Plot Study Response

I have enjoyed the plot study project. I think it is a good way to learn more about the habitat where we live.  I think being able to touch, observe, and investigate my plot has been a more effective learning style than simply performing controlled labs or taking notes.  The projects have also been fun to do.  I learned a number of things from my plot study including how many types of fungus grow on my plot.  I hadn’t really realized just how many different kinds of mushrooms could be found on my plot and how hard it was to identify them.  I learned the relationships between species on my plot and how God designed every species with a specific purpose that correlated with other species around it.  I was amazed how each level on the food chain affects every other level on the food chain.  I observed the gradual process of leaves changing color.  If you aren’t observing the leaves at least once a week, the leaves will have changed without warning.  Observing the kinds of organisms that live on my plot was interesting.  I learned that my plot is a resting spot for deer when I found the imprints in the ground where they had slept.  I was also unaware of what a detritivore was, but through my plot study I learned that a detritivore is an organism lower than a decomposer.  A detritivore is a fungi or bacteria.  Now that my plot study has been completed, I will continue to make spending time in God's creation a priority, as well as giving God glory for his marvelous creation.  Learning the intricacies of creation and of how species are designed to live with each other makes me wonder even more at God's design.  Even learning about parasitism relationships makes me impressed with how God designed every creature with a specific purpose and equipped them with the tools and resources to do it.  Nature reveals the existence of God and I can use nature to express my faith to others.