A Glimpse Into The Past - 2016 by https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3 How the world looked like in 2016 en-us 2016-10-17 17:35:52 UTC 2025-10-05 23:18:24 UTC hello@padlet.com #1 Believed to be River Rock from the Temperate Forest Biome bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131246481 This set of objects all came from the same area. They are smooth, as if they have been tumbled. They vary greatly in color and pattern, from plain black to speckled red to clear. They are light on their own, but when there is a lot of them, they become heavy.]]> 2016-10-17 17:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131246481 #2 Believed to be a flower from Temperate Forest Biome bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131247814 This object is made up of several components. The bottom is the widest part with multiple appendages coming off of the main part. The appendages are light green, while the base is a brown-green. There is a thin, brown. relatively long stem that leads to the next part. The top is a light yellow with five sections. Inside there appears to be another section that holds what might be pollen. This object looks quite delicate and would be light if not encased.]]> 2016-10-17 17:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131247814 #4 Believed to be an Evasive Species from a Temperate Forest Biome bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131248042 This object is made up of about sixteen parts, most of which are plain, but one that has a fuzzy object attached. It is a brown-green color that is darker at the bottom. It starts from a cluster and expands the further it goes out from the root. The attached object is a dark, almost purple color made up of many small pieces, almost like petals on types of flowers.]]> 2016-10-17 17:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131248042 #3 Believed to be Feathers from a Temperate Forest Biome bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131248355 This object is soft and extremely lightweight. It does have a somewhat sharp piece running through the center and coming out the end. The coloring is in a pattern that includes dark brown, light brown, and cream, indicating that perhaps it was used for camouflage. The object is actually made up of many smaller objects that all carry this pattern. It floats very nicely.]]> 2016-10-17 17:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131248355 #5 Believed to be a deer jaw from the Temoerate Forest Biome bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131503557 This gently curved object is a hard material that is an off-white, almost yellow color. It was about a foot long and of medium density. There were about six teeth, which would indicate that this could be a jawbone of a creature. It is fairly broad on one end, tapering off to a point on the other. It is fairly smooth, but the teeth have been slightly worn down.]]> 2016-10-18 15:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131503557 #6 Believed to be moss from the Temerate Forest Biome  bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131505032 This was a clump of many different types of things. There was a woody dirt on the bottom that was quite dense. This anchored a type of moss-like plant that had a stem and a fuzzy top. It is green on top with yellowish-brown stems. Tucked into the moss are small mushroom shaped plants. They are about the same size as the moss, but with a brown color. They have a stem and a cupped top, probably for collecting rain for spore dispersal.]]> 2016-10-18 15:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131505032 #7 THINK IT IS bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131505410 Both of the small pieces were fairly brittle. One was a green-gray color and had a clumped but feathery look. It sprouted from the bottom and expanded towards the top. The leaves were reminiscent of a plant that lives near water. The other one was dark brown posteriorly and an ombre of dark to light brown anteriorly. It had a light, woody feel. It also had light cracks running over it.]]> 2016-10-18 15:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131505410 The Environment bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131506227 Climate
  • Climate - Areas pattern of weather over a long period of time
  • Climatologists 
    • Define climate by partners in precipitation, temperature, and air pressure 
  • Five Major Climate Types/Regions 
    • Tropical 
      • Close to equator
      • More sunlight/ heat than most places 
      • Average temperatures above 64 degrees F
      • Subtypes
        • Rainforests
        • Savannah
    • Arid (Dry)
      • Less than 25 cm of rain per year
      • Include deserts 
        • Not all are HOT
    • Temperate
      • Summers HOT, Winters aren’t too cold 
    • Continental
      • Wider temperature range with colder winters 
      • Humid continental - Warm Summers, Cold Winters
      • Sub-Arctic Continentals 
    • Polar
      • Consistently Cold 
      • Every month of the year averages with temps under 10 degrees C
  • Factors that determine climate
    • Locator relative to water bodies
  • And Areas climate determines what type of plants and animals live there 
]]> 2016-10-18 15:11:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131506227 Biomes bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131509373
  • Is an interdependent system of plants and animals 
  • Temperature, rainfall and altitude all decide what type of life a biome can support 
    • Some animals can’t live outside of their native biomes 
  • Types
    • Rainforest
    • Grasslands
    • Temperate forest
    • Deserts
    • Taiga
    • Tundra


    • ]]>     2016-10-18 15:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131509373     Temperate Forest Biome in 2016 bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131641343 We believe all the these artifacts originate from the Temperate Forest Biome]]> 2016-10-18 21:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131641343 Challenges Earth's Inhabitants Faced -- Global Warming bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131642122 In the year 2016, the people who lived on Earth had many differences in opinions and beliefs when it came to global climate change. Some believed that global climate change did not actually exist, and was just a myth perpetrated by the government. Although these earthlings were presented with many frightening facts about their ever-changing world, many just did not believe in “global warming”. Worse yet, there were in fact people who whole-heartedly knew global climate change was a problem threatening the inhabitants of the Earth, but they did not want to do anything to fix it! In Keri Marie Norgaard’s (2011) book, Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions, and Everyday Life, Norgaard references an article that states, “They said they care deeply about global warming, but their concern did not translate to any forward motion”. It would appear that people on Earth so long ago let their planet smolder into ashes, rather than helping clean up the environment. Norgaard also mentioned in her book, “As they thought about the problem, they seemed to run into brick walls, characterized by lack of clear knowledge, seemingly irreversible causes, and a problem with no real solution”.  The people on Earth were aware (for the most part) that global climate change was a problem, yet did not solve the problem; this was their downfall. ]]> 2016-10-18 21:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131642122 Citation  bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131642268 Norgaard, K. M. (2011). Living in denial: Climate change, emotions, and everyday life. London, 
                       England: The MIT Press.]]>     2016-10-18 21:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131642268     Ecosystems bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131643794
  • Ecosystems are made up of living and non-living things that interact with each other. 
    • Categorized by the amount of rainfall and sunlight as well as the condition of the soil.
    • Ecosystems typically have “communities” within them of the plant and animal life that is sustained there. 
      • These communities can be divided into populations 
        • Populations are made up of one type of organism
        • Every organism has it’s own home called a habitat

    • ]]>     2016-10-18 21:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131643794     Challenges Earth's Inhabitants Faced -- Climate Change bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131830349 As discussed in the previous article, most people were aware of the concept of climate change, specifically global warming. However, the people in this time were much more satisfied with receiving gratification instantly, so they could feel better about their actions. During these days on Earth, when the world would notice problems with the climate and troubles, it was often too late for them to do anything about it. Susanne C. Moser said in her (2010) journal article Communicating climate change, “It is virtually certain that no individual alive today will see the Earth’s climate return to its state under current, much less pre-industrial, concentrations of greenhouse gases and temperatures”. It was often on this planet that people would become aware of climate problems, but by the time they realized these problems, they should have begun doing things to change the environment one hundred years before. The problems these people faced could have been handled better had the society taken actions earlier to better their planet. For example, the inhabitants on this planet should have begun their recycling programs much earlier to reap benefits to help save their planet. 

    ]]>     2016-10-19 15:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131830349     Citation bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131830913 Moser, S. C. (2010, January/February). Communicating climate change. WIRE, Vol. 1, pg 34.

    ]]>     2016-10-19 15:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131830913     Link to videos here bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131939901 Artifact #1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olbYaeBVrmc
    Artifact #2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSB4kKbvLP8
    Artifact #3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP8jlo1VodE
    Artifact #4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhOnlWMCNMw
    Artifact #5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2GUBwTOc1o
    Artifact #6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FZPmGYVcz0
    Artifcat #7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-z_GCxPYJQ]]>     2016-10-19 22:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/131939901     Kyra -- English -- Greek and Latin Roots bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/132345758 Agrosto-, Agrost- (wild grass)
     Ex. Grass- A very common plant with thin green leaves that covers the ground.


    Anima-, Anim- (a living creature; living; breath; soul; mind)
     Ex. Animal- A living being; a member of the higher of the two series of organized beings, of which the typical forms are endowed with life, sensation, and voluntary motion


    Bio- (Life)
    Ex. Biology- The study of life. 

    Flori-, Flor-, Flora-, -Florous (plants of a general region or period)
     Ex. Flower- the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals).

    Geo-, Ge- (Earth, land, soil; world)
     Ex. Geography- the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.

    -Oma, -Ome, -Omatoid (mass, group)
     Ex. Biome- The total complex of biotic communities occupying and characterizing a particular geographic area or zone.

    Ripari-, Ripa-, Rip-, Riv- (ripa, river, stream; bank, river bank, shore)
    Ex. River basin- An extensive area of land drained by a river and its branches.

    Soil- (bottom; under surface; earth, dirt)
     Ex. Alluvial soil- A fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds.

    ]]>     2016-10-21 13:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/132345758     Betsy -- Journalism -- Ecosystems Graphic bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/132352720 A breakdown of the organisms living in an ecosystem]]> 2016-10-21 14:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/132352720 Ben -- History -- History of Temperate Forest Biome in 2016 bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/132357314 2016-10-21 14:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/132357314 Ben -- History -- Temperate Forest Biome History bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/132384994 The temperate forest biome could be found in the eastern part of North America in 2016. The average annual temperature was  50 degrees fahrenheit. This biome also had an average rainfall of 30 to 60 inches per year. This biome had four distinct seasons -- spring, summer, autumn, and winter. During the autumn season, leaves on the trees would change color. During winter, leaves would fall off the tree.]]> 2016-10-21 15:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/132384994 Alyse -- Life Science -- Changes in Ozone Over Time bwschwartz https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/132409888 NASA has stated that by the year 2030, "climate change may surpass chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as the main driver of overall ozone loss." (2002) The ozone layer of Earth had been in trouble for years, but by the time the citizens realized something was wrong, it was too late. While there had been a decrease in fossil fuel usage starting in the 2010s, it was too late to completely save the atmosphere.

    Link: http://www.globalissues.org/article/184/the-ozone-layer-and-climate-change]]>     2016-10-21 17:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bwschwartz/rnkpjrp5yrh3/wish/132409888