Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 13:52
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Carbon Balance in Warming and Drying Tundra

Hey Mr. Wood it's Dominic B. from 6th period and I just wanted to say thank you for skypeing with us today. I have a couple questions. First, how is your new experiment going? Second, How big are the sled dogs hieght wise I couldn't tell on skype. Last, about how fast in MPH can the dogs run with you or Susan Natalli on the sled?

P.S. Your class is doing good in lunchtime dodgeball :) Can't wait to see all your pictures Dominic

Thu, 05/26/2011 - 19:57

John Wood

Thanks for the questions and the nice comments. The new experiments are still just getting underway. It all looks good at this time. The dogs are medium height, not really big, but they can pull the sled on flat ground at over 20 miles an hour.Mr. Wood

Wed, 06/01/2011 - 16:25

Anonymous

Hey Mr Wood it's Dominic B from your 6th period class. Thanks for telling me about the dogs. Is the experiment going well? what kind of data have you got from it? One more question, I know i asked you this when we did skype, but will you be swimming in the arctic ocean assuming the ice has melted?See ya in a couple days,
Dominic B

Wed, 06/01/2011 - 21:42

John Wood

All is going well. My part of the experiment is over and I do not have all of the data yet. I am looking at the Arctic Ocean right now and it has a lot of ice on the top. I'll have to see about the swim.Thanks,
Mr. Wood

Thu, 06/02/2011 - 16:34

Anonymous

Hey Mr Wood It's Dominic Bair from your 6th period class. Thanks for keeping me updated and communicating with us. I think that's awesome. Today Mrs Hertzberg and Mrs. Woo played lunchtime dodgeball and it was a great game, I wish you could have seen it. Mr. P is doing a great job subbing for you and we all can't wait to see you again. Im not sure if you can have positive or negative data on your experiment and i was wondering if you can and how it is determined.Thanks,
Dominic Bair---- 6th period

Thu, 06/02/2011 - 22:58

John Wood

Thanks for the up-date and the nice comments. Your question is great. There is not one answer to your question. There may be negative data when you begin to see patterns that you didn't expect or we do talk about negative data when it changes an experiment in a bad way. For instance, you may think that giving a plant more water is good, but some plants can't stand a lot of water so they may become damaged or die. Does that make sense?See you soon.
Mr. Wood

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 15:15

Anonymous

Thanks for the answer Mr. Wood I understand what you mean. I hope you've learned a lot to share with us, and i hope you've had a great experience in Alaska, working with Susan Natalli. Sorry, we beat your class in dodgeball, I think they needed you to cheer them on. The student body elections were today and everyone had great speeches. Can't wait to see you
Dominic Bair---- 6th period

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 15:38

John Wood

Thanks for the up-date. Congratulations on the win. This has been a great experience and I have lots to share. Although we won't have a ton of time before school is out. See you soon.Mr. Wood