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Connecting the two, Chapter 7 and 8
I love learning about all the people in science, it shows that he did a lot of research before he put this book together. It shows that he enjoyed writing it, a passion more or less. It also always shows right to the reader to if the writer actually enjoyed writing it or not. So basically everyone ends up happy and satisfied.
I bet the young graduate students felt overwelmed whenever the science magazine featured a story on them. Here you are so young and just beginning to figure out life and s… Continue
I bet the young graduate students felt overwelmed whenever the science magazine featured a story on them. Here you are so young and just beginning to figure out life and s… Continue
Posted on September 8, 2008 at 4:23pm —
Chapter 6
This chapter wasn't exactly my favorite, I think there was too much information and the words were somewhat over my head, I guess you could say too scientific, and with my knowledge of the science world it kind of bored me. But I still love the book, so that's a good thing.
I would consider coral reefs to be islands because their like a mini life cycle all their own down below. They have many different creatures feeding off one another and each benefiting one another and basically if you didn't… Continue
I would consider coral reefs to be islands because their like a mini life cycle all their own down below. They have many different creatures feeding off one another and each benefiting one another and basically if you didn't… Continue
Posted on September 8, 2008 at 4:11pm —
Chapter 5: "Life Under the Sun"
No wonder people go to the Bahamas. They can just let their worries go and be under the nice warm sunshine and relax. There are so many activities that they can enjoy and so much scenery to see, and I guarantee no matter how many times you visited you would never be able to see all the landscape, animal and plant life. How can one place be so wonderful?! I can't wait to enjoy my once in a lifetime experience!! :)
One thing I loved in this chapter and also the whole book are the similies. Such a… Continue
One thing I loved in this chapter and also the whole book are the similies. Such a… Continue
Posted on September 8, 2008 at 4:01pm —
The Enchanted Braid: Chapter Three "The Life Changing Voyage"
This chapter I believe resembles our upcoming voyage. Here most of us students haven't seen Andros Island and haven't experienced all this natural beauty, so were going along looking to explore some of the unknown and "dig up" stuff that some people couldn't even imagine what was out there. And I believe that Charles Darwin had the same mission.
He went to all of these different places just looking to discover the coral reefs and make discoveries that no one else could ever believe. There he we… Continue
He went to all of these different places just looking to discover the coral reefs and make discoveries that no one else could ever believe. There he we… Continue
Posted on August 30, 2008 at 2:06pm —
The Enchanted Braid: Chapter One "Rain Forests of the Sea"
When I was reading this chapter I realized this was the beginning layer. If you don't read this chapter and just jump on in then you are missing out on some very interesting background info! I learned so much in the first two or three pages! These facts were coming after you like a swarm of bees!
It amazed me at how many descriptions there were in this chapter. I could paint myslf a mental picture everytime he described something. It's just outstanding! I guarantee you I could make an entire co… Continue
It amazed me at how many descriptions there were in this chapter. I could paint myslf a mental picture everytime he described something. It's just outstanding! I guarantee you I could make an entire co… Continue
Posted on August 30, 2008 at 1:45pm — 1 Comment
WATER...
warm
tropical
water
flowing
ever
so slowly
...northward
tropical
water
flowing
ever
so slowly
...northward
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I thought last weeks discussion was very interesting. The thing that amazed me were the atolls and how they were formed. I realized that these atolls were old volcanoes that were islands, but the coral grew around the volcano, causing it to sink f...
Use the space below to reflect on our latest class session... and introduction to the ins & outs of coral reef formation.
The slide set we used to facilitate our chat can be viewed here: (soon)
In the space below, tell what connections you made ...
yes, and yes... and also simply trap it within a structure they can close. think: mollusks.
I understand now. That helps.
To an extent. Does this mean they find water to make gills efficient, or does it mean they produce a saliva or water based substance to clear up their needs?
Whoa. That's sick to think algae is in all those common everyday things Americans eat. Didn't he also say it was in gum. Or am I totally making that up? I'll have to check up on that.
You did an awesome job looking up all those definitions. I'm a visual learner too, so when I was making my post. I opened up my Marine Biology book. I have to see it in person, or in pictures to understand something. One thing I think we all didn'...
Also, I have a quick question. In this picture, is this considered a tide pool? I am confused because it is not in an enclosed pool but it still has to go through the different levels of high-tide and low-tide.
So I love chocolate milk and pudding so this is a cool way to connect the ocean and the foods we eat to people like me who are not to much of sea food fans. I never would have guessed but i would have never really thought about it either.
Hey this is what mine is about. There are the four different levels and that pretty much determines how much sun and water each are exposed to, i think.
I, being the procrastinator, am just starting to do this assignment (you know the one that is due in just a couple of hours). Therefore, I am doing this two weeks after the lesson and the thing that stuck with me the most was the tide pools. The p...
Before last class period I knew nothing about oceanic zones, I learned that there are two main oceanic zones called the pelagic and the Benthic zones both of which are seperated into smaller zones within them. I also learned that light penetrates ...
Hmmmm..... I see it here just fine.
Nicely done.
What happened to my reply? When you click on Zones & Trophic levels and then go to the last page, you don't see mine at all, but if you go over to the Latest Activity and hit the "replied" link, you can see it.
During class, we began to talk about seaweed. When Mr. Nash asked if we knew what it felt like, I hadn't, because I'd never really seen seaweed in real life. I've been to an ocean and all, but never been to a spot that wasn't a beach where tons of...
Remember... the trophic pyramid is real. It is just that above coral reefs... it seems to be "inverted." Of course, this cannot be. There is simply no way to consume more than is produced. Thus, we spoke of the trophic pyramid on a coral reef as b...
Again... excellent clarification of some possible confusion between supralittoral... and littoral.
Apparent inverted trophic pyramid... apparent. It really cannot be inverted. In fact, this is related to the Law of Conservation of Mass/Energy.
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