River Bend ParkRiver Bend ParkField TripField Trip

Great Falls, VAGreat Falls, VA

May 8, 2008May 8, 2008

Arriving at River Bend ParkArriving at River Bend Park

Our Naturalist, Ms. Tina Our Naturalist, Ms. Tina tells us about the tadpoles tells us about the tadpoles

under the bridgeunder the bridge

We learned how the We learned how the Potomac River has a lot of Potomac River has a lot of

energy!energy!

The Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay WatershedWatershed

The Water Cycle- The Water Cycle- evaporationevaporation

The Water Cycle- The Water Cycle- condensationcondensation

The Water Cycle- The Water Cycle- transpirationtranspiration

The Water Cycle- The Water Cycle- precipitationprecipitation

More transpiration!More transpiration!

The Water Cycle- water from our The Water Cycle- water from our lakes and streams into the lakes and streams into the

ChesapeakeChesapeake

The scenic Potomac The scenic Potomac RiverRiver

The tree fell due to the soil The tree fell due to the soil erosion from rainerosion from rain

Nature hikeNature hike

Our Watershed model Our Watershed model complete with runoffcomplete with runoff

Lunch!Lunch!

We had a great time!We had a great time!