Back to Participating Schools Waikoloa Middle School 68-1730 Ho‘oko Street Waikoloa, Hawai‘i 96738 Mari Taira, Grades 6–7, 71 students Photo: Using a quadrant to measure abundance in the rainforest.

Projects Included: Birds in the Kohala Forest, and Soil Moisture Level
Seventh grade life science students worked in small groups to design their own field experiments based in the native forests of Kohala. Their experiments included studies on snail abundance, native bird abundance, and moisture levels of soil at different elevations on the mountain.

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