Hi everyone!
As you know I will be going the Smithsonian Ecological Research Center in Maryland, near the Chesapeake Bay. I m going to participate in a study called, "Climate Change and Fragmented Forests" You know how much we LOVE forests!
I will be "blogging " with you while I am there, so I thought we should start to practice now.
Here is a picture of our Nature Trail~ Does this look familiar?
Think about all you've learned about trees and forest ecology since September. What else would you like to learn about our forest?
Here's a picture of where I'm going.
Look at a map and locate theChesapeake Bay. Is it North or South of us? What states border the bay?
Big, isn't it? You can see that there are a lot of forests around there. What do you think these forests have in common with ours in Massachusetts? How would you expect them to be different?
I'll be posting pictures and telling you everything I'm doing while I'm there. And I KNOW you'll behave for the substitute!
Ms. Bennett
posted by Ms. K Bennett @ 1:14 PM
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Yes , South, Maryland , Virginia
because there's trees and soil, the trees might be a little droopy because it's near the equater.
Jacob
Do you think the Chesapeak Bay beautiful and clear? I don't think the forest will be wuch different then they are up here. Do you think you will see lots of fish?
Andrew
I know Cheesapeke Bay is south of us because north of us is New Hampshire ,Vermont,and Maine. The states that border Chesapeke Bay are Virginia and Maryland.
Elizabeth
I wonder what fragmented means? It's in your study title.
Alicia
I looked fragmented up in the dictionary and the definition is incompleted part. Can you tell me what that means to the forests?
Alicia
Hi Alicia~ Great questions!! I'm glad you looked up "fragmented". I want you to think about the location of the Chesapeake Bay. It is pretty close to Washington DC and the English settlers came in the 1600's, even before the Pilgrims! What do you think has happened to the forest there with all that going on for so many years? We'll talk about it tomorrow. Ms. Bennett
The English settlers probably cleared out some parts of the forest to make room for their houses, and more and more settlers kept on coming in for so many years. I think that's what fragmented means, because if they cleared out parts of the forest to make their houses, that's an incompleted part of the forest.
Alicia
Mrs.Bennett do you know what the weather is like in the Chesapeak Bay.Owen
I wonder what it will be like in Chesapeak bay. do you know if the water will be coverd in ice or not coverd in ice because it is more close to the equater. I wonder what the dorm will look like ? will it be small or will it look like a room you have in your house? I wonder if the food will look different in chesapeak bay than it does here? keara
Will you be looking for hemlock wooly adalgid?
Seana
Hi Ms.Bennett i am wondering are there hemlocks or deciduous trees were you are have you seen any pumpkins like jack.Proble not.Well i hope you have an amazing time!
Love Raven
Aloha Ms.Bennett! I think that the chesapeake Bay is located south of us.Becuse on the map of the states and Capitals, It shows the Chesapeake Bay near Maryland, and Maryland is south of us. I think that Maryland and Connecticut border the chesapeake Bay.Oh, and by the way, there looks like there are lots of forests at theChesapeake Bay.Bye-bye! Felicia
Do you think wooly adelgid came from Maryland to us in Massachusetts and why do you think that??
Mitch
Hi Ms.Bennet,I think chesapeake bay's trees are the same because they change colors.Also Maryland is south of Massachusetts.Is it cold thare? Have FUN!!!
Mya
Do the forests in Maryland lose their leaves like they do in Massachusetts or do they fall off at all?
Marcus
Hi Mrs. bennett I wonder what the populaton of hemlock wooly adalgid and biter sweet there are in the forest?
Josh
Dear Ms.Bennett,
Hello! i hope you will have fun on your trip to the Chesapeake Bay1 Do they have have Hemlocks tree at the chesapeake Bay? Do they have wooly adalgid?Well, maybe you will get this letter and you can answer me. See you Later Alligator! P.S.You are so awesome you are the best Math/Science teacher That I know I will ever have in the world!Felicia
Mrs. Bennett,
I will really miss you when you go to Chesapeake Bay. It really looks beautiful. I wonder what the tempruture is there, and we can compare the temps together. Also sweet vidio cam. I like it.
Gillian
The Chessapeke Bay is probably so, so beautiful. I would like to go there sometime. I hope that you have a really good time!!!!!!!!! I wonder if they'll already have snow and ice there?
Alicia
Dear Mrs. Bennett
How was the plane? Did it snow there today where you are? It did here. Do you know what you are doing tomorrow? What is it like there.The temp is 20 degrees F.
keara
We are studing the southeast region and South Carolina is from it. Hope you are having fun.
Mitch
I wonder if they have all types of hemlock and white pines?
Josh
Is it really fun ther? Did you put a theromeder in the ground? What is your faforit thing so far? I miss you. Daniel
Ms. Bennett the capatal of Oaklahoma is Oaklahoma City. The capital of South Carolina is Clumbia. The captal of Maine is Augusta. Eric
Hi Ms.bennett! It is me Felicia. I was just wodering how you were doing up at the Chesapeake Bay. I really miss you, and I'm so excited for you to come back when you are done with your trip. I think the teacher from Maine is the state we are studying in the northeast regions. The capital of Maine is Augusta. Again, I really miss you and I hope you have a safe trip! -Felicia
Hello travel teacher!About the question you asked us, Ill anser it!I think that the Chessepeek Bay is clear water and it is not salt.
Nice talking.
Cassi
dear Mrs. Bennett I think the chestapeek bay is fresh water?
am I right?
your favorit stuind
Evan
Dear Ms. Bennett
I hope those deer will come back so you can get a really good picture of them.
Sincerley,
Brian
I think that the weather tower is by a sadalight that goes to the cumpter it tells you the weather today. from ryan
Ms. Bennett I zoomed in on the pitcures and what is that white thing it looks like one of the insterments on the tower. Is it?
Eric
I made the spelling bee. I spelt a few latin words.
Seana
Ms. Bennett it looks like there is a lot of islands down there because the map was one of things that I zoomed in on.
Eric
it was fun seeing you today on the computer and I caught the camera so it did not brake. Do you know why the Chesapeak Bay is not frozen??????
Mitch
P.S. your awesome!!!!!!!
Dear Mrs.Bennett,
My plan to help the enviroment is once I leave a room I will turn off all the things that use electricty.
Jacob
The owzone lare is almost gone because of cars and factorys it polots the lare and if it is gone we will burn up.
Dear Mrs. Bennett,
I will change the enviorment by recyciling my water bottles and my paper. I will grow a garden and more plants and flowers. I will reuse glass to make glass art, but if mom says no, I will recyciling. I won't let the computer run. When I am older, I will make an earth-friendly pestiside that will kill wooly adalged, and I will find a kind of frog that eats wooly adalged so there will be no more of that cruel creature.
From
Gillian
HI..if I save the earth it would be.... I will never put water bottles into the trash I will always putwater bottles in to the resical, all cardboard, paper, coke can in it to!!!! NICK MAGUY
Dear Ms.Bennett,
Last year my dad started composting so I will start composting with him.Erin might too because she is a big nature lover
I could save the environment by planting flowers, trees and other plants like that in my yard.
Mitch
I will plant a flower or a tree every time my dad cuts a tree up. Seana
I could save the environment by turing of all the lights in my house (witch I alredy do) Eric
dear mrs bennett i will help the envirment by recicaling bottles of watter and at night i will shut all lights and water!!!!!
meghan
I will bug my Mom and Dad until they recycle!!!!!!!!!! Seana
Turn off power.
Kyle
Dear Ms. Bennett i will recycle more than throw stuff away to keep the Earth healthy
Josh
Dear Ms.Bennett,
I will now tell you what i am going to do to save more power and electricity. I will shut all my lights off, when I am done using them, I will shut off my radio when I am done using it, and I will shut off EVERYTHING,when I am done using it! Thank you for being so awesome! -Felicia
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