Field Trip to CSU Fullerton Arboretum

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Field Trip to CSU Fullerton Arboretum
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Field Trip Details

• Stuff to bring
• Lunch/Snack/Water
• Clipboard
• White paper
• Crayon,carbon, pencil (rubbing)
• Digital Camera
• Measuring tape
• Lab Handout w/assignment details

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Objectives/Goals of the trip

• 1. Print out a Map of the Arboretum with the
  Zones
• 2. Hypothesis make a prediction
• Can you distinguish ecological conditions by
  measuring
• Leaf surface area Growth Habits
• measure (mm)
  Observations?????
• 3. Three leaf rubbings from three zones you
  might use
• Genus species named of your chosen plants
• Pictures
• -Close up w/ your hand cradling the leaf
• -Overall Picture of the plant w/you standing
  next to it

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Times Departures

• Morning Group
• Meet here (Rm 906) after 0 period (800 am)
• Leave at 805 am
• Arrive at arboretum approx. (830 am)
• Leave at 1100 am
• Back at Troy approx. 1120
• Go to your 4th period class starts at 1126 am
• (no passes not cleared)

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Times Departures

• Afternoon Group
• Meet here (Rm 906) at (1200 noon)
• Leave at 1205 pm
• Arrive at arboretum approx. (1230 am)
• Leave at 245 pm
• Back at Troy approx. 315
• If parents are picking you up, you must check out
  with me so I can account for you.

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Requirements for Data Collection

• Min. of 10 plants in three zones (total 30
  plants)
• Min. of (3) rubbings from each of the three zones
• Two photos for each of the 30 plants (tot 60)
• Close up w/hand cradling the leaf
• Overall shot of the entire plant (you standing
  next to it)
• Determine the genus species name for all 30
  plants
• Leaf surface area determined for all plants
• Three Zones need to be analyzed
• Mediteranean (California native)
• Tropical
• Temperate
• Deciduous (leaves present????)
• Desert (limited leaf rubbings)