At the beginning of this semester I wrote a celebration about a time when I was kayaking and I had a Blue Heron flow me all the way down the river (if you haven't read it please look back to my previous posts and check it out). Now that it is the end of the semester I am going to write about a new celebration that has happened to me. To recap, a celebration is a way of recognizing something amazing in nature that you experienced. I was initially going to write about the changing of the leaves, because up here in the U.P, there is nothing as gorgeous as the changing of leaves. But just the other day as I was wrapping up my experiment, I saw a gorgeous sunset out of my classroom window and I decided then, that is what I wanted to write my celebration about. There is a picture of this beautiful sunset below. I chose to write about this because I am a sucker for a good sunset, but there was something magical about this sunset. The beautiful things about sunsets are they happen every night, but they aren't all the same. There are always some nights where the sun setting looks prettier than other nights. That is what I love about sunsets. What I loved about his particular sunset was how it reflected off the clouds like a priceless painting. It didn't even look real, it instead looked like a piece of art. I get this happy and indescribable feeling inside when I watch sunsets. Seeing that one that night made me feel calm, and took me back to beach nights as a kid. It took me back to a time when I was able to be at the beach all day until the sun was setting and I would fall asleep in my mom or dads arms. That's what I love about sunsets, the peacefulness and the memories they bring.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
New Celebration
At the beginning of this semester I wrote a celebration about a time when I was kayaking and I had a Blue Heron flow me all the way down the river (if you haven't read it please look back to my previous posts and check it out). Now that it is the end of the semester I am going to write about a new celebration that has happened to me. To recap, a celebration is a way of recognizing something amazing in nature that you experienced. I was initially going to write about the changing of the leaves, because up here in the U.P, there is nothing as gorgeous as the changing of leaves. But just the other day as I was wrapping up my experiment, I saw a gorgeous sunset out of my classroom window and I decided then, that is what I wanted to write my celebration about. There is a picture of this beautiful sunset below. I chose to write about this because I am a sucker for a good sunset, but there was something magical about this sunset. The beautiful things about sunsets are they happen every night, but they aren't all the same. There are always some nights where the sun setting looks prettier than other nights. That is what I love about sunsets. What I loved about his particular sunset was how it reflected off the clouds like a priceless painting. It didn't even look real, it instead looked like a piece of art. I get this happy and indescribable feeling inside when I watch sunsets. Seeing that one that night made me feel calm, and took me back to beach nights as a kid. It took me back to a time when I was able to be at the beach all day until the sun was setting and I would fall asleep in my mom or dads arms. That's what I love about sunsets, the peacefulness and the memories they bring.
Bottle Habbitat
At the beginning of the semester each of our lab groups created a bottle habitat out of 2 liters, sponge corks, string, soil, plants and water. Now that the semester is over, I have looked at our habitat and I am pleased to say it is still alive and thriving. From what our professor tells us, so long as it doesn't get opened and none of the seals break, there is no limit of time to how long they can last. This is because it has adapted to its own environment and still gets sunlight. Because the plants inside are still getting sunlight, and will constantly have water, they can still go through photo syntheses which allows them to keep on living. I honestly can say I never though that these would make it to the end of the semester, but I have been proven wrong. I am not only confident that these bottle habitats work, but I also believe that if left how they are, they really will flourish forever. I am so convinced that I really want to use this project in my classrooms when I become a teacher. Below I have pictures of my habitat for you to check out.
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