Hurricane Florence

Last week, we talked about succession in class and how hurricanes cause secondary succession.  This weekend while I was still contemplating how to save the poor sea turtles, I came across this article from Science Magazine.

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/hurricane-florence-coming-scientists-are-scrambling-prepare

I like that the article tracks how Hurricane Florence will impact the research communities in North and South Carolina.  Think schools like University of North Carolina, University of South Carolina, and Duke University.  (It would be super cool if some of you ended up there in four years.)

This week, I want you to read one of the following sections in the article:

• What do whales do in a hurricane?
• Saving "precious samples"
• It just isn't worth it
• A surge of gauges
• Watching the storm in real time

You will write a scholarly paragraph about what you read.  Remember that a descent paragraph should have at least five sentences, proper punctuation, correct spelling and grammar.  I am not an English teacher, but I do know what a scientific paragraph should look like.  In addition to posting a response, I would like you to comment on at least one of your peers.  This is a public blog meaning anything that you post will be visible to the world, so put your best self out there.  I am going to share this link with your parents so they can see your work.

If you plant it....they will come.

Do you remember the first week of school I had a jar on my desk with a Monarch Butterfly caterpillar in it?  Looked something like the image below.

Monarch butterflies are actually on the verge of being an endangered species.  Many different families in my neighborhood have actually planted milkweed in their gardens to help the Monarch butterflies.

This week will be your very first blog assignment.  As a science teacher, I believe that there is a lot of science out in the world that most students miss.  I will share with you articles, video clips and more.  This week I am going to have you read an editorial from the New York Times. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/03/opinion/to-save-monarch-butterfly-plant-milkweed-now.html

You will write a scholarly paragraph about what you read.  Summarize the article in at least three sentences.  Somewhere in your summary, you must make a connection to ecology.  Try and use at least three new vocabulary words in your summary.  Finally, conclude your response with your own opinion.  What do you think?  How can we save the butterflies?  Have you ever tried to help the plight of the Monarch butterflies?  Do you have milkweed in your garden?

Remember that a descent paragraph should have at least five sentences, proper punctuation, correct spelling and grammar.  I am not an English teacher, but I do know what a scientific paragraph should look like.  In addition to posting a response, I would like you to comment on at least one of your peers.  This is a public blog meaning anything that you post will be visible to the world, so put your best self out there.  I am going to share this link with your parents so they can see your work.