Student Blog Entries July 2, 2009

It's a cold day at Garden Camp today. Highs will be in the mid-60's with scattered rain. But the cold weather isn't dampening spirits here! We have an exciting day planned, including going fishing! We will post pictures taken by students once we have them.

Here's what one student blogger had to say this morning.

Carmela:

7-2-09: What is pollution? Where does it come from? How can it help you? Pollution is like when a chemical from a factory goes through a pipe into like a body of water like a lake or ocean. Then it becomes dirty. We can help by being organic and we shouldn't use chemicals.

Chickens? Yes! Chickens!

Chickens! from Edison Environmental Science Aca on Vimeo.

Catching up on the blog

It has been a busy week at Garden Camp! The Internet connection has been slow too, so we have been a little bit behind getting blog entries posted. But never fear, our sharp students have been working offline and saving their entries for you. We have been keeping our Flickr stream updated. In fact, between Carmela, Brian, Elexus, and Mr. Gettig, we have taken over 500 pictures this week alone!

Here's what Carmela had to say this week:

6-29- 09 : I really enjoy videotaping others. Because you can make a story without writing. There will always be a beginning,middle and end. Videotaping is harder then its looks. Its faster then making a book.

6-30-09: do you think it was cold this morning? I do. Today I and everybody went on a hike. I got to take pictures of a decomposing tree and a decomposer which is something that eats dead things . I go to take a lot of pictures of nature. Don't you you think nature is pretty ? If you do leave a comment. Tell all about it. I'll read it.

7-1-09: Yesterday I really had fun. I can't stop talking about it. I hardly see marshes,wetlands and swamps. I had to out watch out for poison ivy. I discover a diving beetle.Also Zack found a beach which is a beetle and a leach together. I also saw an american toad. Well, there is so much to talk about in one day. Bye! :)!

From Elexus:

7-1-09:yesterday I really had fun.I can not stop thinking about it I am going to tell you about some of the things we caught but not yet I am going to a lot about this gray tree I saw and I think it disolves so that it keeps ants or bug of it so that it could live. now I am going to tell you about what we caught salomns and tadpoles and diving beatle and a soloman with gils the end .

Look for a video about the chickens and the wetlands field study later today!

Construction at Edison

During the Summer of 2009, Edison is under some serious construction. Below is a video that highlights the construction of the Video Production Studio that will be operational this Fall.

Construction of Production Studio from Edison Environmental Science Aca on Vimeo.

Picking and Jamming

We picked them fresh yesterday, and today we made strawberry jam! Watch and see how yummy strawberry jam is made by Edison Garden Camp students!

Making Jam from Edison Environmental Science Aca on Vimeo.