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 Our Community's Story: Exploring the Diversity of Habitats and the Interrelationships Between Humans and Their Environment at Carpenter Park by Joelle Wheeler, Washington Village School Student Worksheet Name_______________________________ Date________________________________ BIODIVERSITY 1. Place a sheet of paper in front of you so the long side is at the top. Fold the paper in half from top to bottom. 2. Fold both sides in. Unfold the paper. 3. Through the top thickness of paper, cut along each of the fold lines to the top fold, forming three tabs. Label each tab Know, Want, and Learned and then Biodiversity across the front of the paper. 4. Before you read the chapter, write what you know and want to know about biodiversity under their tabs. 5. As you read the chapter, add to or correct what you have written under the tabs. Student Worksheet Name_______________________________ Date________________________________ RESPONSE TO VISITORS How have the guest speakers changed the way in which you view Washington? Student Worksheet Name_______________________________ Date________________________________ Ecology Pre-Assessment/Post Assessment of Terms Define the following terms in your Ecology Journal Ecology Ecosystem Biosphere Biotic Factors Abiotic Factors Population Community Population Density Limiting Factors Niche Habitat Producer Consumer Decomposer Name_______________________________ Date________________________________ RESEARCHING WASHINGTON’S CULTURAL PAST What do I know about Washington? – the way it looked, history, etc.,… Name_______________________________ Date________________________________ RESEARCHING WASHINGTON’S CULTURAL PAST  What do I know about Sugaring??Sample Brainstorm • 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup • Some saps are yellow, some are clear • Can only tap certain trees (maple) • Some sap sweeter than others (%of sugar has something to do with how much maple syrup you can make) • You sugar when the snow starts to go (cold nights and warm days) • Depends on the weather – warm-cold-warm • Rain is good and then if it’s warm that good • Cold air puts pressure on the sap and warm air releases it • Takes forever to boil – you can over boil it and burn it • You need a grading kit to tell what kind • Fancy, medium, dark amber, and B • Sap usually stops running when the trees start to bud • You boil it down in order to get all the water out • You boil sap in an arch or evaporator • Can use pipelines or buckets for gathering • You need to have a sugar house • Flatlanders* will pay a lot for maple sugar • You can make maple candies by pouring hot syrup into a tray • You can boil the syrup too much *"Flatlanders" is a common expression used to refer to non Vermont natives RESEARCHING WASHINGTON’S CULTURAL PAST What do I want to learn about Sugaring?? Questions for Bob Capobianco ~ Local Specialist • How cold does it have to be a night and how warm does it have to be during the day to sugar? • Does it depend on how old the tree is – how much sap you can get? • Why do you only tap Maple Trees? • Why do you use horses for sugaring? • Do you use buckets or pipelines? • How many trees do you tap? • How many gallons do you make? • How much do you sell it for? • What is your yearly profit? • What grades do you typically make? • Where is your sugar shack? • Does the taste depend on what you store and sell the syrup in and why? • Does the color of the sap tell you how it is going to taste? • How long does it take to boil a gallon of syrup? • How long have you been sugaring? • How many grades are there and what do they each mean? • How has sugaring help support your family? • How dark is C?
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