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Last Monday's class cleared up how the atolls sank, the coral is not the major cause of their sinking, it is the weight of the magma that comes out of the volcano. I was confused about how the coral weighed this much, but this cleared it up for me.
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 would…
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!
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 fur…
Great job explaining the Ocean Zones! I think it is crazy how they just told the people to get off the island so they could blow it up. That was their home!? All it did was test a bomb and hurt the enviornment. Although Mr. Nash did talk about the a…
It is crazy to me how we could eat at a lower trophic level and have 10 times as much food as we would have the next trophic level up. It doesn't make sense to me when everyone is eating at high trophic levels. Eating at lower trophic levels is heal…
We can reflect on the night, or research about a topic and post here.
Last monday nights class was very interesting. I was unaware of how the trophic levels affected us as humans. It is obvious to me that we need to get our resources and food from the lowest trophic level possible. I thought it was very interesting wh…
Now that I'm finally able to hear the actual video it's really good. You packed a lot of information into it and the hand movements really add to it.
I cant lie, this video is goofy! Its defines the subject real well. Good job man.
the dance is sort of creepy...eek
I really like it though.
The first four chapters have led me very interested in the coral reef. i think that it is amazing how things so small and so big live in the habitat. i think that it is really amazing how Osha Gray Davidson, author of The Enchanted Braid, has been t…
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- High School:
- central
- My favorite subject during the regular school day is:
- weightlifting
- Extracurricular activities I am involved in at school:
- swimming and tennis
- My interests (other than school) are:
- fishing, hunting, sports
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The Intriguing Coral Reef
The first four chapters of The Enchanted Braid have led me very interested in the coral reef. I think that it is amazing how things so small and so big live in the habitat. I think that it is really amazing how Osha Gray Davidson, author of The Enchanted Braid, has been to the coral reef in the florida keys. im wondering if we are going to the same spot he did? that would be cool. I also think its cool how in chapter 4, pg 45, he said, "In practice, each of us gnawed away ineffectually at the co… Continue
Posted on July 28, 2009 at 11:30pm — 3 Comments
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- At 12:29pm on August 8, 2009,
Haley Mann said…
- Hey! i know the summer has gone by super fast. i cant wait to head off to college though. im going to st. louis college of pharmacy! just gonna hit a few tennis balls for fun. my skills arnt quite like they used to be. and not quite as in shape. but graduated number 9 which was what i was focusing on all year being in the top 10 so i made it. getting ready to pack in the next week or so. you love marine bio and nash! : ) Good luck this year
- At 4:39pm on July 28, 2009,
Haley Mann said…
- Andrew! Marine Biology. Yay! i knew you would follow in my foot steps. tennis and this : ) haha you will love it im sure i know i did, so much i went twice. off to college now though shortly. no more central. Hope you have a good rest of your summer! talk soon : )
- At 12:08pm on July 28, 2009,
Jeremy Tyler Rae Larsen Barber said… - hey andrew, whats up? dude you need to get your blog post up about the Enchanted Braid, chapter 1-3,
- At 11:01am on June 2, 2009,
Lauren King said…
- Nice fish. I bet we don't see any of those in the FLORIDA KEYS!!!!
- At 4:51pm on May 31, 2009,
Erin Nash said… - Andrew,
Welcome to the course and the site!
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Before last class time’s discussion I was totally confused! I wasn’t exactly sure why the island sinks so I assumed it was because of the weight of the coral. I now understand that it is because of the weight of the magma. (the coral is just a contr…
There isn't much that was cleared up for me during last class, because I had taken it the exact way that it was intended from the class before it. However, I learned a few things that basically just clarified what I already knew. The idea that Mr. N…
This should work.
When we covered Midway in class, the whole atoll idea really set in. Once I made the connection between Midway and atolls, I immediately understood them a lot better. The whole idea that we bombed one is amazing still, but if you think about it, we…
Breathtaking. I want to go see one!
Very true I guess but if nothing else, this proves it. And also, if they did not do this, it could have been just another resort island where people come and go all the time so the coral would have been killed or damaged.
Last Monday's class cleared up how the atolls sank, the coral is not the major cause of their sinking, it is the weight of the magma that comes out of the volcano. I was confused about how the coral weighed this much, but this cleared it up for me.
One thing that really was cleared up for me last class was the fact that reefs don't cause islands to sink. It is caused by the magma moving underneath the surface of the plate. I also thought it was cool that there are more islands to Hawaii than w…
URRRRRRRGGG. Why is the hyperlink NOT working?
Awesome video. But that music drives me INSANE. I can't take it. :X Were pretty much on the same page. I had know idea the process it took to make an atoll. 300,000,000 years seems like a looooooooong time for something to form. But when you see pic…
OK, so I get the feeling EVERYONE wants to visit one. So... why don't we just all go there?
Awesome video. I forgot all about that.
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And yes... atolls are "rare" in terms of the total surface area of the Earth in which they cover. However, in some areas (the South pacific) they are certainly relatively more common. I too concur- I have…
Well... yes and no. A "barrier reef" certainly IS a stage of reef/atoll formation. However, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, as well as the Florida Keys/Bahamas are a different sort of "barrier reef" in many ways. You are all doing a good job of…
Yep- that's another one we will examine in tonight's session.
North End peeps will always make the connection to the "Krug Park Lagoon"... which... is obviously a different sort of thing. ;)
The type of reef we will study in the Keys is a unique type... this will come up in tonight's session!
You just claimed Spongebob to be an educational tool? You have now climbed the ladder of awesomeness (in my mind) to an all-new level!
While there are a lot of good things about the reefs to talk about and analyze in a much greater depth, I will only talk about those in a few short sentences. In truth, most of this stuff we learned about with the reefs themselves, I learned when we…
Absolutely amazing!
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