Plant drawings are from the publication PLANTS: An Annotated Field Guide,
created by the talented ethnobotanist
Gre' Obrecht
Plant drawings are from the publication PLANTS: An Annotated Field Guide,
created by the talented ethnobotanist
Gre' Obrecht
Snow Watch
This lesson covers measurement and taking temperatures at different sites.
The role of snow cover to moderate temperature is discovered.
Weather Search
Climate changes for the animals and plants from site to site at Ligon.
Some places are sunny, some shady, some humid, some dry.
The Big Oak
There is a very large and very old oak tree that students can measure for
height, circumference and diameter. Similar techniques allow us to measure
other inaccessable objects.
The Mixed Up Lake
Lake Ligon experiences fall and spring "overturns". What are they and how
do we detect them?
H2O plus ??
Students learn how to check water quality with chemical reagents.
Wood Stands and Stuff
Tree stands are surveyed as students measure trees for basal wood area
and identify tree types.