Me: "Hello Bloggers. Over this past week we've been using Minecraft Educational edition to help us in literacy."
???: "Hi, what is Minecraft educational edition?"
??? "Is it like Minecraft?"
???: "Rip off Minecraft."
Me: " Okay, so first, can everyone CALM DOWN? and second, Minecraft Educational edition is like Minecra..
???: "Yeah we've figured that out..."
Me: (Ignores ???) Minecraft Educational edition is like Minecraft. It's name is the only difference I know so far. Okay, now I'm going to tell you all what the task was.
???: Yay!
Last week, our literacy teacher('s) told us that for reading we would be looking at a specific animal that started a trophic cascade and changed the course of a river in Yellowstone National Park. That animal was called a wolf. As several of you have NEVER seen a wolf before, here are bootiful picture's of them.
Adult wolf
In Yellowstone National Park, in America, wolves were eradicated from the environment. This had a detrimental effect on the land as the elk were taking over, eating the shrubs and damaging the environment. The National Park was becoming barren and exposed.
In 1995, wolves were reintroduced into the park where they began a trophic cascade. This is where other species benefit from their presence and the environment flourishes and regenerates .
Because of the wolves in the park, the elk weren’t grazing by the rivers as they could be easily hunted. Some of them were killed for food by the wolves and the elk population slowed With less elk, the trees could regenerate, and in some places their growth quintupled . More trees meant more migratory birds arrived, as well as song birds, and more trees meant more beavers and otters. Bears returned to the area as there were berries and carrion to eat. The carrion that the wolves left behind was attracting rodents and hawks.
The reintroduction of wolves also affected the course of the rivers as the banks became more stable and so they meandered less. Having wolves back in the park had a very positive impact on Yellowstone National Park
Here are my Minecraft pictures
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