afterschool biodiversity search

Submitted by mirving on Thu, 2009-11-05 15:00

After school kids in grades 5,6,7 and 8 do an inventory of the diversity in our school yard. Students used quadrats locate a random area. While photographing our designated area we came across a birch tree crawling with life! It was freezing out (30 degrees without the wind chill) but my kids were hot on the trail and quick with the shutter capturing the critters on the tree. Biodiversity was evident.

Project Information
City or Town: 
Washburn Maine
School or Organization: 
David J. Lyon Washburn District Elementary School (formerly Washburn District Elementary School)
Habitat: 
Upland - Field
Resources I used to create this project: 
Photographs taken while exploring biodiversity in our school yard. We accidentally came upon a tree loaded with life, when all the surrounding flora was wilted with frost.