A Walk in the Forest

Welcome to the jungle! On Tuesday, October 25th, our class took a walk to look at a forest. We were talking about ecosystems, and were examining the forest so that we can compare it to the marsh (if we EVER get to go there!!).

Our class examined lots of parts of the ecosystem. We saw many bugs. We found some tiny waterfalls, saw a lot of trees, some broken trees, and we saw all sorts of creatures like snails and worms. Other parts of the ecosystem we examined were the soil (and some of us got surprised by some bugs), evidence of animals (like their holes or hollow logs), and water. We found a little moss and some short grass (but not a lot of that at all). Ethan and Brady found a stick that was lined with potato beetles.

Hopefully we'll be able to head to the marsh next week to compare what the ecosystems are like. Anna predicts that at the marsh there will be more grass than there was in the forest. Alan predicts that there won't be any trees at the marsh. Michael predicts that there will be tons of mud at the marsh. Not as many insects, thinks Brady. Jack thinks that we're going to get a lot messier on marsh day. Abbi thinks that the marsh will be a lot colder. We'll have to wait and see!