Kid-to-Teen Ecomentors tackle Tall Trees!

Well, looks like you just can't beat some teamwork for a great afternoon!  Our little guys were in charge of some big-time measuring tapes, while our 3rd, 5th,6th,7th and 12th graders handled the tangent gauges in our attempt to measure the height of some impressive trees at the edge of Foley Fields....there was some serious mathematical discussion going on.  The explorers learned a bit about identifying local deciduous trees, then set to work using two different methods to estimate the height of the trees.

Take two 45 degree angles and one right angle, and a super long tape, and it seems you have the height of a tree...right?  Wait, though, Mr.Clark doesn't quite believe that the tree is THAT tall.

So we tried the artists thumb method... and got a different answer.  That's when the hot debates really started!

Once the trees were done with us, we dipped into the water and found that there is still lots of life in Lake Wallace.

That's the larval molt of one very big dragonfly!

Thanks to Mr.Clark and Ms.Brunelle for joining us to chaperone, and to the kids, teens and parents who made this event another success!