Kayaking Field Trip Reflection

Kayaking Field Trip Reflection

We arrived at Shem Creek and Sophie and I chose the yellow kayak. Because Sophie was taller, she sat in the back. She didn't not know how to turn the kayak right and left, so she was freaking out about it. But when she learned how to turn right and left whenever I came up to her to tell her something she told me how to do it. After we learned how to paddle they took us near the water and called out the number of each team. Once we got in the water we felt really good, but we run into the dolphin bridge because everyone was pushing us right and left. We kept going until Sophie got dizzy because she is scared of dolphins. We had to catch up with the group and we took a picture standing on the kayaks. It was scary to stand up because we have to be balanced and if one person fell all of us would too. We learned a lot about kayaking and different organisms that most of which we didn't know. I felt really bad that I didn't get to hear what the instructor said the whole time I heard just a little bit, because Sophie was scared of the dolphins and the group can't wait for us because we are just going to waste time. It’s okay because I can't blame Sophie about it she just was scared of dolphins. I saw a dolphin going under our kayaks but I couldn't tell Sophie or she will freak out even more. I had so much fun at the kayaking field trip I learned a lot. I really thank everyone who helped us learn about more organisms. Also I had so much fun with my partner too even though she was really scared, it was kind of funny but the best thing was when I saw a the dolphin going under our kayaks. I was literally going to scream but she really would have cried and jumped out of the kayak. Thanks to everyone who helped us and thanks for Mrs. Cook who planned this trip for us.

      

Kayaking Field Trip

This was my  favorite field trip. We got to paddle and be active while we learned. I really liked when we made that human sail. It was really fun, but it required lots of patience and also collaboration. I am really happy that we got some really cool pictures

Penny and I were partners and we had lots of fun. We got really wet, because we splashed water at each other using our paddles. On the way back, Penny and I got really competitive. We were paddling so fast that we almost ran into a sail boat. In the end, it was worth it because we were the first boat to get back. I hope the 5th graders have as much fun as we did!

Butterfly Ray

The Butterfly Ray (Gymnura micnera) is a brown, gray, green, and has a small dark protruding snout.  It has camoflage and a tail spike which is a structural adaption.  It has a electrical sensitivity to help them find prey.  The Butterfly Ray lives in the Eastern and the Western Atlantic.  The Butterfly Ray’s prey are bivalves, molluscs, and crustaceans.  The Butterfly’s Ray’s predators are large fish, sharks and humans from commercial fishing.  The Butterfly Ray has bilateral symmetry, heterotrophic and endothermic.  The order of classification is:

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum: chordata

Class: chondrichthyes

Order:rajiformes

Family: diodontidae

Genus: chilomycterus

Species: schoepfi

Lastly, an interesting fact about the butterfly ray is it’s pectoral fins form a disc that is much bigger than it’s longer.

Striped Burrfish

The Striped Burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfi). The Striped Burrfish is small, yellow and has black stripes. The Striped Burrfish can expand its body to keep away predators which is a functional adaptation. It also had formidable spines which is a structural adaptation and it has beak like jaws which is a structural adaptation.  The Striped Burrfish lives in seabeds of bays and coastal lagoons.  It can also live in estuaries.  The Striped Burrfish doesn’t have many predators because of its spiked shell.  The Striped Burrfish’s prey are barnacles and hermit crabs.  The Striped Burrfish has bilateral symmetry.  The Striped Burrfish also is a heterotroph and exotherm.

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:chordata

Class:chondrichthyes

Order:rajiformes

Family: diodontidae

Genus:chilomycterus

Species:schoepfi

    

An interesting fact about the Striped Burrfish is Burrfish are not very good swimmers so they shoot water out of their gills to move.

Bottlenose dolphin

The Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is small, gray, and looks happy because of it’s mouth. It uses echolocation when hunting prey(which is a behavioral adaptation). It also has 18 to 26 pairs of teeth (which is structural adaptation)but they usually swallow their prey whole(which is a behavioral adaptations) . The Bottlenose dolphin’s habitat is tropical oceans or warm waters. The Bottlenose dolphin’s predators are humans, sharks and whales.  The Bottlenose dolphin’s prey are fish, squid and crustaceans.  The Bottlenose dolphins has bilateral symmetry. It also is a heterotrophic and endothermic.

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Mammalia

Order:Cetacea

Family:Delphinidae

Genus:Tursiops

Species:truncatus

lastly an interesting fact about this organism is it was hunted for meat and oil.

Kayaking Field Trip

The kayaking field trip was very fun. Especially the part where Myla and Natalie got stuck in the shallow part of the water. What was also really fun was when we did the human sail,which wasn’t really a sail but it was still really cool. What also happened was when we were kayaking back from the middle of the ocean and I got really tired so I was really silly and almost fell asleep but in the end it was really fun and my lunch tasted really good.    

Ghost crab!

The ghost crab or ocypode quadrata is and interesting animal it lives in brakish water or sandy beaches. It is clear, it has 8 legs , and it is small. It is transparent so it is hard to be seen. An interesting fact is that its eyestaks can rotate a total 360 degrees. Its preditors are raccoons, shore birds, and seagulls. Its prey are insects, detritus, and eggs. They are heterotrophic and they are ectothermic which means that they are cold blooded.

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Ocypodidae

Genus: Ocypode

Species: Quadrata

i hope you learned about Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk  

Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis. The Red-tailed hawk are very broad, they have rounded wings and short wide tail. Sometime the large females might fool you and you are going to think that you are looking at an eagle.The Domain is Eukaryote and the kingdom is Animalia. Phylum is Chordata and the class is Repli. Order is Saurischia and the family is Accipitridae. Genus is Buteo and species is Jamaicensis. Red-tailed Hawk is a bird of an open country you can find it in fields or tree standing alone or along the edges of the fields. A fun fact about the Red-tailed Hawk is that the red fox, golden eagle and Racoons are all predators of the Red-tailed Hawk. The Red-tailed Hawk has Bilateral symmetry which means that if we cut the Red-tailed Hawk into two sides it would give the same shape. A structural adaptation is that it has keen eyesight that can make them see their predators from very far away.  Another structural adaptation is that there wingspan could weight up to four pounds. The last adaptation is that they like to go to winter places because it make them warm. The predators of the Red-tailed Hawk are foxes and raccoons. Also one of its preys is mice. Red-tailed Hawk are also heterotroph which means they eat other meats or plants. They are also endothermic which means they are warm blooded. I hope you learned about Red-tailed Hawk!!

White shrimp!

The white shrimp or Litopeaeus setiferus is a heterotrophic animal and it is ectothermic. It has 5 pairs of feet but only uses 3 pairs of them for walking. It has a stinger to scare away predators and it has 2,000 unknown species in the world, another adaptation is that it has a big claw to catch prey. An interesting fact about the shrimp is that 5 billion shrimp are born a year! The shrimps prey are plankton and their predators are fish and big crabs.

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Mablacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Penaeidae

Genus: Litopendeus

Species: Setiferus

Horse shoe crab!

The horse shoe crab or limulus potyiphemus lives in shallow waters in brackish water. The crab has bilateral symmetry. Characteristics for this crab are, long tail, and 10 walking legs. 3 adaptations for this animal are they have a very hard shell to be safe from predators, they swim upside down to trick predators and they see in the dark. Their predators are turtles and red knots, their prey is plankton and small fish. Horse shoe crabs are heterotrophic and endothermic.

 

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Merostomata

Order: Xiphosura

Family: Limulidae

Genus: limulus

Species: potyphemus

The Ghost Crab By Emory Meyer

Emory Meyer

English / Science

November 19, 2015

The Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata

Ocypode quadrata more commonly known as the Ghost crab is found on coastal beaches in the US and in Brazil. They are sand colored crustaceans that have a distinct pair of white claws and have a square shaped carapace (shell). An interesting fact about this organism is that its eyestalks can rotate 360 degrees. Their prey includes: insects, detritus, and the eggs and hatchlings of some sea turtles. Their predators include: raccoons, shorebirds, and gulls. They are heterotrophic, meaning they get energy from other organisms by eating autotrophs or other heterotrophs, they have bilateral symmetry, and they are ectothermic, meaning they are cold-blooded. Three interesting adaptations that they have include: one structural: They are almost transparent so they are less visible to predators. Two behavioral: they look for food at night and they hide in burrows during the day to stay cool.

Domain: Eukareyote

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Ocypodidae

Genus: Ocypode

Species: quadrata

I hope you learned about knobbed Whelk

Knobbed Whelk  

Knobbed Whelk, Busycon Carica. The Knobbed Whelk is a shell that has a snail inside that outside of the shell can be many different colors but is usually grey or off white. The Domain is Eukaryote and the kingdom is Animalia. Phylum is Mollusca and the class is gastropoda. Order is neogastropoda and the family is melongenidae. Genus is busycon and species is carica. The habitat of the knobbed whelk is mostly in shallow water in estuaries but can be found in offshore depths of up to 150 feet. A fun fact about the knobbed whelk is that the female is larger than the male. The knobbed whelk has asymmetrical which means that  they don't have any symmetry. A structural adaptation is that they have a really hard shell. A functional adaptation is that it protects itself from predators by a door called the operculum. A behavioral adaptation is that they feed on dead animals and plant. The predators of the knobbed whelk are crabs, sea stars and urchins. Knobbed whelk are also heterotroph which means they eat other meats or plants. They are also exothermic which means they are cold blooded. I hope you learned about knobbed whelk!!

Brown pelican!

The brown pelican is one of the coolest animals ever in my opinion and it has so much information to it lets check it out. the scientific name for it is Pelecanus Erythirorhynchos and it lives in Islands, lakes and rivers.

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order:  Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

Genus: Pelecanus

Species: Pelecanus Erythirorhynchos

The Pelicans symmetry is bilateral his characteristics are webbed feet, brown feathers, and a jiggly chin. 3 adaptations are, a beque to catch prey, big wings to dive into the water, and webbed feet to swim. An interesting fact about the pelican is that it makes a croaking noise almost just like a duck. Its predators are big fish and sharks and the prey are small fish and small mammals. The pelican is heterotrophic and it is endothermic.

I hope you learn about ghost crabs

Ghost crab  

Ghost crab, Ocypodinae. The Ghost crab has the same color as the sand which helps it trick predators. The Domain is Eukaryote and the kingdom is Animalia. Phylum is Arthropoda and the class is Malacostraca. Order is decapoda and the family is Ocypodidae. Genus is Ocypode and species is Quadrata. The habitat of the Ghost crab is mostly in coastal beaches from Rhode Island to Brazil. A fun fact about the Ghost crab is that although they can move very fast and catch most of their prey they can't swim. The Ghost crab has Bilateral symmetry which means that if we cut the Ghost crab into two sides it would give the same shape. A structural adaptation is that the Ghost crab can make itself invisible. A functional adaptation is that they can burrow into the sand. A behavioral adaptation is that it flattens its body when a predator comes. The prey of the Ghost crab are small insects, algae and detritus eggs. Ghost crab are also heterotroph which means they eat other meats or plants. They are also exothermic which means they are cold blooded. I hope you learned about Ghost crab!!

The Blue Crab By Emory Meyer

Emory Meyer

English / Science

November 19, 2015

The Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

Callinectes sapidus more commonly known as the Blue crab are found in brackish coastal lagoons and estuaries along the coast from Nova Scotia though the Gulf of Mexico.  Their carapace (shell) varies in color from bluish to olive greenish. They have bright blue claws and females have red tips. They have three pairs of walking legs and paddle shaped swimming legs. An interesting fact about this organism is that males are called “Jimmys” and females are called “Sooks”. Their prey includes: clams, mussels, fish, and smaller crabs. Their predators include: large fish, some sea birds, and sea turtles. They are heterotrophic, meaning they get energy from other organisms by eating autotrophs or other heterotrophs, they have bilateral symmetry, and they are ectothermic, meaning they are cold-blooded. Three interesting adaptations include: all three structural: they have large, strong claws to grab prey and hold it, they have a hard carapace (shell) to protect them from predators, and they have paddle like legs that help it swim.

Domian: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Portunidae

Genus: Callinectes

Species: sapidus

Work Cited:

"Callinectes sapidus"
http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/callin_sapidu.htm
19 Nov. 2015.

Hope you learned about horseshoe crab!!

Horseshoe crab  

Horseshoe crab, Limulidae. The Horseshoe crab has 10 walking legs and a really long tail. Some people think that some Horseshoe crabs look prehistoric because of their size and large exoskeleton.  The Domain is Eukaryote and the kingdom is Animalia. Phylum is Arthropoda and the class is Merostomata. Order is Xiphosura and the family is Limulidae. Genus is Limulus and species is Polyphemus. The habitat of the Horseshoe crab is mostly in shallow water and soft ocean floors. A fun fact about the Horseshoe crab is that it can swim upside down in the ocean.The Horseshoe crab has Bilateral symmetry which means that if we cut the Horseshoe crab into two sides it would give the same shape. A structural adaptation is that the horseshoe crab has a very hard shell that protects it from predators. A functional adaptation is that they can swim upside down to trick predators. A behavioral adaptation is that they can see at night. The predators of the Horseshoe crab are turtles and red knots. Horseshoe crab are also heterotroph which means they eat other meats or plants. They are also endothermic which means they are warm blooded. I hope you learned about Horseshoe crab!!

I hope you learn about White shrimp!!

White Shrimp

White Shrimp, Litopenaeus.  The White Shrimp can be up to 25 cm, it has 5pairs of legs but it uses only 3 for walking.  The body of the white shrimp is bluish-white in color with slightly pink sides and tail flippers that are black with green and yellow margins. They have really long antennae, also they have 10 walking legs and 10 swimming legs that they use to swim and crawl.The Domain is Eukaryote and the kingdom is Animalia. Phylum is Arthropoda and the class is malacostraca. Order is decapoda and the family is Penaeidae . Genus is Litopenaeus and species is setiferus. The White shrimp lives in warm shallow water with muddy bottoms from New York to Florida. A Fun fact is that over 5 billion pounds of shrimp are produced every year. The White Shrimp has bilateral symmetry which means if we cut into two halves it would have the same structure on each side. A functional adaptation is that it uses its legs to keep it’s gill clean. A structural adaptation is that it has a really large claw. A behavioral is that there are more than 2,000 unknown species of shrimp living in saltwater and freshwater. The white shrimp eats blue crab and grass shrimp. The white shrimp is a heterotroph which means they eat other meats or plants. It is also exothermic which mens it's cold blooded. I hope you learned about White shrimp!!

Marsh Periwinkle Grace

Grace Richards

Mrs. Cook Science

November 15, 2015

Marsh Periwinkle

Littorina irrorata

Domain: Eukaryote

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Order:Neotaenioglossa

Family:Littorinidae

Genus: Littorina

Species:irrorata

The Marsh Periwinkle can be found in low, sheltered tidal marshes from New York to Florida. It has bilateral symmetry, and is about one inch in length, with a spiraling, grooved shell with a slightly pointed spire and brown flecks on the edge of its shell. It has grayish-white to tan coloring. One of its behavioral adaptations is that it avoids predators by climbing up marsh grasses. A structural or functional adaptation is that it uses its gill to get oxygen from the water . Marsh Periwinkles are heterotrophic, and graze on algae, detritus, and marsh grasses. Their predators include blue crabs, mud crabs, and terrapins. One interesting fact about Marsh Periwinkles is that they are sensitive to toxic agents and are used in many toxicology studies.

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Mullet

The Mullet (Mugil cephalus) is dark blue, grey, or olive green. It has large scales and silver and black stripes.They have streamlined bodies (which is a structural adaptation), dorsal, pectoral, anal fins which help move faster in water(which is a functional adaptation),and strong muscular stomachs that make digestion easy(which is a functional adaptation). The Mullet’s habitat is the western U.S. The Mullet’s predators are fish, birds, and marine mammals.  The Mullet’s prey are zooplankton, fish, and detritus.  The Mullet has bilateral symmetry.  The Mullet also is a heterotroph and exothermic.  The order of classification of the Mullet is:

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Mugillformes

Family: Mugilidae

Genus: Mugia

Species: cephalus

Lastly, an interesting fact about the Mullet is that it sometimes is called the Jumping Mullet or Happy Mullet.

Field Trip reflection and 3 photos!

Science (3) Field Trip Reflections!

Throughout quarter two we went to three amazing places where we combined learning with having fun! We first took a trip to James Island where we learned to seine, saw so many new organisms, and went to the touch tank at the DNR (department of natural resources.) While we were there, 6-2 took turns going out into the fairly cold water to use the net that hangs vertically. It it used for catching organisms and identifying them. After we found and identified our organisms we put them in a see through container to watch them swim around. We saw organisms such as silver sides, snowy egrets, shrimp, and squid. We also got to go to the lab where we saw animals that have been preserved like sharks, seahorses, and an octopus. Lastly, we went to the touch tank at the DNR. We touched and held striped burrfish, sea urchins, blue crabs, hermit crabs, butterfly rays, horseshoe crabs, and sea stars. My favorite part of this trip was learning to seine because it was a group effort and we saw so many animals!

The second field trip we went on was kayaking at Shem Creek. We each got a partner and kayaked all around Shem Creek to see new organisms like the bottlenose dolphin and the great egret. We took a break at a calm area and did the human sail! This is when we all attempted to link arms and stand up on our kayak! This really showed collaboration and if one person fell, then we would all fall, and that didn’t happen. We also learned about the history of Shem Creek and the Forts like Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter. My partner was Grace and we collaborated very well together by both paddling and working hard to keep our kayak ahead and not fall behind!

On our last field trip, we went back to the James Island DNR, (department of natural resources) to back oyster shells. After roasts or other events, it is very important to recycle your oyster shells because oysters eat phytoplankton in our water to filter it, they are a food source for other animals, they are a habitat for other animals, and they help prevent erosion. When we got to the DNR we saw a huge pile of oysters, shovels, and tools like gloves and bags for us to use to bag our oysters. You first take a bucket to shovel your oysters, then you take a bag to wrap around the oyster pillar and after they are all in the bag, you tie the bag and you are finished! Each bag weighed about 30 pounds! Raegan was my partner and we tied about 150 full bags! We worked so hard and had so much fun. Thank you so much Ms. Cook and Ms. Winslow, I enjoyed all of these trips and learned so much! By Hannah Pierce 6-2

Field Trip to James Island and the DNR. 

Field Trip kayaking in Shem Creek. 

Field Trip oyster shell bagging at the DNR.

Red tailed hawk!

The red tailed hawk is a beautiful species of animal. The species is Beteo jamaicensis and the genus is Beteo. The red taild hawk is from Western Africa, Northern Canida, and areas in South Carolina.

Domain: Eykarya

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Fakoifornes

Family: Accipirridae

Genus: Buteo

Species: B. Jamaicersis

The Red Tailed Hawk has bilateral symmetry and is large, has round wings, and is very broud. Three Adaptations for this animal are, they have talons to catch prey they use there beques to eat their pray and they live in big nest to hold their babies and food. An interesting fact about this animal is that it is the most known hawk in all of north America. Its predators and prey are red horned owls and crows for preditors and eggs and nestlings for prey. It is heterotrophic and endothermic.

White Leg Shrimp

The White Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) has white long legs and is a medium sized shrimp. It uses legs to keep it’s gill clean(which is a functional adaptation). They can go from brackish water to saltwater(which is a functional adaptation). They can also survive climate change very well which makes it easy to take them to different areas.The White Leg Shrimp’s habitat is the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Their prey is Plankton, amphipods, and nematodes. Their predators are humans, grass shrimp,and sheepshead minnows.The White Leg Shrimp has bilateral symmetry,it’s also a heterotrophic and exothermic. The order of classification for the White Leg Shrimp is…       

Domain:Eukaryota

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Malacostraca

Order:Decapoda

Family:Penaeidae

Genus:Litopenaeus

Species:Vannamei

Lastly an interesting fact about the White Leg Shrimp is people farm it and eat it for food.