Explore Group - Fall 2008


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Kelly Friedman, Zach Bodie and Micheal Willman do a forensic science activity. Jessica Purvis tests for blood type during a forensic science lab. Students prepare for a blood typing activity as part of the forensic science focus. Dr. Herring introducing guest lecturer, Dr. Sultan Mahmood of JACOBS Technology Dr. Mahmood explains some of the mathematical basis of the Global Positioning System. Field work briefing outside the Nokuse Plantation Lab C Squared students head out to the field. Kyle Martin uses a dip net to sample aquatic life at Dismal Creek on Nokuse Plantation. Bob Walker helps students identify aquatic animals in their dip net. Students get ready to take their aquatic samples back to the lab. Bob Walker feeds a small camera down a gopher tortoise burrow. Checking on a gopher tortoise burrow on Nokuse Plantation Looking at a burrowing gopher tortoise using the tortoise cam Bob Walker checks the tortoise camera. Everyone gets a chance to look at the burrowing gopher tortoise. A one week old gopher tortoise Dr. Gunzburger and Bob Walker compare snapping turtles. Close-up of an alligator snapping turtle's mouth Jessica Purvis wrestles an alligator snapping turtle. Noah Farabaugh holding an alligator snapping turtle Kelly Friedman handles a banded water snake. Spencer Carlton and a banded water snake Bob Walker shows students the tortoise radio tracking equipment used at Nokuse. Gopher tortoise shell with transmitter for radio tracking