Fall Boating in Florida Moving across the water on an open boat can deliver the chilliest kind of wind chill, but Floridians do not have to worry about that as much as our Northern friends and family, and we do not have to worry about it all just yet. Summer ended six weeks ago, yet temperatures in Central Florida remain in the high 80’s or even the low 90’s. Even when we have our two or three weeks of mildly chilly weather in January and February, we will not have to face the challenges of a northern
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Imagine you’re walking through a damp and foggy swamp. Suddenly, through the hanging branches of an old oak tree, notice 2 yellow, gleaming eyes. On closer inspection, you realize that the eyes are connected to a tail more than 30 ft. away silently slicing through the water. That is SuperCroc, a massive aquatic reptile that lived more than 110 million years ago and was rumored to eat dinosaurs. First majorly discovered by American paleontologist, Paul Sereno, this cold blooded beast was stumping
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It was the day after departure. I had just left England, heading for the new America. My family was not the wealthiest of most. I was seated in the peasant class. They couldn’t afford to send the rest of my six siblings. Me, The oldest at fifteen and most sagacious , went. The boat was very eerie and large. It creaked whenever it turned the slightest of degrees. It had one long hallway running down the entire boat. Each class had a door, guarded by an officer of the police. Every door had a small
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The variety of ocean creatures in an aquarium is supposed to represent the real variety of the ocean but at this rate, it may not stay that way for long. While the general idea is that the big threat to marine species is their natural predators, in reality a more silent and deadly killer threatens to wipe out thousands of marine animals: ocean pollution. Ocean pollution kills thousands of birds, fish, and sea mammals alike every year, by toxic particles released in the water and being strangled by
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The Effect of Light Intensity on the Behavior of Baby Red-Eared Slider Turtles Introduction: Red-eared sliders live in a variety of areas, rather mud bottoms, but also live on logs, in slow-moving water, and other suitable basking areas. (McKinney, Schoch, Yonavjak, 2013) In these habitats, the lighting is different for each one. Lighting is a key factor to baby red-eared slider turtles; they need sunlight to maintain proper bone growth and vitamin synthesis. (Lake, 2009) Red-eared sliders should
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We have arrived in Plimouth a few hours ago and I miss you friends so much, but please do not come to America. As life will be unbearable and Ido not want you to suffer the pains that come along with this great journey. We faced many dangers and sickness along the way as well as loneliness. On the ship, which is named the Mayflower, there is no sanitation and we haven't showered for almost two, eternal months. The dried meat, fruits and cheese were rotting and the once good beer, had turned sour
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Have you ever made a boat that holds marbles? The activity we were given, had us build a boat to hold marbles. We only got certain materials and limited time. In this challenge we were only given a few supplies, our first plan did not use all the items. We started with paper. We folded the yellow paper in a semi-circle, then we taped two normal sized straws to the yellow semi-circled folded paper. Then we blew up two quart sized zip-lock bags. Then we tested our plan and it did
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We know very little about our ocean, despite the fact that it plays a role in our existence, from the air that we breath to daily weather and climate patterns. It covers 71 percent of our planet and holds 97 percent of the Earth’s water, but more than 95 percent of it remains unexplored. The deeper waters remain a mystery even though we are increasingly relying more on these areas for resources. Ocean exploration is a fundamental step to reducing the unknowns about our waters. Findings made through
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able to advance scientific research on an educational standpoint, they directly correspond with the cultural services aspect of the EGS framework. Provisionally, sharks determine our accessibility to certain ocean food sources such as shrimp, crab and lobster. Thus, sharks also regulate the oceans by purifying the water and regulating trophic levels. In return, this corresponds with provisional services as sharks must regulate the trophic levels to ensure trophic cascades do not occur. Cultural Services
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Why in the world would he go back to the boat? Does he know I am here? As Darnell though this, she panicked and tried to move away from the oarsman. When she looked for a last time, she saw the oarsman dragging a body out of the boat leaving a trail of red liquid. Darnell realized that the men were all dead and she had to leave. While she tried leaving, she stepped onto a stick which made a loud crack. She hustled to the closest tree and peered around the side of it. She saw the oarsman with
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