Enviro Meeting

Today after school we split into 3 groups. One group went up to the brook and did a clean up. They filled a large bag with garbage.
Another group rinsed and sorted bottles that were collected around the school.
The third group worked at updating the blog and looking through recent pictures taken from the GOMI mini-conference.

GOMI mini-conference Brier Island

On Friday, May 23, a group of five students and Mme. Pothier and Mr. Markle left Yarmouth Junior High after school (around 3:30) and drove to Brier Island, arriving just after 6 PM. We stayed at the Brier Island Lodge. After supper we had opening ceremonies.

On Saturday group 1 went whale watching while group 2 went out on the mudflats at low tide. We met back at the lodge around lunch and then switched with group 2 going whale watching and group 1 went to see what bugs, fish, etc. we could catch with a net. Then we brought it back to the lab at Islands Consolidated School and looked at some of them under the microscope and identified them. Groupe 2 saw the balancing rock while on the whale watching tour. We had a barbeque and then each school presented their projects. Along with Yarmouth Junior High, Barrington, Bear River and Island Consolidated made presentation.
Sunday, after breakfast, we participated in a presentation on the traditional use of wool and other materials in making various items, such as pillows, blankets, rug hooking, etc. We got the ferry and headed home. Unfortunately we had to miss the geocaching and tree planting, but everyone had an enjoyable time.

Readings 3

On Monday May 26th, around 10 a.m, a group of students went to Broad Brook to take some temperatures and pH readings. It was a mainly sunny day, with a temperature of 14.7˚C, wind was SW 33 and humidity was 58%.

Temperature:
Parade St. N - 12.8 °C
Burton Ave. - 13.3°C
Drainage Pipe - 10.0°C
Homestead - 13.0°C

pH:
Parade St. N - 7.0
Burton Ave. - 6.9
Drainage Pipe - 6.7
Homestead - 6.8

-The grass was growing since the last time we went to Broad Brook.
-Flowers were starting to grow. The drainage pipe coming from the mall had some garbage stuck in the grate.

Readings 2

It was a sunny day with few clouds, a temperature of 15.6˚C and humidity of 71%. Around 1:30 we did some more temperature and pH reading at Broad Brook. Notice is that algae on the water?

Temperature:
Bend: 18.4˚C
Burton Ave.: 18.6˚C
Drainage pipe: 10.0˚C
Homestead: 17.5˚C

pH:
Bend: 6.9 pH
Burton Ave.: 7.1 pH
Drainage pipe: 6.5 pH
Homestead: 6.9 pH