Crustaceans & Echinderms

• The similarity between Crustaceans and Echinoderms is that they both have bilateral symmetry when the Echinoderm is in the larvae stage.
• The differences between Crustaceans and Echinoderms are Echindoerms have endoskeleton where as Crustaceans have exoskeletons. Crustaceans molt, Echinoems do not. Echinoderms have spiky skin and Crustaceans do not.

Echinoderms:

 

Mollusk Discovery.

BIVALVES

The common name for this bivalve is a Heart Cockle. The scientific name is Corculum cardissa.

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Bilvalvia

Order: Veneroida

Family: Cardiidae

Genus: Cerastoderma

Species: Edule

VIDEO

I was unable to find a Heart cockle video, so here's a Common cockle video. http://www.arkive.org/common-cockle/cerastoderma-edule/video-00.html

CHARACTERISTICS

• Includes: clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops
• Has two shells hinged together
• Have two siphon tubes for bringing in water to flow over gills
• They are filter feeders

Signs of Spring :)

 Sign #1

In obersvation number one we walked down into the

woods and I found some small flower buds getting ready

to open up. I heard a lot of people talking, birds

chirping, and cars going by. I felt mostly wind blowing on

my face and hands and a little tiny bit of the sun.

Sign #2

In observation number two, we kept walking and

found more flower buds! This time the sun was

beaming right on my face. I didn't want to move.

The wind was blowing but only a little. I heard more

talking from the other students & I saw the pond

and the water moving.

 Sign #3

In observation number three I found a small purple

flower, about to open up, on the ground. I head

horns in the background coming from the bus lot

and some of the other students singing. I felt more

warmth coming from the sun. I saw water and

flower buds.

 Sign #4



Biofilm Simulation at the G.C Marine Reserve



In the first picture we put a little bit of icing on the bottom
of the graham cracker to stick it to the paper towel. The
graham cracker represented the plexiglas plate.We then
spread the icing all around the top of the graham cracker
to represent the Extracellular Polymeric Substance.We then
spread all sorts of different sprinkles around on the icing
acting as spat, larvae, and spores sticking to the plate. We
then attached a lifesaver to the top of it all to represent the
bolt. We then took a picture of the graham cracker. After
     we took the first picture we added marshmellows to our
graham crackers to represent the adult forms. We then took
another picture as the final results.



Plankton Wars.



The original day the class did the plankton wars I was

not here so I had to make mine on my own. I took two,

half, straws and put them criss-cross. I took the pink

clay and put a wad of it on top of the two straws. I

then took little pieces of clay and stuck them to the end

of each straw. I put two eyes on the clay and drew a

smiley face. My plankton did not sink. He stayed at the

top of the water.



Algae in the Cupboard

I think Mrs.Richardson made us look at different household items to find these three types of algae to show us that algae is in more things then we had expected. She wanted us to see how common it really is.



 In this Velveeta cheese, I found the algae called Alginates.
It was strange because the regular cheese at my house
contained Beta carotene. Just goes to show, two of the
same foods can contain two totally different ingredients.




In this cook & serve Jello, I found the algae Carrageenan.


 

In these one-a-day men's vitamins, I found
the algae Beta carotene.

Day 6

Site #4

In observation number four I found a tiny salamander.
He was hard to catch but Ashley finally got him. I

heard people talking & everyone trying to see the
salamander. I felt people pushing & the wind blowing a little.

Site #3

  In observation number three i saw some moss growing
  on the botton of a tree. I heard leaves blowing &
 people talking. I felt the wind on my face but also the
warmth from the sun.

Site #2

   In observation number two we saw a Downy woodpecker.

I heard the woodpecker knocking on the tree. I felt the

  sun still shinning & the thawed out ground squishing

underneath my feet.

Site #1

In observation number one we saw a lot of birds.
This bird is called a Warbler. I felt the warm sun beginning
to poke out behind the clouds. I heard people talking
and a little bit of the wind blowing.

Day 5

Site #3

 In observation number three we walked around to the

other side of the pond & saw another type of algea. I

  heard grass crunching once again & felt the wind

once again. 

(picture from Christa)

Site #2

  In observation number two we saw bright green algea.

 I heard the running water in the creek & trees and leaves

    blowing. I felt the wind blowing & as I walked through

  the woods the trees brushing up against me.
(picture from Christa)

Site #1

In observation number one we went down to the pond.
We saw algea in the water. I heard the leaves blowing
& people walking on the crunchy grass. I could feel the 
wind blowing & the coldness on my face.
(picture from Christa)

Day 4




This zigzag figure is Phytoplankton. It is also

Holoplankton. Their size is micro. Their adaption is their

odd shape for slow sinking.

 



This organism is both Phytoplankton & Zooplankton.

Their sizes are macro & micro. Their adaptations are

the little hairs that help them move.



This worm is Zooplankton. It is also Holoplankton.

Their size is macro. Their adaptions are their little hairs

for movement.



This worm is called Zooplankton. It is also called

  Holoplankton, meaning they'll remian plankton their

entire lives. Their size is macro.

Day 3

Site #4

In observation number four I saw a four piece chicken
nugget box from a human. I felt the wind blowing still but
 a little bit of the sun. I heard a fire truck with its sirens on.

Site #3

    In observation number three I saw where it looks to be

 a beaver had chewed down a tree. I heard the trees blowing

in the wind. I felt the cold on my face and hands.

Site #2

In observation number two i saw the lake. I felt the
  wind blowing harder and the cold. I heard buses in the
background and people talking.

Site #1

  In observation number one, we walked into the woods
    and I saw a creek. I heard running water and people talking.
I felt the wind blowing.

     

Day 2

Site #4

  In observation number four I saw a hole in the
 ground by the creek. I heard the leaves crackling
  and the running water in the creek. I felt the cold
ground & the wind.

Site #3

In observation number three I saw holes in
the tree. Probably from some termites or other
   kinds of bugs. I felt the tree bark and heard
people talking.

Site #2



 In obsevation number two I saw a hole in
the ground. I heard an airplane flying by and I felt the cold wind.



 

Site #1

In observation number one I saw fungi on the trees. I heard the leaves crackling and felt the wind blowing.

Day 1

Site #5

In observation number five we saw where an animal had brushed up on the tree. We felt the tree. We didnt hear anything at this site.

Site #4

In observation number four we saw termites eating at the tree. We felt the tree bark and some of the moss. We heard birds chirping and leaves rustling.

Site #3

In observation number three we saw a semi frozen lake. We felt the wind blowing and heard the crackling of the thin ice and the leaves and trees.

Site #2

In observation number two we saw an abandoned vehicle. It looked like it had been there for a very long time. We still felt the wind blowing & heard birds chirping.

Site #1

In observation number one we saw algae. We didn't feel the algae but we did feel the wind. We heard the wind blowing & the leaves & trees crackling.