MylesAbbateseniorproject

At Proctor Academy there is small yet fascinating pond that is on its campus. The pond is in the center of the campus next to Shirley hall, Slocumb hall and the Lovejoy Library. On an everyday basis I get to pass the pond but I've never gone in it or tested whats in it. Over the pass couple of cold days in October Shashi and I had the chance to test whats the water is like and see what living organisms are in it. On an early Tuesday morning around 9:05, Shashi and I set out to our site and test the proctor pond. We were given materials from Alan that included a spoon, a net, a little magnifying glass, a pipette, a sheet that had all different types of creatures on it, a bucket where we put all things we scooped up and a little container where we put the creatures we found in. We picked sites where we would test and our site was right next to Shirley hall. My first examination of the pond was that there was a lot of biotic factors that was in it. There were...

On a early Tuesday morning, the A block Apes class set out to the Blackwater river watersheds and examine the what these waters contain. We were at these locations to examine the ABCDEE's in the water. The ABCDEE stands for A=Abiotic, B=Biotic, C=Cycle, D=Diversity, E=Evolution, and E=Energy. The main purpose of this trip was to understand what our local waters contain. We left campus on a warm September day and was brought to our first location near the rail trail. Alan explained to us what were examining and what we needed to take down as information. The class and I walked along the buggy trail and found a little spot where we could examine the water. The water levels were pretty low, since we could see through the water. The temperature of the water was 67.5 degrees Fahrenheit. The turbidity of the water included  stone flies in the water, three little tails, flat bodies, and extremely pollution intolerant. The phosphate level was 1. The PH of the water was neutral. T...

These are the solar panels on top of the wood shop building. The panels taken in sunlight and uses it as energy to power the building.