On Monday, the Urban Naturalists analyzed areas in Roger Williams Park using a scientific measurement called Transects. Transects help us collect data about a large piece of land by focusing on a snapshot of the area. We section off a 2 ft. x 2 ft. square in a field and collect data about that plot. We then use Google Maps to find the measurable area of the entire field we collected some data in. With this information, we are able to multiply out our smaller plot of land we analyzed into the measurement of the whole field. This gives us an idea of what we can expect to find in the park!
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| What percent of our plot is grass? Rocks? Dirt? |
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| Measuring out our plot and positioning our flags! |
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We found this little guy in a tree crease! We think he's a
type of firefly! Here's a link to some information! |
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