2. Boston Harbor Survey

10. 1. The Boston Harbor is about ___miles from your school?

11. Boston Harbor 0-5 miles 6-10 miles 11-15 miles More than 15 miles

12. 2. Rising and falling tides are caused by: a. the moon b. the sun c. The moon and the sun d. volcanoes

13. The moon and the sun

16. High Tide High Tide

17. Low Tide 10 feet/3 meters

18. 3. The first people to live around Boston Harbor were: a. English Settlers b. Vikings c. Native Americans d. French trappers

19. Native Americans Sometimes called the First Peoples

23. 4. People live around harbors for: a. food b. shelter from the ocean c. connections to rivers d. all of the above

24. All of the above

25. Cod

27. No Shelter !!

29. 4 Big Rivers Charles Mystic Neponset Weir

30. 5. Boston Harbor was created by: a. volcanoes b. glaciers and people c. winds and tides d. glaciers, people, winds and tides

31. Glaciers, people, winds and tides

40. Wind Damage

41. Tide Damage

42. 6. How many islands are there in Boston Harbor? a. 5 islands b. 12 islands c. 34 islands d. 250 islands

43. 34

45. 7. Compared to the days when only the Native Americans lived here, the Boston Harbor today is? a. cleaner b. dirtier c. the same

46. Dirtier What Happened?

49. 350 YEARS OF POLLUTION

52. Raw Sewage

54. 8. Compared to when you were born, the Boston Harbor today is? a. cleaner b. dirtier c. the same

55. Cleaner What Happened?

57. Deer Island Sewage Treatment Plant Built in your lifetime!

58. CLEANER !

59. 9. What animals have returned to make Boston Harbor their home and hunting ground? a. great white sharks b. harbor seals and porpoises c. lobsters

60. Harbor seals …

61. ….and porpoises!

62. Still here-but not as many

63. 10. People make a living in Boston Harbor by: a. serving tourists b. fishing c. piloting boats d. all of the above

64. All of the Above

74. 11. What makes a compass point North? a. the North Pole b. the North Star c. magnetic fields

75. Magnetic fields

79. 12. Harbor buoys are: a. traffic lights b. aids to navigation c. the kids hanging out at the dock d. sunken ships

80. Aids to navigation

85. 13. Over the years, Boston Harbor Islands have been used for: a. forts and prisons b. hospitals and hotels c. farms and factories d. all of the above

86. All of the above

87. Georges Island

94. 14. Have you or anyone in your family ever lived on an island? Which island?

101. 15. Who owns most of the Boston Harbor Islands? a. Mayor Menino b. Bill Gates c. Legal Sea Foods d. You and I

102. You and I!

103. We have the right to visit our Harbor Islands

104. We have the responsibility to help take care of our Harbor Islands

105. RIGHTS + RESPONSIBILITIES = Citizenship

135. Yours and mine!