Field Notes

Tree Growth

Cyber Lake

Deer Watch

Dig Deep

Flood Alert!

Gizmos

H₂O Sleuths

Healthy River?

Microclimates

Mystery Lake

Rain Gauge

Recycling

River Kids

Runoff Effect

Whaling Rights

W e were interested in finding out how water sources around the area affect the growth of pine trees because in Glenwood the major industry is logging, so we wanted to know if different water sources in certain areas would be better for trees to grow.

Erin: We needed some information on how to grow tree saplings so we called the local logging company, Champion International, and they were really helpful and gave us a lot of support. They gave us information and donated pine seeds, soil, and a stryofoam block to plant in.

Josie: Tree saplings were split up into groups. Each girl had a separate water source for watering a different group. Each girl watered her saplings twice per week. One sapling group was watered with Mill Pond water, one with water from Bird Creek, one with tap water, and one group with distilled water. At the end of the project, we uprooted the trees to measure and weigh them.

Sara: We weighed the trees with their roots and then cut the roots off and measured the top and root sections separately. We recorded our data on datasheets and we made a lot of graphs.

Sarah: We made a poster in October about our "Rural Girls in Science" camp experience and put it in the display case at school. We also had three articles on our project in the county newspaper.

GLENWOOD H.S.
Glenwood, Washington
4 young women researchers Advisor: Claire Alexander, Darlene Humphrey

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