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6/28 Safety Introduction Using a GPS Scavenger Hunt in the field (school) |
6/29 Dr. Linda Sue Barnes Botany Slide Show and tour of Methodist College Nature Trails (Methodist College) |
6/30 Sidney Post What is a watershed? Tour the Glenville Water Treatment Center/ Trail/ Facilities (Glenville Water Treatment Site) |
7/1 Dr. Philip Crutchfield How to conduct a vegetation transect line study: collect and analyze data decorate tree cookie using the tree's age as a starting point (school nature trail) |
7/2 NC State University Tour of Science Labs, the Solar House, etc. (NCSU Raleigh)
*uncover pitfall buckets |
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7/5 Holiday |
7/6 Sidney Post - PWC Entomology Joe Johnson - Forest Ranger How to use forestry instruments Dr. Philip Crutchfield Identify collected samples (school) Collect & identify organisms found in Pitfall Traps from the weekend |
7/7 Cape Fear River water sampling -use Lamott test kits and CBL's to analyze samples -algae, aquatic, plants, aquatic organisms & bentho-macro invertebrates "kick net" -Walk the nature trail to provide a comparison to the previously visited sites (dry bay, Methodist College, School) (Raven Rock State Park) |
7/8 Ranger Joe Johnson and staff -conduct a basal area study in two sites for a comparison of data (field) |
7/9 "What is Carolina Bay?" -characteristics -theories of formation -wind current study -water quality sampling (Lake Waccamaw)
ending ~3:00pm
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7/12 US Coast Guard Auxiliary boat/water safety anatomy of a pontoon boat water sampling techniques (river) |
7/13 Sidney Post boat safety water sampling on the Cape Fear River (river) Erwin to Fayetteville
Beginning ~7:00am |
7/14 Students will "post" their data from previous day on the "Water What If's" Web Page Students will receive instruction on Public Speaking Strategies (school) |
7/15 Mr. Steve Williams to discuss river morphology Museum of Cape Fear Staff to instruct on Historic use of the river water sampling (river) |
7/16 US Fish & Wildlife Staff Wildlife in the area and the importance of Wetlands *alternative river day if we get rain on Tues/Thurs. (field)
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7/19 Water Sampling on the Cape Fear River Lock #3 to Lock #2 (river) |
7/20 Process data from water sampling on river (school)
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7/21 Students will prepare a presentation (data collection, slide show, insect collection, etc...) for Thursday, July 29 @ 7:00pm (school) |
7/22 Students will create a "Showcase of their summer experience" for parents, scientists, board members, etc... (school)
Science Academy Showcase |
7/23 Pizza Party Student vs. Teacher Volleyball match Student Awards (Jones Lake)
ending ~1:00pm |
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