Manoa Falls by Steve, Haruka, and Kara

MANOA FALLS 6/19/13

STEVE

HARUKA

KARA

 Experience at the MANOA FALLS

1. How was the hike?

* The ground was slippery and muddy

* And our feet got stuck a lot!

* The waterfall was very beautiful.

* Sometimes we needed help when we were on top of the rocks. 

* It sometimes drizzled when we were hiking.

* At the end we all washed our muddy feet and all of us were happy!

A Poem about the Manoa falls

MANOA FALLS  

by Steve

Manoa Fall is

beautiful and cool but the

hard hiking is the only path.

MANOA FALLS 

by Kara

Slippery wet mud

Nature wherever you look

Pretty Waterfall 

MANOA FALLS

by Haruka

Muddy!

Always slippery!

Not to far from Punahou

Only way to climb is to pass through the sticky mud.

Awesome!!!

Falls

A valley

Long way to go up

Lots and Lots of plants

Snakes are not there so don't worry!!!     
 

Student Questions

1. How do you think the weather affects the flow of the waterfalls and the stream?

A: If it's really sunny and hot, the stream and waterfalls will not have that much water coming down. But, if it's really rainy there will be a LOT of water.

2. What were the signs of erosion? What were some causes?

A: The mud we were walking on was actually a sign of erosion.

The smooth rocks were also a sign of erosion. Every time someone steps on it, the mud sticks to their foot and takes away the mud. 

Rain and the water are also causes of erosion, especially at Manoa Falls!   

Water Cycle by Kate, Elizabeth, Hiroki

Our class learned about the water cycle and we made roles for plants, animals, and humans. We learned that all of our subjects needed water to live on. Also plants, animals, and us need water for lots of different reasons like for plants water provides food for them. For animals, they can wash off, water also makes them a home, they can cool off in water. For humans, they swim, cook, and clean in it. Water also helps by cleaning pets and cleaning yourself. Some of the connections in the role of water are that both plants and animals can live in water habitats. Another connection is that drinking water is important for plants, animals, and humans.  

Then we learned about the real water cycle, which includes evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and water collection. Evaporation is when the sun heats up water in rivers, streams, oceans and turns into vapor and goes into the air. We also learned about condensation. It is vapor that gets cold and and changes into liquid, forming clouds. Precipitation means that water condenses so much that the air can't hold it any more and it leads to rain, hail, or snow. Finally, water collection goes back into ocean, ends up on land, or becomes ground water. And the cycle starts all over again!

About an Ahupuaʻa by Lucas and Aidan L.

An ahupuaʻa is a strip of land from the mountain to the ocean, or the uka to the kai. Everyone living in the ahupua'a has resources that they need to survive, like food, water, and shelter. Also, they had fishponds for fish which was food, lo'i for taro which is also food, and streams of water which was used for people to drink.

In the mountains you would find a waterfall. In the ocean you would find fish, fishponds, surfers, sharks, canoes with people, and coral. On the land you would find people, loʻi, hālēs, streams, plants, trees, and a beach. In the sky you would find birds, clouds, the sun or the moon, sometimes rain, and rarely, hail. And that is all you have to know about an ahupua'a.

The whole nature study class individually worked on a poster of an ahupuaʻa. We got to put fishponds, loʻi, waterfalls, mountains, houses, fish and sharks, and most importantly, a stream. And what ahupuaʻa wouldn't have people to harvest, catch fish, surf, eat, drink, build, and plant?

What is Nature? by Steve, Kara, Haruka

WHAT IS NATURE ?

STEVE

HARUKA

KARA 

Process to know about nature

- First we came up with ideas about nature by ourselves.

- Then we paired up and compared our ideas.

- We made a poster with our ideas.

Nature

1. Nature is something that is not made by humans. 

* Grown or evolved from plants and animals.

2. Ecosystems are part of nature.

 * Nature is habitats that make homes for animals.

 * The sea is nature cause it has life in it.

 * Rainforest and forest are part of nature too.

 * Most things need water.

3. Important messages/acts for nature

*REDUCE/REUSE/RECYCLE

*Don't harm the ecosystem!

*NO LITTERING!!!

WE ALL DEPEND ON NATURE!!!!!!!   

June/July Calendar

June 2013

July 2013

Waiver forms

Heʻeia fishpond

UH Loʻi

Lyon Arboretum

Welcome

Aloha and welcome to afternoon Nature Study 4-5! Feel free to check out this blog to stay updated on all of your child's learning explorations for this class. Here, you can find   pictures and information documenting our journey. In case you misplace your calendar of events or waiver forms that I will give to your child on the first day of school, you can find it on this blog! 

Feel free to comment or ask questions directly on the blog as well. OR contact me at sporter@punahou.edu

I know we will have a great 5 weeks! 

Mrs. Porter