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debate-lfrf-digest Tuesday, April 21 1998 Volume 01 : Number 005

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Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 06:19:20 PDT

Beers Street Data Form

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: Matt and Roland
Date Data was Collected: April 7, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 8:40 am EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature:
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
dry
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2
cm below ground)

On the day of our experiment we found 30 to 40 ants. The ants that we
found we idenitified them as Carpenter Ants. Our ants were about 1
centimeter long. Their color was black. They had about 6 legs. We found
the ants close to the hole. We found the ant holes in the middle of our
box.

The only thing else that we found was lots of grass.

Matt and Roland

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Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 09:07:43 PDT

Beers Street Data

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: K.J.S.A.
Date Data was Collected: April 7, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 11:45 am EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature:
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
moist
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2
cm below ground)

Our area is 3 ft by 3ft. In our area are two logs. The logs are old and
chipped. Under the first log are brown and yellow weeds. Grayish black
rolly pollies rolled up and burrowed in the anthill. You could see a
lot of them.

Under the second log was a long brown worm half under the
ground. Black ants ran everywhere. Roots were coming out of the ground.
Around the logs were yellow daises. Green short grass grew everywhere.

James - recorder
Andy - observer
Kevin - observer
Scott - writer

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Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 09:20:56 PDT

Beers Street Data

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: T.P.J.
Date Data was Collected: April 7, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 11:45 am EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature:
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
dry
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2
cm below ground)

We looked on and under a log. The log was brown and it looked like it
was about to break. We found a bunch of potato bugs under the under the
log in the soil. Then we looked up and saw a worm in the soil as we dug
deeper. Next to the log was grass but we didn't really look in there.
The worms were slimy. We found earthworms. They are brown with a red
spot.

Tracy, Jill, and Priscilla

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Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 09:48:31 PDT

Beers Street Data

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: Alex, Justin, and Jim
Date Data was Collected: April 7, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 12:25 am EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 75 F
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
part sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
dry
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2
cm below ground)

We found 7 earthworms, they were reddish-brown, one was 10
centimeters long. We found them about three centimeters underground.
We found one ant colony with eggs. They were black ants. We found
them under a large rock. We also found two centipedes and a millipede
in the same spot where we found the worms. They were brown. In
addition, we found a pair of horseflys, numerous gnats, and one wasp.
We found them in the air. We found a Bean Leaf Beetle, (Black body, and
6 red legs). As for trees, we found holly, pine, and rosebushes.
Alex, Justin, and Jim

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Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 09:59:35 PDT

Beers Street Data

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: Pandas
Date Data was Collected: April 7, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 12:25 EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 75 F
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
moist
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2
cm below ground)

We went outside and collected our data as follows:

ants- we saw red, yellow and brown ants.

Spiders- they have 8 legs and are black and brown.

Bees- they are yellow and sting people.

earthworms- squiggly and are very slow walkers.

Flies- small, have quick reaction, fly real fast.

grass- it was very green and looked healthy.

roots- orange and red, and are very long.

Laura and Maryellen

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Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 11:23:21 PDT

Beers Street Middle School Data

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: goober124
Date Data was Collected: April 7, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 2:00 am EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 75 F 24 C
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
dry and moist underneath
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2
cm below ground)
We found 4 worms ranging from 1 cm to 8 in. The worms we found were
reddish in color. We also found grass on our plot. The soil in our plot
was dry on top and moist underneath.

Maya, Nicole, Jamie, and Amanda

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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 23:54:41 -0700

Re: Great Backyard Biodiversity Study

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Dear debaters and LFRF's,
My students and I had a great experience today with the backyard
biodiversity survey. And I have to share this with you! Have any of you
heard of the Headwaters Rainforest? It is in the community that I teach.
Just outside of this virgin oldgrowth redwood forest are families that live
in our district with a "backyard" of redwood forests. It is a unique
experience for our students to compare and contrast tropical and temperate
rainforest and allows me an avenue to to teach appreciation and value for
both. So we took our school bus today and six meter sticks, thermometers,
plastic bags, stakes, clipboards and pencils and headed for Maggie's
"backyard". What a wonderful experience. I made each student a survey
sheet to use for collecting their data on each species; that, I am
including below.
Next week we are out for break, but the following week they will do
their second study of the site, after they have had time in class to
hopefully find the scientific name for each of their organisms and had an
opportunity to view them under microscopes. I feel this is a great
experience for my students and I to take a 'new look' at the incredible
environment that we live in and also to learn about another rainforest
like/and unlike our own. We are looking forward to sharing our study with
all of you and to find the similarities and differencies.
Ginny, Hydesville, CA

Biodiversity Survey Data Collection

Your name: ___________________________________
Students in your group: __________________________
Date: ______________
Time: ______________
Latitude and Longitude of site: _____________________

Your group needs to choose a plot that is one square meter.
You will be recording and counting the different species in this meter square.
Name of species/genus _______________________
How many are in your plot? ____________________

Describe the amount of light for your plot (full shade, part sun or full
sun): _________________________________

Write the temperature of your plot in Celsius:
_____________________________________________

Describe the amount of moisture for your plot (very dry,
dry, moist wet (standing water): _____________________
______________________________________________

Describe the organism you observed in detail: Color, size,where you found
the organism (above ground or how deep below ground):
_____________________________ ______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________

On the back of this sheet make a map of your plot and draw your organisms
that you are observing.

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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 08:13:58 -0700

Re: Great Backyard Biodiversity Study

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Re: Primary Reference on Rainforest

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For all the K-2 teachers who are looking for a fun way to teach the
rainforest, I would heartily recommend ROBERTO'S RAINFOREST. It's a
product of Interact, learning through involvement. (800) 359-0961. We
haven't decided about turning our whole room into a rainforest yet!
Enjoy, Sally Dwelley
Hydesville Elem.

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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:46:22 -0700

Re: Great Backyard Biodiversity Study

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Great telecast today! My students and I really enjoyed it! Thursday we
return to our Biodiversity Survey Site to do our second count. This week
we looked up the scientific name, species and genus of each of our
organisms. Tomorrow each of my students turn in their reports of the
animals they researched. Are we still planning to have the students post
their results from the survey? Thanks, Ginny

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