Lucia loves her dogs Tara likes Elephants and Giraffes Hi! This is what we've learned and have been learning for the past 3 years. We have spent a lot of time making this page and we hope you enjoy reading this! There are a bunch of wetlands all around the world. Today there will be three different types of wetlands that we are writing about. They are Marshes, Swamps and Bogs. Note: there are more types of wetlands these are only some. Marshes Marshes are mostly in the USA but some are elsewhere. Many of the marshes are freshwater although when they are brackish or alkaline it usually means that it is poorly drained. Marshes are mostly shallow. Marshes near rivers, lakes or ponds have sand, silt and/or clay on the bottom. Marshes along the coast also buffer the seas and slow erosion. While lily pads, cattails, reeds, smooth cordgrass, spikegrass, salt meadow rush and bulrushes are up on top of the water. Marshes are home to mammals such as minks, otters and muskrats. One reason there is so much life is because there is so much nutrients. This is why marshes are the most productive ecosystem on earth. Bogs There are two types of bogs written about here. first is northern bogs and second is pocosin. Most Northern Bogs form in Glacial lakes and have usually low temperatures and short growing seasons Northern Bogs have some open water but, the peats cause the water to be acidic. There are many plants and animals that live in the Northern Bogs. A few of the plants are cranberry, blueberry, cotton grass, sphagnum moss, pine trees, northern picher. These plants are also home to many animals. These are some of the animals: moose, deer, lynx, Great Sandhill crane and Great Gray owl these are some animals that live in the Northern Bogs. Pocosin is a native american name for swamp on a hill. Many Pocosins are found on the Alantic coastal plains from Virgina to northern Florida and some are found in North Carolina. Some plants found in Pocosins are evergreen trees and sweet bay and many more. Usually the is no or not very much standing water in pocosins. Swamps Swamps come in all shapes and sizes, but to make it easier there are two categories. One is Forested Swamp and the other is Shrub Swamp. First is Forested Swamp. Forested Swamps are found in most places in the US. These swamps are VERY wet and have shallow water most of the time. Wood ducks, river otters and cottonmouth snakes all depend on swamps. Some trees in Forested Swamps are red maple, pin oak, cypress, willow and western hemlock. Now for the the Shrub Swamps. These swamps aren't much different but they have mostly shrubs instead of trees. Some plants that live here are buttonbush, willow, dogwood and swamp rose. Hope you learned a lot bye! By Lucia and Tara
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Qualitative Research: Where Does the Water Move Fastest and How Does it Affect the Wetland?6/20/2019 by Jackson
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by McKenna
Bogs, a bog is a wetland that have areas of wet ground that are covered with plants. Tiny green plants called sphagnum moss grow in bogs. The moss grows so thick like a carpet. When you stand on the moss it jiggles and sways beneath your feet. marshes, a marsh is a wetland where grassy plants grow. Marshes can be found beside a river,lake,or ocean. Like a swamp, a mash can be wet part of the time and dry part of the time. Unlike a bog, the soil in a marsh is rich in nutrients. This means that many different kinds of plants can grow there.swamps ,a swamp is a wetland that has woody plants like shrubs and trees. Swamps may dry out at times during the year.
By: William. I enjoy video games 🎮 and cats 🐈
there are three types of wetlands. one is a swamp. a swamp is a mucky area that has bugs.
there is also a marsh. a marsh has a lot of grassy plants.
another is a bog. bogs are fresh water wetlands.
there are three types of wetlands. one is a swamp. a swamp is a mucky area that has bugs.
there is also a marsh. a marsh has a lot of grassy plants.
another is a bog. bogs are fresh water wetlands.
by Austin I love cats and dogs.
A wetland is a part of land that is wet for at least part of a year. Some are covered with up to six feet (2 meter) of water. The water might be salt water or clean water. A swamp is a wetland were trees grow it usually develops as soil builds up in a marsh and water becomes shallow. In the shallowest part of the swamp the ground might dry out .A marsh is one of the most common wetlands. Wetland trees do not grow in marshes but cool plants do fish can live in marshes because the water stays all year the plants help hide fish eggs from predator. I have learned a lot about swamps and marshes. My class is right next to a marsh this is mostly about that but we also had to research the different types of wetlands the end!!!
ps: we made a discovery of bones!!! left top not a cross the water and a little over then search!!!
A wetland is a part of land that is wet for at least part of a year. Some are covered with up to six feet (2 meter) of water. The water might be salt water or clean water. A swamp is a wetland were trees grow it usually develops as soil builds up in a marsh and water becomes shallow. In the shallowest part of the swamp the ground might dry out .A marsh is one of the most common wetlands. Wetland trees do not grow in marshes but cool plants do fish can live in marshes because the water stays all year the plants help hide fish eggs from predator. I have learned a lot about swamps and marshes. My class is right next to a marsh this is mostly about that but we also had to research the different types of wetlands the end!!!
ps: we made a discovery of bones!!! left top not a cross the water and a little over then search!!!
Nathan
I like listening to music and like playing basketball
What is PH? Have you ever wondered about the different pollutions? How do they connect with wetlands? Well, there a lot of different pollutions in wetlands. In the Delridge wetland we have been testing pH over the past years. There a lot of different pollutions in wetlands. For example, pH. pH is measuring the water acidity. According to doityourself “Slight levels of Ammonia (this is pH) will distress your fish because it leaves them open to infection and diseases.” Unhealthy levels of Ammonia are caused by fish overpopulation and necessary debris, which is essentially contained of fish waste, and decaying plants. This shows that Ammonia can be bad for wetlands, or ponds because Ammonia can kill fish and plants. Another detail from doityourself “If high Ammonia is still untreated then Nitrites will form.” And Nitrites are very toxic to fish. While the helpful bacteria and enzymes living in the pond water will eventually turn these Nitrites into non harmful Nitrates, it is often that it is not in time to save the fish. This shows that if high Ammonia is untreated, then Nitrites will form which are very toxic to fish. Nitrates are a form of nitrogen; they are not harmful to fish and are basically food for plants. In other words, they are good things. But, an excess of Nitrates cannot always be safe to be absorbed by the pond/wetlands plant life.
How is it measured?
pH is measured by scaling it by 0 – 14. Water is at its purest when the pH level is 7.0. Anything less is considered acidic, anything higher is alkaline water. If the water is lower than 7.0, then the nitrifying bacteria trying to go through the nitrification process (the nitrification process is when nitrifying bacteria are trying to turn Ammonia to Nitrites) will slow down. This leads to declines in the water and becomes toxic to fish. Also, if the pH level is higher than 7.0, then it can be murderous to the plants.
I think we should pay attention to the pH levels in our wetland to help keep the wetland safe and healthy, which would prove part of our wetland is successful. We need to keep on testing our water in our wetland monthly to see if our pH level is normal.
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https://www.doityourself.com/stry/waterbalance
pH Levels, Nitrites, Nitrates: What It All Means for Your Water Garden
How is it measured?
pH is measured by scaling it by 0 – 14. Water is at its purest when the pH level is 7.0. Anything less is considered acidic, anything higher is alkaline water. If the water is lower than 7.0, then the nitrifying bacteria trying to go through the nitrification process (the nitrification process is when nitrifying bacteria are trying to turn Ammonia to Nitrites) will slow down. This leads to declines in the water and becomes toxic to fish. Also, if the pH level is higher than 7.0, then it can be murderous to the plants.
I think we should pay attention to the pH levels in our wetland to help keep the wetland safe and healthy, which would prove part of our wetland is successful. We need to keep on testing our water in our wetland monthly to see if our pH level is normal.
works sited page
https://www.doityourself.com/stry/waterbalance
pH Levels, Nitrites, Nitrates: What It All Means for Your Water Garden
The circled part (pH information) shows that the people who measured pH had good results because the first measure was the inlet which is where the water comes in the wetland. A wetland's pH is good when you get a number that is 5-8, and in this photo the people who measured the pH level got a good result on pH. For the inlet they got 6.5, for well "A" they got 6, for well "B" they got 6.5, for the outlet they got 5, and finally for well "C" they got 6.
Quantitative research: plot coverage change by season. April 2018-November 2019- June 2019. Plot 11.
6/6/2019
Ray enjoys sports and music.
the plot below is measuring plant coverage ,and it's the completed graph not the first one
This paper below is not quit accurate.
Plant coverage changing by season.
April 2018-November2019-June2019. Plot 11.
By ray
Does plant coverage change by season after its been growing for 1-2 years in our Delridge wetlands?(plant coverage is very important in a wetland because the plants filter water) I'm am guessing that there is a pretty big change because April to November then to June is a pretty longtime for plants to grow or die. Well guess what I’m here to tell you how big of a change there has been. This information has been graphed by fifth graders, so the data is not perfect but it’s close to the real information.
I picked plot eleven out of twelve plots(a plot in this case is a area that has been graphed where plants are placed) to see the change through the seasons. I looked at the plot that we measured from April then I looked at the plot that we measured from November then June and there was a pretty big difference, so I decided to make a better graph so it would compare Aprils graph to November.
I think it was very interesting because my partners graph was the exact opposite of mine. Instead of having fifty percent of plants in November he had seven, and in April I had thirty percent and he had twelve. June had finally come so we compared plots one more time I had seventeen percent(the plant decreasing is because of how hot it was in June so it killed lots of plants) and he had six point twenty five. My plant had more plot coverage through all the seasons so I predict that it has to do with the fact that my plot was more by the pond and his was by a more dry area.
We changed a lot in the second draft. The biggest thing that we did is we changed the graphs style so that it be a better fit for what we were trying to do.
In conclusion plants cover more plot area and grow better in fall after growing and having good weather to grow for a while then in spring.
Work cited
STEM 5TH Grade students, Research Data, 2018/19
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April 2018-November2019-June2019. Plot 11.
By ray
Does plant coverage change by season after its been growing for 1-2 years in our Delridge wetlands?(plant coverage is very important in a wetland because the plants filter water) I'm am guessing that there is a pretty big change because April to November then to June is a pretty longtime for plants to grow or die. Well guess what I’m here to tell you how big of a change there has been. This information has been graphed by fifth graders, so the data is not perfect but it’s close to the real information.
I picked plot eleven out of twelve plots(a plot in this case is a area that has been graphed where plants are placed) to see the change through the seasons. I looked at the plot that we measured from April then I looked at the plot that we measured from November then June and there was a pretty big difference, so I decided to make a better graph so it would compare Aprils graph to November.
I think it was very interesting because my partners graph was the exact opposite of mine. Instead of having fifty percent of plants in November he had seven, and in April I had thirty percent and he had twelve. June had finally come so we compared plots one more time I had seventeen percent(the plant decreasing is because of how hot it was in June so it killed lots of plants) and he had six point twenty five. My plant had more plot coverage through all the seasons so I predict that it has to do with the fact that my plot was more by the pond and his was by a more dry area.
We changed a lot in the second draft. The biggest thing that we did is we changed the graphs style so that it be a better fit for what we were trying to do.
In conclusion plants cover more plot area and grow better in fall after growing and having good weather to grow for a while then in spring.
Work cited
STEM 5TH Grade students, Research Data, 2018/19
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Beckett C. Slinger
Beckett is a student at Louisa Boren stem k-8 and he loves olives, bacon and bread.
This is the numbers we got when we asked 3rd 4th and 5th graders interview questions. The interview question was, on a scale 1 to 10 how do you think the wetland is doing it's job and why. We did this so we could get there opinion on the wetland. We got mostly positive opinions and some negative. I also noticed that the students we interviewed enjoyed how peaceful the wetland is. I enjoyed interviewing students at my school if you want to find out how Leo showed his graph check out his post And remember wetlands are DOPE.
We got responses like: the wetland is a waste of money. Or it is not doing its correctly but we did get positive opinions like: think the wetland is soaking up pollution.
These are photos of the wetland to show you what the students opinions were based off of.
(Because leo is my partner)
STEM 5th Grade students, Research Data, 2018/19.
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