If you were looking at Washington State from space, this is what you would see. The county borders are outlined and Douglas County is in the middle of the State.
Click on the map to find Waterville.
Karen Dvornich and Mrs. Petersen's 4/5 grade class wanted to know more about Short-horned lizards (also known as horny toads). Karen is a wildlife specialist at the University of Washington and needed our help
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Where is Waterville? If you were looking at Washington State from space, this is what you would see. The county borders are outlined and Douglas County is in the middle of the State. Click on the map to find Waterville. |
The farmers got lots of data through the summer, and when school started they brought it in to the students. Then Karen came in that same day, and helpd them (the students and farmers) make out graphs using the data that the farmers collected through the summer. There was a location graph, a size graph, a time of day graph, a habitat graph and a Did it bury itself? graph.
The graphs had lines to put colored stickers on it. The farmers and students counted how many horny toads they found.
BUT, what if your farmer did not come, what would you do, how would you get your info?! You would team up with someone else's farmer. Then, later on you would call your farmer.
Then the farmers and students put animals stickers on maps of Douglas County to show where each horny toad was seen.
Mrs. Nelson's 2nd grade class helped in a food preference study. The students collected different insects to see what the Short-horned lizards would eat.
If you would like to learn more about our project click on the Short-horned Lizard