Battlet Cove April 19, 2011

On April 19, 2011, we went to Bartlett Cove. It was a -4.5 low tide!It was spectacular day! We learned a lot about the things we saw. Here are the things we enjoyed on the trip...

“I think seeing the little octopus and finding all of the living things and having lunch out on the beach was fun.” ~Sammy

“I think the octopus was most the amazing we saw on the trip!”`~Jacob

“I think the incredible thing on the trip was I got to see my first octopus.”~Mathew

“I think the best part of my day was when we saw the octopus he was really cute.”~ Desire

“I really liked seeing the Bennie's! They were so wiggly everyone was trying to catch them.”~ Bethany

“I think the amazing part of my day April 19 was eating lunch with my mom it was fun because I don’t do that much.”~Kailey

“My favorite thing was seeing the baby sculpin.” ~Faith

“I think my favorite part was seeing the octopus because i never saw on in person.”~Zoe

“My favorite part of the day yesterday was getting to see the baby octopus”~Alyssa

“I think seeing the baby octopus was spectacular looking and seeing everyone happy!”~Mani

“The wonderful part of the day was seeing the octopus and squirting sea squirts at Jacob..~Sesylia

It was the best trip of the year so far because we saw things that we have never seen. In fact, Steve Schaller even saw some new and incredible creatures. (Acorn worm, Octopus, Nudibranches, Moon snail Egg case.. ) It was an amazing and interesting

Gustavus Beach 4/8/11

On April 8, 2011, the 3rd-5th grade class went to the Gustavus beach on their bikes. It was 10:14a.m. when we got there. It was cold and windy. At the beach we found 3 sea stars, 20 sea anemones, a pile worm, and a sea cucumber. We found 55 pieces of plastic. WOW! We heard ravens, wind, waves, and a crane tearing down the old dock.

We would like to thank Greg for fixing our bikes.

Field Report for 3/23/11

On March 23, we went to the Gustavus Beach at 10:41am because the tide was a -2.4 . If the old dock was still there we probably would have been able to walk out to it. We could walk out to the rock island and we climbed up and down it. We found tons of organisms such as; sea anemones, blennies, clams,seastars and a bunch more. It was probably more than we ever have seen!

We probably found more because the tide was so low and a lot of animals live in the lower intertidal. Before we left we made a list of the things we thought we might see and we did see a few of them such as: blennies, seastars and clams. We had so much fun and can’t wait till our next trip!

The 3rd-5th Grade Class

Field Report From March 10, 2011

On March 10, 2011, we went to Bartlett Cove. We saw ducks and a type of crab, and we are not sure what it is called. We will post a picture, so maybe you will know what it is called. We only found four pieces of plastic. We also got really cold. It was 29.1۫ Fahrenheit but the wind chill was 0۫ Fahrenheit. COLD!!!. Everyone rushed to the cars because they were so FREEZING! Thanks for looking at our blog and check out our next field report for our trip to Gustavus Beach.


Gustavus 3-5 grade class

Field Report from 2/3/11

The 3rd-5th grade went to Bartlett Cove on February 3rd, 2011. We found eggs, and we are not sure if they are fish eggs. We posted a photo. This was the first trip we took a ruler and used it in our photos. It was Kimber’s idea—thank you Kimber!

We also saw pink, slimy gooey stuff that we weren’t sure was a plant or an animal. There is a photo posted and we would like to know what it is!

During our sound-map we heard goldeneye ducks. They made a noise like a whistle while they were flying. We don’t know why they make that noise and neither does Steve.

We didn’t find any plastic there for the second time!

Field Report January 21, 2011

The 3^rd - 5^th grade class went to Gustavus dock on January 21, 2011. The weather was cold, cloudy, and rainy. We where there for an hour. We got some plastic (not too much). There was yellow plastic, black plastic, white plastic, a piece of a shot gun shell, plastic rope, and four pieces of Styrofoam. There was also a soda can, 2 pieces of rubber, packing from ramen noodles, a paper Cabela’s tag, fishing lure. We saw a lot of living things such as; sculpins, cockles, isopods, arthropod, and 2 sea anemones.

We have a question that we haven’t found an answer to. Is rubber plastic?

Field Report 1-7-11

Breaking News! We didn't find any plastic on our last trip! We went to Bartlett Cove beach on January 7th, 2011. It was our first field trip in 2011 and the first time we didn't find plastic. Wow! Do you think we will find any on our trip next week to the Gustavus Dock beach?

Marieke brought a traffic cone-thing to look at things in the intertidal zone. It was like a mini aquarium. The weather was cold and windy, but not rainy. It was sunny, but on the beach we were on, the sun didn't shine. We were sad!

Field Report from the Gustavus Dock Beach December 10, 2010

Hello from the 3rd – 5th class. We went to the Gustavus beach on December 10th, 2010. We found a lot of interesting things such as worms, little sea stars and a giant barnacle. It was very windy. This was our second trip collecting shells for a shell collection that we are keeping in our class. Our class found 13 pieces of plastic. Thank you Tanya and Lori for coming with us.

Field Report from the Gustavus Dock Beach, 12-10-10

On December 10, 2010, we went to the Gustavus Dock beach. It was windy and we saw a sea urchin and a sea star eating a mussel. We found 13 pieces of plastic. We had big plastic and some little plastic. We found two bottle caps, one plastic bag, two big pieces of plastic, one cigarette butt, three pieces of Styrofoam, one wrapper, an orange piece of plastic from a crate, one firework thing, and one piece of rubber. I wonder what we’ll find next.

Field Report 11-30-10

Hello, from the 3rd-5th grade class. We went to Bartlett Cove on November 30, 2010. It was the first trip with snow on the ground. We found mystery eggs! We only found one piece of plastic; the piece was a garbage bag. Ranger Marieke was with us. Our Principal Mrs. Cervin and her husband Don came with us also. We found a lot of sea cucumbers.

At Bartlett Cove the weather was terrible, the wind was howling and there was icy rain. We found a big fat sea star and some baby sea star. We started a shell collection, trying to see how many varieties there are. Among our findings were a snail in a shell and a blenny.

The most exciting thing to occur was our school van getting stuck on the hill!!! The road was icy and the van tires couldn’t get any traction. Our other mystery was that the school camera was lost while we were playing in the snow. We made it back so we can tell you our tales next time.



Until next time…

Field Report 11/11/10

Hello from the 3rd-5th Grade Class,

We went to the beach by the Gustavus dock on November 11, 2010. We found a lot of interesting things. The most popular thing was dead jelly-fish. We found about 20. Do you know why there are so many dead jelly fish lately?

We found 13 pieces of plastic such as: ear plugs, foam, a fire work top, yellow tape and more. We also found some metal, and paper.

We found a couple sea stars. One was eating a barnacle. We saw it crushing the barnacle it with its tubed feet.

One of the best parts was we found an orange mussel was on one of the pilings. That was really beautiful.

Thank you for looking at out blog. See you later!

Our Last Trip to Glen's Ditch (4-30-10)

On 4-30-10 we went to Glen’s Ditch. That was our last data collection trip and the fifth graders’ last data collection trip in the 3-5 grade class. We noticed that Glens Ditch had changed since last the last time we went. There were a lot of green plants and the water was very warm and low (4 inches). The temperature was fifty two degrees F. We caught a water beetle. There was no rain and that was our sixteenth trip to Glen’s Ditch.

Mani's Field Report from Falls Creek

I learned that at Falls Creek there is an intake and power house. I learned that the power house is loud and it is big place. My best part of the day was walking lots and seeing the power house. I also learned that under the ground there is a big pipe. I like when every one was having fun. I learned that the pipe is two miles.

Sammy's Field Report

We went to Fall’s Creek .I learned that the power house is really loud. It has all of the buttons that can control the power house. I was surprised that the pipe was 2 miles long. The pipe is really fast .I was also surprised that they actually put logs in the river. The best part of the day was that it was really sunny out. I found a shell that is 14,000 years old! It was also fun because we all had good lunches. The water was kind of warm. We got to ride in the back of the car. We also got to see the rock pits.

Stephen's Thoughts About Falls Creek

When I went to Falls Creek I learned that the shells there are 14,000 years old. The highest part in Falls Creek is the low tide zone. I was surprised when Emily fell in and topped her boots! The best and funniest parts were ridding in the back of the truck, hiking, as well as eating and setting retrieving the traps.

The Hydro Project by Alyssa

On Friday 4-23-10 we went to collect data at Falls Creek. I learned that where the Falls Creek Hydro project is used to be owed by a National Park. That I found cool! I was surprised by many things. Did you know that Hydro Project uses water to make electricity? Well it does. The sea level used to be really high. My favorite part was seeing how beautiful Falls Creek was. I also enjoyed learning about the Falls Creek Hydro Project. I didn’t know that the Hydro Project was sooo high up! Thank you Greg, Craig, Kimber, Kelly and Dick for helping us with our trip teaching us about Falls Creek.

Our Fall's Creek Trip by Bethany

I am writing about the time my class and I went to Fall’s Creek. While we were at Fall’s Creek I learned that that the Power House has all the electricity and how it gets to Gustavus. I also learned about that there is a 2 mile long pipe underground. That is 10,560 feet long!

I was really surprised to learn that the land where the Hydro use to be long to the National Park Service and that our electricity use to come from generators. The best part of the day was when we had lunch. It was so good and yummy! Then we played a game of Tag on some rocks that looked like wood chips. I was running down it and I fell and got stopped by one of my friend’s legs. I was thankful. Because if she wasn’t there I would have hit my head on some really hard and I mean hard rocks. Then we went back to school. The End!

The Hydro Project By: Miwa

I learned how the hydro project worked when my class went up there. When I learned how long the hydro pipe was I was surprised. The best part of the day was when we got to ride in Greg’s truck. The day was awesome. We learned a lot of things on this trip that were really cool. For example when dick came and showed us the power house it was awesome. Also it was cool to see all the rocks and places that got hit by dynamite.

The Falls Creek Trip (Tasha)

On the Falls Creek trip we learned how water is generated into electricity, and that it comes all of the way to Gustavus. I also learned that the hydro project used to be owned by the National Park. It surprised me that water can actually be made into electricity. I was surprised that part of Falls Creek and it has a dam and it looked like it was naturally built but it was actually man-made!

Emily's Field Report From Falls Creek

I learned during our trip to Falls Creek how the Falls Creek Hydro-Project works (long story), that there are seashells that are 14,000 years old, and when clay turns into rock it becomes shale. I was surprised by how much work it takes to turn water into power! First, the water travels two miles down a pipe to the Power-House, dropping 600 feet. Then, the turbine makes the water into power (super complicated), and then the power is sent through cables to the generator building in Gustavus. The best part of the day was collecting 14,000 year old seashells! The worst part of the day was when I fell in the creek and got SOAKED! (My feet and legs anyway,) Overall, it was a fun trip.