Mr. Carney

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Mr. Carney
Finds a GLOBE Soil Moisture Site
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This is Mr. Carney. He is a GLOBE teacher. Mr.
Carney really likes science, but his favorite
thing is mud. Since he likes mud and dirt so
much, one day he decided to take some of his
students to find a GLOBE Soil Moisture Study Site.
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Most of the time, Mr. Carney knows exactly what
hes doing. But once in a while he gets
confused. When that happens, his students try
to help him out. He had a LOT of trouble
picking a Soil Moisture Study Site!
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The first place Mr. Carney and his students
thought they could set up their Soil Moisture
Study Site was in the flower garden.
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No Mr. Carney! The flower garden wont work.
You need to find a place that doesnt get watered
by hoses or sprinklers!
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Then Mr. Carney and his kids thought the sidewalk
might be an interesting place for the Soil
Moisture Study Site. It didnt take them long to
figure out that it would be impossible to get
soil from the sidewalk!
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They should have known from the trouble with the
sidewalk that the basketball court wouldnt be a
good place for the Soil Moisture Study Site , but
they had to try it out, just to be sure.
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Their next stop was the dumpster.
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Mr. Carney! You cant get your soil from the
dumpster!
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Mr. Carney thought that if he couldnt use the
flower garden, the sidewalk or the dumpster,
maybe the playground would be a good place for
the Soil Moisture Study Site.
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Then the sprinklers came on and he remembered not
to study soil that gets watered.
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Mr. Carney and his students were getting a little
hot and tired. A shady place next to the
classroom seemed like the perfect spot for the
Soil Moisture Study Site.
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Mr. Carney! Everyone knows that your Soil
Moisture Study Site cant be right next to a
building.
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They decided that if they couldnt get their soil
in the shade next to the classroom, they would
get some from under a tree.
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Mr. Carney! You cant set up our Soil Moisture
Study Site in the shade of a building OR in the
shade of a tree. It cant be in the shade at all!
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Finally! Mr. Carney and his students pick the
perfect spot for their GLOBE Soil Moisture Study
Site. Its perfect because its not in the shade
or an area that is irrigated.
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Its perfect because it is right near the GLOBE
weather station.
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Its perfect because its not in the shade or an
area that is irrigated.
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Now Mr. Carneys students can start collecting
GLOBE soil data and help scientists understand
the earth just a little bit.