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Learning from the GROUND up

February 1,2005
IWke the
ear Diary,
daymyA.P. Environmental Science class
)ok a closer look into the properties of soil.

/e studied the porosity of the soil by look-
because WC
tg at the amount of time it takes for the
oil to absorb water. We also came across a
\llen epiphyte Iwhich is a plant with grows

n another plant) on our way down to the
a n d t s n l H T Y
oy. We started digging to get soil samples
) we could test later in class. By the time the

dss period was over, I knew more about the
vund and what is in it than I ever had.

OBcarrolltongirl J U K

Water Pouring Skills (top) Iny Garcia- Pena
pours water into a can of dirt to see how long it
takes to percolate
In Touch with Nature (2nd from top) Gabi Mo-
reilo uses clay as face paint to get in touch with
her natural more rugged side
Rock Bottom (3rd from top) LyLy Villanueva digs
up dirt for soil samples
But a GLIMPSE...(4th from top) Mrs. Lindeman
tells Isabel Castillo the facts of life and nature
Epi- What?(left) Mrs. Lindeman shows some of
her students what an epiphyte looks like
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