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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