Q: What kinds of bodies of water mix in an estuary?
A: An estuary is a place where fresh water from rivers meets and mixes with salt water from the ocean.
Q: What happens to the water level in an estuary during a high tide and during a low tide?
A: Estuaries flood during high tides and empty during low tides.
Q: What does an estuary do for the animals and plants that live there?
A: Estuaries provide shelter, food and nursery grounds for animals like the salmon and invertebrates.
Q: What do you think happens to nutrients in an estuary?
A: It’s a perfect place for nutrients to be recycled and made available to living organisms.
Q: Aside from the five basics, what does a plant need to have or do to survive in an estuary?
A: A plant living in the estuary would need to withstand salt water, fresh water, and being submerged in water. Etc. |
Q: How do plants at school get their water?
A: Most schools don’t flood often so plants get watered by sprinklers or rain.
Q: What kind of water do the plants at school get?
A: There is only fresh water available to plants growing at school.
Q: Are there any dangers that plants at school have to survive?
A: Animals like birds and squirrels often eat food off of plants. Kids walk over the plants.
Q: Aside from the five basics, what does a plant need to have or do to survive at school?
A: A plant living at school would need only fresh water. It needs to be strong enough to be stepped on or out of a walking area. Etc. |
