SCAVENGER HUNT CLUE #6...JUST AROUND THE CORNER

This location is expecting you. They have three copies of our book to loan...all you need is your student ID. You can call, or go online and renew your check out as much as needed...so long as no one else is looking for the The Beak of the Finch. 

Mr. Finley is expecting you. He is keeping a reserve stack just for you.

SCAVENGER HUNT #5 Dollar Day!

 

July 19 is dollar day!!!

 

Take the DART Red Line straight to the ____ entrance to avoid the traffic and start your adventure sooner.

Check back here for specific clues (coordinates) on where to find The Beak of the Finch and other things that will help you SEE MORE on your adventures.

 

SCAVENGER HUNT LOCATION #4 Major Swag

June 21, the third Thursday of the month, you can gain free admission to this place, but you have to find it first. I really want you to visit, so I am hiding THREE copies of The Beak of the Finch at this location, and three homemade journals. 

Inquire at the front desk to acquire more clues. 

Make sure you wear sunscreen, a hat, and walking shoes.

Travel with a buddy.

Here are some clues.

GPS Coordinates: 32.725487,-96.663895

Remediation of a Brownfield Site

This closed landfill in southeastern Dallas is a visionary restoration project that reclaimed 120 acres of the Great Trinity River Corridor. The Deepwood Landfill site comprised 1.5 million tons of construction debris illegally dumped over a 15-year period. Following the criteria of the state's requirements and the goal of returning this land to nature for the use of future generations and as a site of the _______  _____ _______ ______, the devised plan consolidated the waste into capped rolling hills replanted with tall prairie grass and hardwood trees once dominant on the Texas Blackland Prairie.

  

How to take DART to this location:   Walk to 8th @ IH 35 - E - MB

About 3 mins (0.2 mi)

8th @ IH 35 - E - MB Stop ID: 15645

444 Bus towards 444 Ledbetter Station

9:21am - 9:50am (29 mins, 42 stops)

Ledbetter Station Stop ID: 23320

Walk to Ledbetter Station

About 1 min (5 mins to make transfer)

Ledbetter Station Stop ID: 30506

466 Bus towards 466 Buckner Station

9:55am - 10:11am (16 mins, 18 stops)

grt Trinty @ Creek Cove - E - NS

SCAVENGER HUNT LOCATION #3

Clues #3. Ask at the desk and pick up your journal. Also, find out why ingenious, local, and recycled products are vital for sustainable living!!! Don't forget to post. 

SCAVENGER HUNT LOCATION #1

There is a copy of our book The Beak of the Finch by Jonathon Weiner and a journal hidden at this location. Please post if you find it first! 

Your GPS coordinates are: Latitude 34.313287, Longitude 56.162109

This is very close to home. Don't forget to document your visit...you should investigate the yield of 1700 seeds...how many plants? What kind of visitors? Pictures, drawings, notes...remember to share.

SCAVENGER HUNT...LOCATION #2.

Now.

Here's a chance. Saturday, June 2, from 10-1 you can gain free admission to see Ernesto Neto's Crocheted 'Cuddle On The Tightrope'.

First, you have to find out where this is showing. 

I will hide two notebooks on the premises which you can adopt and make your very own. Inquire at the front desk to get your clues on where to look for the notebooks. 

A few conditions.

1. You document your trip in the notebook I'm providing. Drawings, artifacts, photos, and thoughts are all things you should include. 

2. When you get home, upload a picture of the notebook you found so that I know you found it!! If it's not the notebook you want you can exchange it...in fact we will swap for short times during the year.

STAY POSTED FOR MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PICK UP NOTEBOOKS and YOUR VERY OWN COPY OF THE BEAK OF THE FINCH!

All locations will be free to you...you just have to find a way to get there. Chances are, you're going to run into me. Email and ask me how I'm going to get there!

:)

Science Journal Requirement

This is my book. I have kept one for about ten years, starting a new one when old ones were filled. In it I have drawings, thoughts, and notes about when and where I need to be. Often it is just a place to hash out ideas before I try them on anyone.

I have a collection of books at home. I have lost the occasional book, and come to realize what an integral part of my life they have become. Keeping a book has been one of the best things I've ever done.

Many scientists keep notebooks.

 These are pages from Madam Curie's notebook.

 Alexander Graham Bell's notebook

 Can you guess who's notebook this is?





That's right, Charles Darwin.

So, you probably guessed, I want you to keep a notebook as well.

What you may not have figured is that I want it to be something special to you. This summer you will build a notebook that is special to you.

Personal Science Journal

Journal requirement	Pirate (1 point)	Mercenary (2 points)	Ninja  (3points)
Material	≤ 25% recycled materials	≥ 50% recycled materials.	100 % recycled materials.
Size	≤ 4” X 6”	4” X 6”	4”X6” – 8”X5”
Contents	Blank	1 documented summer adventure with drawings, photos, ticket stubs and an idea for further study.	3 documented adventures with drawings (etc.), details and ideas for further study.
Cover	Things you like	Environmental Topics	Things you like tied into Environmental Topics
Bonus category!!!	Too personal to share. Your secrets will follow you to Davy Jones Locker.	Some things are shareable	Using Elmo(the technology not the muppet) to share your adventures.

So far, the focus is more on the object than the contents, and your ability to talk about your experiences when you come back from the summer. I suggest that you buy or acquire an old book, and recover the outside with newspaper or whatever interests you. Inside pages can be pasted over, painted over, or taken out and replaced altogether.

I can't wait to see some of your solutions!

Post a picture

Huriel thinks The Beak of the Finch is fascinating!

Post a picture of yourself reading the book!

Make sure you read page 48 and tell us what happened to Ian Abbott, and what you learned about what one wears when doing research in the field!!!

Summer Reading

Chapter 1

1. What measurements do the Grants take on each finch?
2. How does Darwin describe natural selection?

1. Did Darwin ever observe natural selection in action?
2. Why did Darwin believe we could never "watch" natural selection in action?

3. Why are the finches on Daphne Island such an ideal population to study?