Rain, Rain Go Away!

So, I just checked the NOAA website and they are predicting 4-8 inches of snow tonight and 1-3 inches tomorrow for the Rumford area. I am going to be bummed if I miss the first good skiing of the season! I was able to talk to a few homerooms today and was hoping to talk to some tomorrow….but, I’m not sure with this weather if we’ll have that opportunity!

It has been raining here all day and the weather has gotten much colder. Today some of the group went out in the rain to survey a few more plots. We only have 2 more to do before this area is complete. We are the last group they have this year so we really want to finish it for them. Hopefully we can do that tomorrow. I stayed in the lab today and found the mass of lots of dried leaves. I’ll attach a video tomorrow that explains more about what I was doing.

Today I’ve attached three photos. Two are of the sycamore tree that I think has the coolest bark out of any tree I have seen. I remember when I was little my dad told me that you can identify the sycamore tree because the bark looks sick. I found a range map on the web and it seems that sycamores do not normally grow in Maine but can be found in Massachusetts. The other photo is a picture of the bags of leaves that I was collecting data on in the lab.



Today’s Questions:
1. What is your favorite tree? Why? (it can be a certain type or a certain tree, like one in your yard….even if you don’t know what type it is)
2. Can you explain the difference between climate change and global warming? Many people use the words to mean the same thing when actually they are different.
3. What do you want to know about global warming and climate change? These questions will help me plan my lessons when I get back.

If you don’t have school but you check this from home feel free to respond or write to me. Enjoy the snow!