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=   = =Welcome to the Amigos Fieldwork Wiki! = =This is the third annual 6th grade Wiki project about ecosystems around the Boston area! = =This year we were equipped with [|test material] from the [|World Water Monitoring Day]organization. =


==We tested the abiotic (non-living) of each place that we visited. We understand that the biotic (living) components depend and are differently adapted for unique abiotic factors like water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, salinity as well as the type of geology in each site.Some of our students essays are featured on the [|WWMD] website. Please scroll down to the Massachusetts section and ready them [|here]! ==

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=== We know how important the abiotic factors are to an ecosystem. Each ecosystem's biotic (life) components are adapted for specific abiotic factors. If the abiotic factors change too fast, the biotic won't be able to adapt in time, and the ecosystem will be in danger. ===

== ===** The students had a fantastic time at each site. They used their senses, climbed down the rocks, got wet, saw organisms that they had never seen before and worked as a team. They were eager to find as many organisms as they could! **=== We would like to thank the Cambridge Science Department, the Maynard Ecology Center, Susan Agger and Marianne Dunne and the Amigos School's computer teacher Ralph Collins for helping us in our quest to discover the different ecosystems of Boston.