Plate Tectonic Theory. – paragraphs should have topic sentences and supporting details.  About 5 sentences each. 

 

A)     How did you decide to fit the continents together the way you did?  Include at least 3 different pieces of evidence that led you to your hypothesis.

B)     Compare and contrast your map with a current map of the world.  What is similar?  What is different?

Here it is:
Topic sentence (main idea):  detritus (decayed cord grass), nursery, feeding grounds, habitat, plankton get nutrients here, low energy environment
Indicators (supporting details):  sea grasses (cord grass and turtle grass); pipefish (related to seahorse); hermit/blue/stone crabs; shrimp; jellyfish, sargassum algae; oyster shells, snails; clams, minnows, seagulls, heron, mangrove marsh (2500 acres)

Introducing...Mud Flats!
topic sentence (main idea) -- a lot of nutrients (detritus), estuary (salt meets fresh water), link in food chain/ecosystem/habitat, buffer for coastal area during flood/storms
inidcators -- migratory animals (butterflies) and heron, seagulls, roseate spoonbill, snowy egret
black mangroves -- stabilizing roots, excreter
fiddler crabs -- male (big claw, one small) - excavator and digestive pellets
saltmarsh periwinkle -- (snail - tide climbers - cord grass)
glasswort -- diluter
oyster shell and beds
salt deposit (6x saltier than the ocean)
low energy
puddles of water and tidal channel
animal tracks

Here are the decisions/actions taken by me to simulate the Revolutionary War with Tug-of-War:
1)  Red, Blue, White teams made up of 10, 8, and 8 kids in each - each group had a different make-up of militia"men"
2)  White team was separate, Red/Blue on opposite sides; Red pulled up a slope more
3)  If Blue wins, they get a prize, but 1 person would not.  White team had to cheer for Blue
4)  1/2 of Red had to go to "yonder" tree; moved white team back to similar "yonder" tree.
5)  1/2 of Red could join once it started. 
6)  If blue could hold for 30 seconds, they would win.  Red team  had to pull it past a far away tree (about 20 ft.)
7)  White team joins on my whistle.