River Lab

This is a graph of data collected during the river lab at the Ocmulgee River.  We measured the elevation levels across the river.

This is an image of the area where we shoveled dirt from the bottom of the river and sifted the dirt to collect clams.  Dirt was shoveled and the amount of clams collected were counted at 13 different areas on the river.  There was a different amount of clams found at each area, the data is as follows: Area 1-5 clams, area 2-2 clams, area 3-5 clams, area 4-9 clams, area 5-2 clams, area 6-2 clams, area 7-0 clams, area 8-0 clams, area 9-9 clams, area 10-0 clams, area 11-7 clams, area 12-3 clams, area 13-2 clams.

My happy place

This is the lake I live on and it is where me and my Dad would look for arrowheads when I was younger.  We would walk around the lake and the sink hole near the lake and see how many arrowheads and other interesting things we could find.

Maps

Isarithmic maps, also known as contour maps, depict smooth continuous phenomena such as precipitation.  Isarithmic maps are essentially topographic or contour maps, wherein a third variable is represented in two dimensions by color, or by contour lines, indicating gradations.

Isarithmic map of temperatures on January 31, 1981 throughout the state of North Carolina

A choropleth map is a thematic map in which areas are shaded or patterned to show the measurement of the statistical variable being displayed on the map, such as population density or per-capita income.  The choropleth map provides an easy way to visualize how a measurement varies across a geographic area or it shows the level of variability within a region.

A dot density map is as a map type that uses a dot symbol to show the presence of a feature or phenomenon. Dot maps rely on a visual scatter to show spatial pattern.

The map shows the distribution and density of China's population. One tiny dot indicates 50,000 people.

The Platypus

The platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. While both male and female platypuses are born with ankle spurs, only the male has spurs which produce a cocktail of venom, composed largely of defensin-like proteins(DLPs), three of which are unique to the platypus. The platypus is semi-aquatic, inhabiting small streams and rivers over an extensive range from the cold highlands of Tasmania and the Australian Alps to the tropical rainforests of coastal Queensland as far north as the base of the Cape York Peninsula.