Monday, September 26, 2011

Trip to the River

Dr. Rood took the class to the Ocmulgee River. We collected a lot of data including current speed and elevation. All the data we collected is shown in the two figures below.


Sunday, September 25, 2011

Plants at Mercer

Paper Birch AKA Betula Papyrifera

Crape Myrtle AKA Lagerstroemia

Juniper AKA Juniperus

Mexican Petunia AKA Acanthaceae

Dogwood AKA Cornus

Azalea AKA Rhododendron

Zinnia

Angel's Trumpet AKA Maurandya Barclayana

Magnolia AKA Magnolioideae

Willow Oak AKA Quercus Phellos





Privet AKA Ligustrum

Elephant Ear AKA Colocasia

Larch AKA Larix

Chestnut AKA Castanea




Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Anglerfish

The angler fish lives deep down in the ocean. It is part of the animalia kingdom and the Actinopterygii class. It is known for its ugly appearance and weird mating ritual. The video
below says it all.


Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Maps

During the previous, Dr. Rood taught the class about different types of maps and the information that they project. Three different types of maps are shown below.




Isarithmic



Chloropleth



Dot Density


I even made a map of my own using Google Earth



The red pins mark important locations while the white line shows the path i used to take when walking my dog. I also added shaded areas to show the pond and baseball fields.

After learning about all the different types of maps, I made my own. My creation is shown below.


It"s a work in progress.