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Siteintroduction

Objective:tounderstandandobservethechangesofaplaceinnatureoveraneightweek
period.
Sitedescriptions:
Observationdescriptions
1.Thesunpatterninmysightismostlyshade.Iseemanyinsectsandfishinthenearby
creek.Ialsopherevariousbirdsinthecanopyabove.Itsmellslikeoakandyoucanheerthe
creekrushby.
Prediction:
1. IpredictthatIwillseethecreekformationchangedotoerosionofthesurrounding
areas.Iwillhavetotakemeasurementtoseetherateatwhichthebankserode.
2. Ibelievethatthefishwillmigratetoadifferentplaceontheriverduetotheintensityof
sunandpredators.Iwillrecordwherethefishgoandiftheyhaveactuallyfoundanew
spotontheriver.Butiknowthatthecanonlymigratesofardowntheriverbecause
thereisadamintheway.
3. Ialsopredictthatimayseedifferentplantsoverthesenext8weeksduetothechange
ofseasons.Iwillhavetorecordnewgrowthanddeathofcertainplantspecies.

measure

Intro

week2

Week3

Week4

Week5

week6

plant1

1ft

1ft

1ft

1.5ft

1.5ft

1.6ft

plant2

6ft

6ft

6ft

6.5ft

6.6ft

6.6ft

tree
coverage

90%

90%

90%

90%

90%

90%

weed
coverage

60%

65%

67%

68%

69%

69%

flyinginsects 1000

1500

1540

1550

1540

1540

spiderwebs

deer
footprintsor
droppings

widthof
creek

13ft

13ft

13.5ft

13.6ft

13.5ft

13.6ft

speedof
creek

3sec/4ft

3sec/4ft

3sec/4ft

3sec/4ft

3sec/4ft

3sec/4ft

avr.daytemp 65

66

67

68

68

69

avr.evening
temp

67

70

74

75

75

76

lengthday
weds

13

13

13

13

13

13

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