In the field!
Arriving at the Cherokee Ranch burn area in multiple buses, trucks,
cars, and vans, and receiving a re-orientation to the study and
the site, students prepare to collect data and note observations
in writing and photographs.
Students take
notes and latitude-longitude coordinates (above). The GPS receiver
is in a bag because of the light rain that was falling.
The lone student
seen here photographs the burn area. Students worked together to
construct a complete picture of the burn area. Each student in the
field study groups had a specific responsibility for location, measurement,
observations, documentation, or photography.
Above, a student
works with a parent to verify GPS readings.
Above, students
confer during the data collection activities in the burn area.
Above, a field
study team pauses briefly on its trek along its assigned line of
longitude. Each member of the group has specific responsibilities
in the data collection process, and has been trained to recognize
various forms of vegetation and degrees of damage and re-growth.
Above, a parent
accompanies a student field study group in the burn area to provide
support and guidance.
Some findings
are unexpected, such as this burned golf ball discovered by a student.
