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- Your
instructor will take you to visit the site in question.Ý On this first visit you will complete a rough
scale drawing of the site.Ý Suggested
steps are:
- Draw a
map of the area on graph paper (size specified by teacher).Ý Use north as top of page.Ý
- Include boundaries (roads, parking
lots, train tracks, etc.), structures (include electrical and telephone
lines), and biological components (animals need only be indicated either
were they were seen on your first visit or were evidence of a burrow or
nest exists).Ý
- Remember that this
is a sketch that you will improve on later.Ý Try to be as accurate as possible though so that you will
not have to make many more trips to the park.Ý The form of measurement to use is the human pace.Ý One long stride is approximately three
feet.Ý Use a measuring stick in
class to measure each otherís strides and find someone with as close to
three feet as possible.Ý Ask this
person to help you pace off the distances.
- You
will draw to scale as dictated by size of paper and include a scale
indicator in lower left
corner.Ý Color code for component
types, and create legend in lower right corner.ÝÝ
- Your
group will be assigned a specific cycle (water, energy, nitrogen, carbon,
oxygen) to explore in your discovery period. You may need to take several
trips to the site to observe and gather details.Ý Your teacher will arrange these as group trips, although you
may have to spend some time after school. After learning about your cycle
at www.epa.gov, make sure all the
important components of your cycle are on the map.Ý Then create a graphic explanation
(using presentation software if available such as PowerPoint
or Hyperstudio)
of
how your group thinks the cycle is working in the area in question.Ý Create front views from all angles
necessary to show the cycle in action.
- From a
hypothesis regarding how the new construction will effect your cycle in
this area and include this information in your presentation.
- Explain
and demonstrate to the class how the your cycle is working in this area
and explain your conclusions as to the effect new construction will have
on this cycle.
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