Lacie Thompson's Discussions (4)
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"I'm not exactly the biggest seafood fan in the whole world, but I definitely found..."Lacie Thompson replied Jan 11 to 1.5.2009 classroom reflection |
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Jan 12 Reply by Terra Younger |
"I definitely liked this class because it was like a mini review from my Zoology cl..."Lacie Thompson replied Dec. 8, 2008 to 12.1.2008 classroom reflection |
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Dec. 8, 2008 Reply by Lacie Thompson |
"I definitely liked this class the best so far! I felt it was very relaxing, maybe ..."Lacie Thompson replied Oct. 26, 2008 to 10.20.2008 |
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Oct. 29, 2008 Reply by ricky maddox |
"Last night's class was very informational! I was in amazement! It's unreal how so ..."Lacie Thompson replied Sep. 23, 2008 to 9.22.2008 classroom reflection |
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Oct. 6, 2008 Reply by Taylor Braby |
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I totally had the wrong idea about lagoons as well! Whenever I hear the word “lagoon” I always think of a nasty creature crawling out of a green swampy area. Haha. I had also never heard of an atoll as well until this class. I had always thought t...
First of all, I searched for an animation of the coral formation process and found this site. Not only does it clearly explain the formation, it also reveals a fascinating fact: "The process of atoll formation may take as long as 30,000,000 years ...
Last class did clear up a lot of information about the atolls relating to the book The Enchanted Braid, and when the coral reef causes the volcano to sink, where does it sink to? Isn't it already at the bottom next to the tectonic plates? That wou...
I did not know there were different types of coral either until last mondays class. It was cool to find out information about how the coral reef can only grow in certain temperatures, being mostly warm temps. around the equator. Nice job Paula!
One definite "aha" moment was the stages of an atoll formation. The only thing close I knew about the formation was when an active partially underwater volcano erupts, it creates an island over time. I had no clue that the island sinks creating la...
Yes, I thought so too! "where a lagoon was located. I didn't know it was between the island and the reef" I also agree when you said, "I had never heard that word in my life..or I thought" I haven't either and probably never would have if I hadn't...
I agree, I remember being confused reading about the atoll formation in The Enchanted Braid also. After we had class, things were cleared up. That is a good question, "are atolls really common?" I also agree how you stated, "I have definitely neve...
Yeah, I agree with you on the whole nuclear bombs topic. The destruction of an atoll is just too bad to be accepted as an overall good thing for testing nuclear weapons.
As for the lagoon part, I must say, that is exactly what I had pictured it a...
Personally, I don't like that they did it at all. There was no point to bombing the Enewatak (sp?), and the things that they did before they blew it up could have been discovered without that.
I know you've heard of the Battle Of Midway, but did you know Midway is an atoll? Kinda got me thinking.
It blew my mind to think an island would sink. I can see a boat sinking, or an airplane, or even a person who cant swim, but to think that a land mass sinks amazes me. The formation of atolls is astounding, and brings me to question why people don...
It beats the some of the beaches in Alaska that are just rocks. I also thought that about Barrier Reefs. Im glad we learned that.
I remember reading about atoll formation in The Enchanted Braid this summer. I also recall being totally confused! Last class definitely cleared this up for me. I think it is so interesting that atolls look like rings in the water. When Mr. Nash s...
Bahaha. I didn't realize that was where a lagoon was either. I love the spongebob connection though. Oh, and Fact or Crap is a fun game to play with a 10 year old who gets them all right and doesn't know anything about the question.
The atolls seamed to gather all the discussion in our last class. I thought it was really cool how the coral could make an island sink. Also, about the lagoons, i thought that was just a made up name for the pond in krug park. Although it is not n...
I think that it is somewhat cool that they bombed the Bikini islands because if they hadn't, we would not have known how amazing the coral reef could be and what it would be like if it were not disrupted by humans. Im not saying it is a great idea...
I think it is crazy as well how coral can make such a huge impact that they can sink an entire volcano. It dosn't make since though because the way i understand science and density, it would make since that the coral would only grow as tall as the...
One huge "aha" moment I had last class was where a lagoon was located. I didn't know it was between the island and the reef. I just always assumed it was just a mass of water that was out in the ocean by itself. Maybe from watching to much Spongeb...
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