Variedades de frijol
Grafica 12. Promedio de crecimiento a los 90 días
Sketch Instructions
In your iSite focus on one organism to which you really related. How has your organism adapted to its environment? What do you think its predators and prey are? What niche does it fulfill? How does your organism adapt daily to changes in its environment? What are those daily changes? How has the organism adapted to those changes to survive and thrive? Sketch your observations and include biotic and abiotic factors, predator and prey. Depict its functions and adaptations as best you can.
Date
10/03/15
Location
Skidaway, Grey’s Reef Sanctuary
Focus/Purpose
Observe the relationship of organisms within an ecosystem and how they are connected.
Observations
Pneumatophore
Hollow insides allow the structure to store air, support the plant, and allow plants to breath in moist air. Pores can be discovered that allow the plant to obtain nutrients and air.
Reflections
Pneumatophore - having a special root system plays into the development of the tree. The roots play several roles in the tree’s life including supporting structure, storing air/water in hollow inside, spreading around to expand the surface area that enables bringing in more nutrition for the main tree.
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Figure 72: Illustration of
pneumatophore in Grey’s Reef Sanctuary. Authors’ Image.
Appendix A
iSite excersizes from excursion trips.
iSite 1: Organism Adaptation
Sketch Instructions
In your iSite focus on one organism to which you really related. How has your organism adapted to its environment? What do you think its predators and prey are? What niche does it fulfill? How does your organism adapt daily to changes in its environment? What are those daily changes? How has the organism adapted to those changes to survive and thrive? Sketch your observations and include biotic and abiotic factors, predator and prey. Depict its functions and adaptations as best you can.
Date
10/03/15
Location
Skidaway, Grey’s Reef Sanctuary
Focus/Purpose
Observe the relationship of organisms within an ecosystem and how they are connected.
Observations
Pneumatophore
Hollow insides allow the structure to store air, support the plant, and allow plants to breath in moist air. Pores can be discovered that allow the plant to obtain nutrients and air.
Reflections
Pneumatophore - having a special root system plays into the development of the tree. The roots play several roles in the tree’s life including supporting structure, storing air/water in hollow inside, spreading around to expand the surface area that enables bringing in more nutrition for the main tree.
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Figure 73: Illustration of ants working together to transport an acorn. Authors’ Image.
iSite 2: Seated Observation
Sketch Instructions
Find a natural area away from others to observe everything around you over the next half hour. Do not write or sketch, simply observe. Eventually focus your attention on one organism or a group of organisms interacting with their immediate environment. Focused observation is a powerful skill and will reveal the most surprising things if you stay on task. On one such Seated Observation a child held a branch in hopes a bird would land on it and it did! The child wanted to be the branch and she was. After 30 minutes have passed, please make your sketch and record your observations.
Date
10/07/15
Location
Walden Lake
Focus/Purpose
Animals Food Transportation
Observations
Ants move together around the acorn.
They arrange in a line to pull each others rear legs.
New ants come into the group continuosly to take the place of ants that have been working for a while.
Reflections
Pulling/dragging activity seems to take a lot of effort but the way the ants deal with it seems to save energy.
The organization of ants is very efficient.
How could they share information in order to work like they are all being controlled by one mind.
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Figure 73: Illustration of ants working together to transport an acorn. Authors’ Image.
iSite 2: Seated Observation
Sketch Instructions
Find a natural area away from others to observe everything around you over the next half hour. Do not write or sketch, simply observe. Eventually focus your attention on one organism or a group of organisms interacting with their immediate environment. Focused observation is a powerful skill and will reveal the most surprising things if you stay on task. On one such Seated Observation a child held a branch in hopes a bird would land on it and it did! The child wanted to be the branch and she was. After 30 minutes have passed, please make your sketch and record your observations.
Date
10/07/15
Location
Walden Lake
Focus/Purpose
Animals Food Transportation
Observations
Ants move together around the acorn.
They arrange in a line to pull each others rear legs.
New ants come into the group continuosly to take the place of ants that have been working for a while.
Reflections
Pulling/dragging activity seems to take a lot of effort but the way the ants deal with it seems to save energy.
The organization of ants is very efficient.
How could they share information in order to work like they are all being controlled by one mind.
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iSite 3: Organism Function
Sketch Instructions
Go for a walk downtown, around your apartment, along a river or stream, in a park, anywhere and find one organism that fascinates you. It may take a while to find something on which to focus but don’t rush this exercise. Letting things happen and flow around you is a powerful skill in observing life. When you find your focus of interest, observe its immediate surroundings and then how its immediate surroundings connect to its larger scale surroundings. How does your organism survive and thrive? Is it camouflaged? How does it conform to its habitat or not? What do you think its predators and prey are? What niche does it fulfill? Sketch your observations and include biotic and abiotic factors, predator, prey and its function.
Date
10/01/15
Location
Forsyth Park
Focus/Purpose
Understanding the flight path of a butterfly.
Observations
The flight path of a butterfly is like a sin wave.
They flap their wings at different frequencies during the process. They only flap their wings when they are rising up.
Reflections
Energy saving movement
Taking the effects of gravity to glide as to only exert effort when rising in elevation.
Flapping wing flight is an ideal flight method for future technologies.
Figure 74: Illustration of
butterfly’s flight pattern and sin wave. Authors’ Image.
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iSite 3: Organism Function
Sketch Instructions
Go for a walk downtown, around your apartment, along a river or stream, in a park, anywhere and find one organism that fascinates you. It may take a while to find something on which to focus but don’t rush this exercise. Letting things happen and flow around you is a powerful skill in observing life. When you find your focus of interest, observe its immediate surroundings and then how its immediate surroundings connect to its larger scale surroundings. How does your organism survive and thrive? Is it camouflaged? How does it conform to its habitat or not? What do you think its predators and prey are? What niche does it fulfill? Sketch your observations and include biotic and abiotic factors, predator, prey and its function.
Date
10/01/15
Location
Forsyth Park
Focus/Purpose
Understanding the flight path of a butterfly.
Observations
The flight path of a butterfly is like a sin wave.
They flap their wings at different frequencies during the process. They only flap their wings when they are rising up.
Reflections
Energy saving movement
Taking the effects of gravity to glide as to only exert effort when rising in elevation.
Flapping wing flight is an ideal flight method for future technologies.
Figure 74: Illustration of
butterfly’s flight pattern and sin wave. Authors’ Image.
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iSite 4: Leap to Innovation
Sketch Instructions
Sketch the life cycle of this iSite as we investigated and observed it. Begin with one organism, plant, or animal,
showing its connectivity to other organisms. Include biotic and abiotic factors, predators and prey, and shelter. Draw your interpretation as expansive as your imagination leads.
Date
10/31/15Location
Forsyth ParkFocus/Purpose
Organism FunctionObservations
Pine cone has very sharp points on spine of fruit shell which prevents squirrels from eating their fruits. The spine is a variation of leafs.
Reflections
We can take the function of the pine cone spike structure and apply it to a “prevention” design. Introducing the innovation into a “beast prevention” design for a tent so the design protects the occupants from beast attacks.
Figure 75: Illustration of pinecone structure embedded in tent protective system. Authors’ Image.
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iSite 4: Leap to Innovation
Sketch Instructions
Sketch the life cycle of this iSite as we investigated and observed it. Begin with one organism, plant, or animal,
showing its connectivity to other organisms. Include biotic and abiotic factors, predators and prey, and shelter. Draw your interpretation as expansive as your imagination leads.
Date
10/31/15Location
Forsyth ParkFocus/Purpose
Organism FunctionObservations
Pine cone has very sharp points on spine of fruit shell which prevents squirrels from eating their fruits. The spine is a variation of leafs.
Reflections
We can take the function of the pine cone spike structure and apply it to a “prevention” design. Introducing the innovation into a “beast prevention” design for a tent so the design protects the occupants from beast attacks.
Figure 75: Illustration of pinecone structure embedded in tent protective system. Authors’ Image.
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iSite 5: Connectivity
Sketch Instructions
Sketch the life cycle of this iSite as investigated and observed. Begin with one organism, plant or animal, showing its connectivity to other organisms. Include biotic and abiotic factors, predators and prey and shelter. Draw your interpretation as expansively as your imagination leads.
Date
10/14//15Location
Back YardFocus/Purpose
Connectivity iSiteObservations
I saw a mosquito land on the stem of a geranium and take a bite. The same situation happened to me too. Then after 15 minutes I found that there were no more mosquitos around me and the geranium. The geranium emitted and aroma after being bitten which drove the mosquitos far away.
Reflections
The responsive feed back mechanism helps the geranium create an environment that benefits itself. It also provides benefits to other creatures (human/plants) by driving away pesky bugs. We can use this mechanism in pest control.
Figure 76: Illustration of geranium’s response to
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iSite 5: Connectivity
Sketch Instructions
Sketch the life cycle of this iSite as investigated and observed. Begin with one organism, plant or animal, showing its connectivity to other organisms. Include biotic and abiotic factors, predators and prey and shelter. Draw your interpretation as expansively as your imagination leads.
Date
10/14//15Location
Back YardFocus/Purpose
Connectivity iSiteObservations
I saw a mosquito land on the stem of a geranium and take a bite. The same situation happened to me too. Then after 15 minutes I found that there were no more mosquitos around me and the geranium. The geranium emitted and aroma after being bitten which drove the mosquitos far away.
Reflections
The responsive feed back mechanism helps the geranium create an environment that benefits itself. It also provides benefits to other creatures (human/plants) by driving away pesky bugs. We can use this mechanism in pest control.
Figure 76: Illustration of geranium’s response to