Last Day
For our last day here at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, we weighed samples of leaves that had fallen from the forest canopy into buckets that are in various places throughout the forests. The leaves are a part of the biomass that the scientists need to measure to determine how the forests are changing. I had an interesting conversation with some of the scientists here about what their thoughts are on climate change and what we can do to educate individuals about this. I was told that sometimes people are very closed minded and there is really nothing you can do to influence these people to do anything about climate change. However, science is about keeping an open mind. It's saying that I may not have the answer, but I am willing to look for it and I may be right or you may be right, but why don't we see if we can look at the data and analyze it and see if there are better decisions that can be made on concrete evidence rather than beliefs that have no reasoning behind them. I think this is a lesson that can be applied to many areas, not just climate change. Tonight we are going to have dinner and walk around Annapolis so I guess I will see you guys when I get back. Hope you enjoyed reading the blog.
1. List two things you learned from my trip
2. Look at the Earthwatch website. Which expedition would you most like to be a part of?
3. What did you like or dislike about the blogging sessions?
posted by Brad Lewandowski @ 10:51 AM
7 Comments:
Hey Mr. Lewandowski
I saw some nice pictures on all the other teachers blog.
Did you find some useful information that would ameliorate the society, such as information that you found during your research about climate change on how to reduce the effect of climate change.
Can you still post blogs after you come back?
How accurate is measuring the biomass of the leaves(and what kind do you measure-new,old, decayed), and what exactly does it tell you about the trees?
Is it possible to change these close-minded people(everyone can change)?
Finally, I can't recall the site, so I'll find another(w/Braxton, Chris B. and Isaiah.). Do you recommend any?
Scott Yamamoto
Period 5
Somewhere-close-to-final-blog.
P.S. How was your trip? See You on Tuesday (or Wednesday)!
Isn't science supposed to be factual( there's either one option, or none at all, so that there's only one answer in the end)?
What exactly is DBH(or what is the breast height of the tree-how can you tell what it is)?
Scott Yamamoto
Period 5
(Physics)
P.S. Posting on the 666th view.:)
Since Science is factual, and people believe heavily on facts(or so I think), then can't we present the close minded people with these "facts" so that the close-minded people are forced to open their minds, and see the dire situation of our planet?
Do you think that this generation of kids will grow up to be more open minded than their parents(with the present situation of global warming, they should be more open to this kind of information)?
Scott Y.
Period 5
P.S. :( didn't post first recently.
hi im sheldon one of ms. shannons students what was one of the most memorible thing u learned
wow sounds like you had fun working with other scientist and tryinng to solve the global warmming problem and getting away from 5th period lol
anyway
i dont think that i have any questions for you right now but i will on monday. see you then
THE BEST STUDENT IN THE WORLD
Kelani Quinata
..for the third time..
..gosh i'm tired already..
..just out of the blue question..
..couldn't warmer climate be better?
..oh how much CO2 do humans contribute by breathing..??
♥ :] mHaRy [: ♥
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