Wintergreen Fieldtrip
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answer a question
 Eager student answering a question.
  fruit of the vine
From a vine called Hearts-A-Bursting
     
identifying an oak tree
Mr. Morgan shows students the ecology of the area around Wintergreen. Here he is showing them how to identify an Oak tree.
     
eating cookies
Enjoying the cookies!
  enjoying a cookie
     
testing the water
Checking the nitrate level of the water.
  testing the water
They are at a pond testing various things such as phosphate level, nitrate level, pH, to see how pure the water is.
     
testing the water
This group is checking the turbidity of the water.
  testing the water
This group is checking the phosphate level of the water.
     
the water is pure
Students are learning what the testing results mean. They determined that the pond water was very pure!