Michael+Mullaney

=toc= = = =Student Bio:= My names Mike im 17 years old, i was born in Waltham and have lived here ever since. I come from a big Italian family, i have two younger siblings a brother and also a younger sister.

Favorite Animal: My favorite animals are dogs Favorite Vacation spot: My favorite vacation spot is Sandwhich,Cape Cod Favorite Sports Team/Athlete: Red Sox

Favorite Food: My favorite food is Pizza

Favorite Music: Rap, Eminem Favorite Book: My favorite book would be Shooter by Walter Dean Myers

Favorite Movie: My favorite movie would be 8 Mile

Favorite Websites: Facebook, ANSgear

When I grow up I wanna be a...Marine/Auto Mechanic

=LEAF PROJECT:= 3 questions: 1. why do the leaves change color in the fall? 2. why are there so many different kinds of trees and leaves? 3. why are people allergic to poision ivy?

What is a plantpress? -A plant press is a tool that consists of pieces of wood, cardboard, and blotting material like newspaper in order to press plants and herbs. It is used to dry and preserve plant speciemens for future study so the plants do not turn brown or get old.

=QUADRANT STREAM STUDY:= Questions:

=Data Project:= What were the scientist's research questions? She asked questions such as the following: -"What would make you go to the WHS library more often?" -"How helpfull are the library staff when you need their assistance?" -"What would you change about the current WHS library?" How did she find the answers to these questions? (What Data did she collect) She collected data by asking students and taking serveys based on their answers. How did she collect the data? She collected them by asking students their opinions. What were her observations and analysis of the data? (What did she conclude)

Based on these conclusions, how did this scientist change her environment?

[|Survey]

KEY WORDS 1. Suspended solids 2. silt 3. silt deposits 4. clarity 5, organic 6. Secchi Disk 7. turbidity

Suspended Solids: A water quality small in size made op of particles that remain suspended in mid-air due to the motion of the water.

Silt: Soil or suspended sediment that occurs in a body of water containing sand or clay.

Silt Deposits: Thick bunches of silty material that are collected in bodies of water.

Clarity: How clear water is which is measured by turbidity.

Organic: Something that has come from a once-living organism. The organism could be dead and decaying, thus contributing to the turbidity of the water.

Secchi Disk: A circular disk attached by a string that is used to measure water clarity.

Turbidity: The measure of how clear water is, If water is murky and full of debree it has low turbidity. Clear water has high turbidity.

Soil: - 60% dirt - 5% broken up twigs - 10% rocks - 20% fertalizer - 5% gold shiny material

Worm homework: 1.composition/soil 2. casting 3.segments 4.setae 5.clitterum =PSA Project= 1. Where did you find this article? (If online, post the link so your team can check it out.) I found this article online at []

2. What were the main ideas? (Summarize the article for us. Maybe a sentence or two on each big idea or paragraph) The main ideas of this article were

3. What did you find interesting or helpful? (Anything you think the group can use or duplicate in your PSA? Good pics? Graphics? Data? etc.)

4. What questions do you have after reading the article? (Apply the article to WHS or Waltham. How does our school/community fit into the picture?)

5. What's next? (Do you think your group should consult another source? Does this article give you ideas for the next step? Are there more questions to be answered?)

=Hearing 1:= Plane - Wind Blowing - whistling Leaves Shuffling - crunch crunch Birds Chirping - peep peep peep Motorcycle - Vroooom Cars/Traffic - beep, vroom Construction/City Workers -