I wonder...
The two greatest, most powerful words a scientist will ever say. I wonder...
There are two weeks and some change remaining before I fly east from the slowly thawing Twin Cities of Minnesota to Nova Scotia. There are so many things yet to do. Preparations need to be made. What do I need to do? I wonder...
Glacier Hills scientists are on Spring Break this week but when they return they will be put to work helping me with those preparations.
What would a scientist studying the effects of climate change on the mammal population of Nova Scotia need? What questions would a scientist traveling to this part of the world ask? What will I see? What will I pack? What do I need to read before leaving? I wonder...
In this first blog post the 4th grade scientists of Glacier Hills will work together to conduct research on the expedition and on Nova Scotia to learn what questions might need to be asked.
I wonder what they'll come up with...
posted by Mr. Gasteazoro @ 3:40 PM
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I discovered the Nova Scotian artist Mary Jane Lamond in my search for information on the culture of Nova Scotia. Her songs are sung in Gaelic and tell the stories that have been passed on to the people of Nova Scotia through their Scottish-Gaelic heritage. Her voice is very beautiful and reminds me of the much more famous Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan. Surprisingly, Sarah McLachlan is also from Nova Scotia! If you haven't heard either singer I encourage you to check them out - awesome voices!
We know that you will be handling animal droppings on your trip to Nova Scotia.But what will you be doing with the animal droppings specifically? Also what other things will you be doing with the different mammals of Nova Scotia? Be sure to defend your answers in great detail.
Nova Scotias Provincial Flower is the mayflower. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Nova Scotia is almost entirely surrounded by the sea. Nova Scotias Capital City is Halifax. Nova Scotias Flag is white with 2 diagonal royal blue stripes criss-crossing the flag with the Royal Warrant of King Geroge V in the center.
Nova scotia has more than 3,000 lakes the biggest of them is the bras o lake on cape berton is a very popular tourist site.
What kinds of historical things are you gonna visit on your trip to Nova Scotia such as, museums or artifacts? Maybe you can find some things that relate to our classroom and bring back information about them? If your gonna do that then what kinds of things would you bring back. And why would you choose to bring these back over others?
Geologically Nova Scotia is one of the few oldest most stable parts of the North American continental landmass. Nova Scotia is twice the size of Massachusetts and close to the size of Ireland. Halifax the capital city is about half way between the equator and the North pole. The population of Nova Scotia is 932,966 people [2007].
I had a question what do the word on the coat of arms mean? So I went on google and saw on Nova soctia coat of arms that The motto on the coat of arms said Munit Haec et Altera Vincit. Which means one conquers and the other defends. That makes me think does it mean team work?
I have a picture of a animal but I don't know what it is so I want to ask you what if you can try to find out what it is and information about the animal I also will give you a picture of the animal and the reason why I want you to do this is because I want information about the animal because maybe you will be doing some research on the animal why you are in Nova Scotia.
We have found some information on Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia is almost entirely surrounded by the sea. The sea affects almost every aspect of Nova Scotia, from the climate and economy to recreation. The province's name is Latin for "New Scotland", but it was first settled by Micmac Indians.The things that they eat in Nova Scotia are: Wild blue berries,lobsters,scallops,and fresh fish.Are question is Why do have to pick droppings druing lunch?
Nova Scotia is a peninsula meaning 3 sides of it are surrounded by water. I wonder if you will see any voles, deer, elk, birds; different than what we see here, or lynx. Will you see any caribou (coffee) there? Just kidding! They are extinct from Nova Scotia.
I think it is going to be hard for you to see some of the birds there because Nova Scotia is a foggy place. So be sure to bring binoculars and maybe a fog light, or some kind of light to help with that issue.
Bring some spending money. If you see something unique you could bring it back and share with us what it is, where it came from, and why you got it.
I see that Nova Scotia is twice the size of Massachusetts! On a large scale, that is very big to us, but on a map it looks very small.
It is said that fewer than one million people live there, mostly along the 7,500 kilometers of meandering shoreline, leaving lots of room for an abundance of wildlife.
My inquiry is:
How do you think you are going to get there and by what kind of vehicle?
Before Nova Scotia joined Canada it was used as a place where people were able to build ships and railways. It became part of Canada because of it's animal population.
Inquiry:
Why would they pick Nova Scotia to be a place where they build ships and railways instead of another provine
Source:
www.confederationforkids:provinces.com or
Nettrek Nova Scotia
We've noticed that Nova Scotia has 3800 coastal islands! It's made up of 2 parts: the mainland and Cape Breton Island. It is the 2nd smallest province in Canada! Forest covers 3 fourths of the province.
Why do they call "Nova Scotia" "Nova Scotia" instead of the real meaning "New Scotland"?
Bring a few water bottles so when you are out in the field all day, you can drink there instead of walking back to the cabin.
When I was looking at pictures of animals in Nova Scotia I came across information about Snowy Owls, part of the caption said that they're the only owls that stay awake and active during the day!The question that came to my mind was what makes these owls stay up in the sun?
I think that water in Minnesota's water is more pure and better water because we were looking at a book called Nova Scotia by Suzanne LeVert.Because the book shows people swimming in the water there is pictures of viking long boats, oil tankers the city next to the harbor in 1917 a lot of wood and pollution spread throughout the water.And I live in Minnesota and I Know that the lakes are mostly to small to have boats but on acation there are boats.
do they drinkthat water?Will you bring back a sample of water from Nova Scotia if you can?
Hi Dan, this is Raul G--yeah, G like Mr. G--down in tropical Panama where I live and work. I am glad you are experiencing Nova Scotia. I trust you will have many good experiences to share and wish you well. Un abrazo, Raul
ps, your next trip should be to the Smithsonian tropical research center to see how the tropics are and query how nova scotia was affected when the Istmus of Panama rose from the Ocean floor and blocked the ocean currents between the Pacific and the Atlantic several millions of years ago. I wonder....
We think that when you go looking for animal droppings you could cut them open, and try to see what the animal ate and we could do the same and we can compare what they eat in MN and NS.
We wondered how we could cut the animals droppings open?
and how would we know if we have the same animal?
P.S. watch out for Big Foot he is suppose to be in Canada right now.
Does NS use centigrade or fahrenheight? Mr. Pembroke is used to seeing the sun set over the ocean.Are you on the Atlantic Ocean? Are there other mammels or fish who get infected with the parasite by eating snalis and mollusks?
I had a question about the picture of the animal I gave you to find out what it is and information about the animal.If you found out what it is can you respond back to me ASAP please.
We found that there are 2 provincial symbols that you will probably see.
Mayflower-This pink flower grows very close to the ground in the woodlands. It has shiny evergreen leaves and tiny flowers that bloom in early spring.
Osprey (bird of prey, dives for fish)-
Ospreys are superb fishers and indeed eat little else—fish make up some 99 percent of their diet. Because of this appetite, these birds can be found near ponds, rivers, lakes, and coastal waterways around the world. Ospreys hunt by diving to the water's surface from some 30 to 100 feet (9 to 30 meters) up. They have gripping pads on their feet to help them pluck fish from the water with their curved claws and carry them for great distances. In flight, ospreys will orient the fish headfirst to ease wind resistance. Have you seen any? Do you know what fish they eat?
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