Environmental+Project

Pacing Sheet Project Summary This semester you will participate in a long-term monitoring project. This will involve you going outside approximately every 4 weeks onto public lands that is behind AHS. Whose land is it and why is it considered public? Go see by visiting AVIS This group project will involve data collection, map making, descriptive writing, observations, and peer editing/evaluating. You will choose your own groups based on your skill set, resources and personalities. We are a community and I expect you to work together are one fostering learning and collaboration between all students.



Project goals and Essential Questions

 * 1) To investigate the North American Deciduous Forest biome and its aquatic habitats.
 * 2) To conduct long term monitoring - authentic data collection and become familiar with field data collection techniques
 * 3) To research, investigate and observe the direct and indirect impacts humans have on their environment.

=Reference Pack: =

Data Sheets

 * Weather data collection: [[file:ahs-esci-l1/weather recording sheet.doc|weather recording sheet.doc]]
 * weather link []
 * Weather data key link: []
 * Chemical Testing Data Sheet: [[file:ahs-esci-l1/data recording sheet level 1.doc|data recording sheet level 1.doc]]
 * Site Description prompts: [[file:ahs-esci-l1/Site Description sheet.doc|Site Description sheet.doc]]
 * Blank Map: [[file:ahs-esci-l1/blank map 3x3.doc|blank map 3x3.doc]]

Final Project Presentation talking points 2-4 minutes
 * 1) site name
 * 2) what makes your site a swamp, stream or pond - what makes it unique
 * 3) coolest thing you saw
 * 4) one thing you learned as a group

Fact Cards
CONSUMER PRODUCER HERBIVORE -B1 Herbivore List: swap 2- gray squirrel swamp rabbit Pond 1- Canada Goose Pond 2- Egyptian Goose, Southern Cricket Frog
 * Consumer Species list B1
 * Herbivore Block 1
 * Stream 1 - Copperhead
 * Pond 1- Canada Goose
 * Swamp 1- American Bullfrog (tadpole)
 * Pond 2- North American Beaver and water flea
 * Consumer Species list B4
 * Consumer Fact Card [[file:ahs-esci-l1/COnsumer fact card mjs f11|Consumer fact card mjs f11]]
 * Producer Fact Card Lists (Blocks 1 & 4) First come, First serve! No Duplicates!
 * Producer Fact Card [[file:ahs-esci-l1/Producer fact card mjs f11.doc|Producer fact card mjs f11.doc]]

Stream 2- North American Beaver -B4 Herbivore List: Prokelisia marginata-- coypu backup (Beth and Vivian) Stream 1 (Libby and Christian)- Ripple Bug (Microvelia americana) Pond 1: American Beaver (//Castor canadensis//) Great Pond Snail (//Lymnaea stagnalis)// Pond 2: Common Snapping Turtle (//Chelydra serpentina//), Mute Swan (//Cygnus olor//) Swamp 1: Muskrat and swamp rabbit

Stream 2: Cankerworm, common earthworm CARNIVORE stream 2: Red tailed hawk

Block 1
Pond 1 - Priscilla, Tori, Brooke, Diana Pond 2- Michelle, Julia, Kristina, Sara Stream 1- Paige, Mckenzie, Basia, and Jaime Stream 2- Lea, Rosa, Connor and Mike- Swamp 1- Connie, Jeremy, and Muzhdah Swamp 2- kate, julia, katie, jay

Block 4
Pond 1- Hasib, Nick, Jason, Emily Pond 2- Jeffrey, Daniel, Alex, Jack, Noah. Stream 1 Beth, Vivian, Libby, Christian Stream 2: Sean, Mary, Jessica, Sylvia Swamp 1 Maureen, Katie, Jillian, Julia Swamp 2- Jackie, Carly, Elizabeth, Griffin, Hamza