A. Create an illustrated narrative about Camosun bog in form of a story book. Include the
following key points:
1. 15000 years ago: ice age
2. 10000 years ago: ice melted, leaving a lake in Camosun Bog
3. 6000 years ago: sphagnum moss, the keystone species of the bog began to grow
4. dead moss turned into peat
5. peat did not decay due to bog conditions:
a. high water table
b. acid conditions
c. low oxygen
d. low nutrients
c. low oxygen
d. low nutrients
6. more bog plants came and the ecosystem became stable:
1. sphagnum moss
2. labrador tea
3. kalmia
4. arctic starflower
5. shore pine or lodgepole pine (pinus contorta)
6. sundew
7. bog blueberry (Vaccinium ugilinosum)
7. 100 years ago, Vancouver was built: drains removed the water from the bog.
The water table went down. Bog plants died and became nutrient rich soil. Invasive plants arrived:
The invasive plants included
1. salal
2. juncus
3. forest blueberry (vaccinium ovalifolium)
4. ferns of all types
5. salmonberry
6. hemlock
7. skunk cabbage
The invasive plants included
1. salal
2. juncus
3. forest blueberry (vaccinium ovalifolium)
4. ferns of all types
5. salmonberry
6. hemlock
7. skunk cabbage
8. Camosun bog restoration group restored the bog: removed the soil: lowered the
soil level, reintroduced bog plants, removed the invasives.
B. Make flashcards about the bog. See file called “bog plants to know”. Create a game
for the flashcards. Include both invasives and native species.
3. Go to the bog station rehearsal and familiarize yourself with the bog stations. 5
minutes per station.
4. Present your learning materials during the bog buddy tour.
Source:
http://www.camosunblog.blogspot.com
EVALUATION BELOW:
STORY is due_________________________
Authors______________________________
Your work includes all the key points of the narrative 26 marks
8 marks You included all 8 key points
7 marks You included at least 7 native bog species in your story
7 marks You included at elast 7 species which are native to the bog
4 marks You included the four bog conditions, high acid, high water, low nutrient, low oxygen
Your work is creative and wraps all the points together into a narrative. It engages your audience
20 marks
Your work is finished, in colour and engaging to young people, and waterproof
20 marks
Self evaluation
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Peer evaluation from two different groups
1. ____________________ evaluators names are______________________________________
2. ____________________ evaluators names are______________________________________
