

running water

trees

Sight-

birds

water

Feel-

wind

cold water on feet

Site observation #4 (Nuthatch)

What sign of life lives there?

humans

What is the bird tryong to do?

its trying to find worms by lifting the bark on the tree

Site observation day #1

Site #1 (practice football field)

Sight-
birds
bright sunshine
Sound-
train
wind whiseling
mud slushing
snow
Feel-
cold wind (caused by temperature)
mushy ground

Site #2 ( Trail w/ feather)

Sound-

wind

trees

birds

Sight-

feather

trees

birds

Feel-

breeze

temperature

Site #3 ( Trail w/ fungus tree stump)

Sound-

wind

birds chirping

trees crackling

Sight-

tree stump with fungus

trees

birds

Feel-

wind

cold temperature