Week # 3 - Trees, Environment and Community

3/18/2013

 
For this week, continue to make basic observations of your tree. However also think about how you think your tree might contribute to the environment it's a part of and the human community around it?

Have you observed any changes or something new about your tree since last time?
How is your tree a part of it's surroundings?
How is your tree good for the environment around it (other plants, soil, animals, water, etc.)?
How is your tree good for the human community around it?
Are there new thoughts you have about your tree based on what we discussed in class?

Comment with your room number as assigned letter.

133N
3/18/2013 08:53:54 am

Responses from week 2:
changes: yes, bigger buds
didn't notice before: the tree was wet (it was raining)
different parts: big roots sticking out of the ground, a really, really long trunk, the branches look like curved and straight lines, going down really far. You can touch them if you stand on stones.
new thoughts: no new thoughts
measure tree: measuring tape

Responses from week 3:
contribute to the human community: toilet paper
we have a block party when all the buds are on the tree
it gives us shade in the summer when it's hot

benefit the environment: the roots hold the dirt in place so it doesn't fall into the ocean. It gives squirrels a home. There aren't that many plants around it

benefit the community: gives us shade

problems: it could fall onto somebodies house or someones porch.

133e
3/19/2013 06:01:13 am

. However also think about how you think your tree might contribute to the environment it's a part of and the human community around it? I learned that trees are lungs of the planet because, its breathes in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen ( we researched on a website about trees !). trees help shade your house on hot days because it hides the sun, which also saves energy. we don't need a fan or air conditioner.
How is your tree a part of it's surroundings? it is in the middle of a giant bush.
How is your tree good for the environment around it (other plants, soil, animals, water, etc.)?it protects the bush. it helps us breathe better.
How is your tree good for the human community around it?it gives us oxygen. it makes our world pretty.
Are there new thoughts you have about your tree based on what we discussed in class?the tree is too tall for me to climb, My tree skinny. The tree has no leaves because its too cold.

133D
3/31/2013 09:39:56 am

my tree contributes to natural environment by giving us H2O
My tree is apart of its surrounding by the apartments that sit in front the street( 44th) that sits behind and the square mound of dirt it sits on.
my tree benfits the environment by providing shade from the sun, homes for animals.
No problems happening to my tree
New observation is it's starting to grow its spring buds

133s
3/19/2013 06:44:23 am

1.the trees gives birds and squirrels a home
2.Its next to other trees by my house
3.its roots help the soil so it doesnt gat into the warter
4.it help people breth
5.no
6.my tree about 6 feet high the roots help the tree stand in the in the grond

1330
3/21/2013 06:49:23 am

1.Because it saves energy.
2.Because people think the flowers smell good.
3. NO!
4. It can be a habitat for birds.

133H
3/21/2013 08:11:13 am

1) The tree made a big mark in the sidewalk.
2) It has plants around it.
3) It gives us shade in the summer and spring!
4) NO!
5) It has birds nest and squirrel nests BUT the birds are chirping & the squirrels are just coming out!

133F
3/21/2013 08:42:50 am

1)Yes, it is starting to grow leaves.
2)My tree keeps the dirt in place. It also grows leaves and it makes our garden pretty.
3)It gives shade for the plants.
4)it gives me shade when i'm hot.
5)No there are not.

133 I
3/21/2013 10:07:55 am

1) The moon is over it. I didn't notice that before. The leaves are starting to bloom.
2) It's part of a row of trees, on our side of the block
3) It keeps the water in place.
4) It makes it so the air is clean, so we can breathe.
5) My new thought is that the tree could be smaller than other trees or could be bigger.

133v
3/21/2013 10:47:24 am

1. It will give us shade when it is bigger.
2. The tree gives company to other trees.
3. It helps animals by giving them a home.
4. My tree makes oxygen for other people
5. If we don't take care of it, it will die
6. My tree is part of a habitat in my backyard

133T
3/21/2013 10:52:03 am

1. It keeps water in the ground.
2. It gives shade and a home for birds.
3. It helps other plants by giving it soil.
4. It makes oxygen for us to breathe.
5. No problems are happening.
6. It is starting to grow leaves. This is new.

133k
3/21/2013 10:26:30 pm

My tree helps the environment by making air and helping birds rest.My tree has a skinny trunk. My tree still has no leaves.

133A
3/23/2013 10:59:23 am

1. The tree is a part of the sidewalk by providing shade.
2. It cleans the air around us.
3. It provides a place for squirrels, birds and insects to live.
4. There are no plants growing around my tree as my tree takes up all the water and sunlight thats needed for other plants to grow
5. My tree has not changed

133R
3/24/2013 08:29:54 am

- One change is that the buds are opening.
- It lets people breathe. And when it has leaves, it gives shade and looks good in our garden.
- It is a part of our garden and looks good.
- It gives shade to the shade plants in our garden and helps them keep from burning.
- It helps the air and makes our house look nice.
- There's no problems.
- No.

133B
3/24/2013 10:11:23 pm

Other kinds of plants are growing on the roots of the tree, like grass. There is a huge root sticking right out of the ground.

1. The tree is growing other plants on it.
2. The tree is on the street corner.
3. Moss and lichens grow on the tree bark. There is a nest in the tree. The roots hold dirt in the ground, so that the water doesn't get dirty.
4. The tree provides shade.
5. The roots lift up the sidewalk.
6. A tree makes its own food. It is made of wood. The leaves are food for caterpillars. Larger animals like leopards sit in trees to sleep.


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