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Monday, June 11, 2012

Day 173 Geology & Moosehead Lake


June 6, 2012 Day 173 June 7, 2012 day 174

Math: Review of Standard & Metric measurement

Latin: Chapter 3 Infinitive Verbs

Greenville & Moosehead Lake

Sophie’s Blog: We went up to Moosehead Lake yesterday in Greenville. I thought the lake was absolutely gorgeous! We saw a beautiful rainbow going from the lake to the clouds, we went on a walk threw a campground at Lily Bay State Park and played on a playground. We had a deer come up to our car and we saw a moose, it was super neat! I think it’s definitely on the coolest places in Maine, I loved it.

Geology of the Eastern Coast 6 x 6 SIX
pages 83-88 and pages 92-98 and pages 104-
6 Vocabulary
1. Mouth (of a river): where a river empties into another body of water
2. Dredge: equipment that scoops up objects and mud from the bottom of a river
3. Hydroelectric energy: electricity generated from the energy of flowing water
4. Renewable resources: any natural resource that isn’t used up that can be replaced
5. Invasive and native species: invasive = not native to an ecosystem; native = belongs to an ecosystem
6. Estuary: a partly exposed body of water which has rivers and streams running through it

6 Sentences
1. The mouth of the Mississippi River is at the Gulf of Mexico.
2. The Army Corps in New Orleans operates and run seven dredges that go all the down to the bottom of the Mississippi River.
3. The Tennessee River has dams that generate hydroelectric energy.
4. Since water is a renewable resource, people believe it’s safer than fossil fuels and more efficient.
5. Invasive species can quickly multiply to large numbers, that’s why (unlike native species), they do not belong in an ecosystem.
6. Chesapeake Bay is a large estuary on the Atlantic coast.

6 facts/ Details
1.Delta is the fan-shaped deposit of sediment at the mouth of a river
2. There are about 240 different kinds of fish in the Mississippi
3. The Ohio River is the largest tributary of the Mississippi
4 . Brackish water is a mixture between salt water and river water
5. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the US
6. Acadia is known for its tidal pools

6 Questions
1. What do barges do and how are they good for the environment? A: They transport heavy loads on river instead of roads and they don’t need much gas
2. Who are John Chapman and what did he do on the Ohio River? A: Johnny Appleseed and he planed apple trees along the Ohio River Valley
3. How does Hydroelectric Energy work? (page 88) A: A dam is built across the river to hold back all of the water, the water backs up and forms a reservoir, the dam funnels the water into a tunnel called a penstock, the penstock releases the water at a steady rate into huge turbines then the water flows back into the river the turbine blades are connected to a metal rod with giant powerful magnets and it creates electricity
4. What are the Everglades and where can you find them? A: In Florida, a National Park and collection of ecosystems
5. What is the Gulf Stream and how does it work? A: A major ocean current that travels from the Gulf of Mexico
6. Where and what is Old Sow? A: In Acadia, a whirl pool

6 Facts & details about Moosehead Lake *go on-line

1. Moosehead Lake is the largest lake in Maine

2. Moosehead Lake is the largest Mountain Lake in the whole eastern United States!

3. The largest island on Moosehead Lake is Sugar Island

4. There are over 80 islands on Moosehead Lake

5. Moosehead is situated in the Longfellow Mountains

6. Moosehead lake is approximately 40 by 10 miles in area

6 Images from our trip to Moosehead Lake





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