Phenology 1st Semester:
During phenology we covered many different aspects of our sites in Pioneer Park -- water being one. It was cool learning about how water is warmer then the air around it. One of the days the air temperature was -4 and the water temperature was 3 degrees Celsius. I never knew that, I always assumed that the water temperature would be cooler than the air.
Another interesting thing about my site is how little the moss changed. Now your thinking moss? Yes moss, most of the stream located in my site has big clumps of moss. It always stayed a consistent green which I found really surprising, always assumed in the beginning that eventually the moss would die.
The sound tapestry was nice to partake in...so many sounds we don't realize are there until we stop and listen to our surroundings. December 2nd was an especially exciting day in the world of sound, on this day we noted that there was a drill going off somewhere in the nearby surroundings, then we realized that it happened to be the school fire alarm. I also notice all the other sounds that a city makes.
Drawing a detailed picture of something in our sites added to the learning process by forcing us to focus on one thing in detail. After completing the drawings you can appreciate nature's detail a lot more. A simple blade of grass is so detailed!
Something that bugged me during phenology was the amount of trash that kept showing up in my site -- a beautiful piece of landscape ruined by a brightly colored can and some candy wrappers. People these days are so lazy! Pick up your mess!
Now onto a new semester full of new and fun phenology observations!!!!!!! :)
During phenology we covered many different aspects of our sites in Pioneer Park -- water being one. It was cool learning about how water is warmer then the air around it. One of the days the air temperature was -4 and the water temperature was 3 degrees Celsius. I never knew that, I always assumed that the water temperature would be cooler than the air.
Another interesting thing about my site is how little the moss changed. Now your thinking moss? Yes moss, most of the stream located in my site has big clumps of moss. It always stayed a consistent green which I found really surprising, always assumed in the beginning that eventually the moss would die.
The sound tapestry was nice to partake in...so many sounds we don't realize are there until we stop and listen to our surroundings. December 2nd was an especially exciting day in the world of sound, on this day we noted that there was a drill going off somewhere in the nearby surroundings, then we realized that it happened to be the school fire alarm. I also notice all the other sounds that a city makes.
Drawing a detailed picture of something in our sites added to the learning process by forcing us to focus on one thing in detail. After completing the drawings you can appreciate nature's detail a lot more. A simple blade of grass is so detailed!
Something that bugged me during phenology was the amount of trash that kept showing up in my site -- a beautiful piece of landscape ruined by a brightly colored can and some candy wrappers. People these days are so lazy! Pick up your mess!
Now onto a new semester full of new and fun phenology observations!!!!!!! :)
Thanks for highlighting the various aspects of our phenology data collection! It's fun to get your take on the different facets of this project!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to know more about a few of the facts you posted... WHY is the water warmer than the air on cold days? Why has the moss in your location showed such little seasonal variation? Why does trash seem to increase in volume following certain weather events?