Who should we interview?
The votes are in, and we are taking the side-channel. We entered the side-channel this afternoon, and we have already heard Howler Monkeys, seen macaws, and many other birds. Check back soon to see what else we encounter. Last night Jay and I went for a hike at night and found a large tarantula. Check Triptracker tomorrow because we will post a photo of some of the insects we found on our night hike!
We are traveling in our newly named canoes, Moe, Larry, and Curly!
We want you to choose what kind of person you would like to learn more about. Should we interview a farmer, a fisherman, or a riverboat captain? Please also send us questions that you would like to ask during our interview.

Comments
For the riverboat captain... Have you ever swam in the river? How big is the boat that you captain? Have you ever got your boat stuck in the river and how did it happen? How old do you have to be to be a river boat captain? Is it fun to travel and be a captain on the river, or is it just work? How hard is it to drive a boat on the Amazon? How old are the boats that you captain? How do you become a river boat captain? Do all river boats have names? Have you ever crashed or sunk a boat? What does your boat do?
Posted by: St. Ann Clark 2nd Grade | October 13, 2008 11:26 AM
For the fisherman... How many fish do you usually catch? Do you always see different kinds of fish? What do you like about fishing? What is your favorite fish to catch?
Posted by: St. Ann Clark 2nd Grade | October 13, 2008 11:29 AM
Fisherman questions:
What do you use for bait?
Have you ever caught a big fish?
About how big to the fish get that you catch?
What do you like to eat in the rainforest?
What kind of fish do you catch?
Posted by: Mrs. Bickel's Class | October 13, 2008 12:42 PM
For the fishermen... Do you use poles or nets? What kinds of fish are good to eat?
What kinds of bait do you use?
Posted by: stann5-njl | October 13, 2008 2:14 PM
The farmer...How do you get your crops
from place to place? How does the change in climate have affect on your crops? What do you enjoy most about being a farmer?
Posted by: stann5-jls | October 13, 2008 2:15 PM
Hi,
I think you should interview farmers. You should ask them if they farm different than most people? You should ask them if they sell their crops or feed them to their family? You should also ask them what kind of crops they grow?
Posted by: stann5-ase | October 13, 2008 2:15 PM
Hello, I think that you should interview a farmer, you should ask them...
1.What do you farm?
2.How long you have been farming?
3.What are all of the advantages and disadvantages
of farming?
Posted by: stann5-bma | October 13, 2008 2:16 PM
I would like you to interview the fisherman. Here are three of my questions I would like them to answer:
1. What is the biggest of fish you have ever caught?
2.What is the number of the most fish you have ever caught with one net or one pole?
3.In the location you are in, what is the average number of fish you catch in a day?
Posted by: stann5-ogm | October 13, 2008 2:18 PM
I think you should interview the farmer. 1.Why did you want to become a farmer, or were you forced to become a farmer? 2.What kind of food do you harvest? 3.Do you ever take a break from doing your job?
Posted by: stann5-hmc | October 13, 2008 2:19 PM
I would like you to interview
riverboat captain. These are the questions to ask them:
1. How do you feel about being on the boat as a captain?
2. Have you found anything interesting while you have been at sea?
3. What do you think the average of fish is in the sea?
Posted by: stann5-bpe | October 13, 2008 2:20 PM
If you meet a fisherman,I have a few questions you can
ask.
1 How long have you been fishing?
2 What kind of fish do you fish for?
3 How many fish do you think you get every time you fish?
Posted by: stann5-wjl | October 13, 2008 2:21 PM
You should interview a fisherman,and these should be
the questions to ask them.
When you fish do you use fishing spears, nets or poles? Do you live by a river so you can fish near your home? Do you like fishing or not?
Posted by: stann5-hkm | October 13, 2008 2:21 PM
If you are going to interview a farmer you should ask these questions: Do you have any animals and if you do what are they? Do you like what you are doing or would you like to change what you are dong? How long have you been farming or been on a farm?
Posted by: stann5-djv | October 13, 2008 2:35 PM
You should interview the farmers, here are my questions. What crop do you sell most ever year? What crop is best to plant? What season do you like best to plant you crops?
Posted by: stann5-fls | October 13, 2008 2:35 PM
The questions for the farmer I have are: Is the soil good and healthy enough to grow crops? My next question is if the economic crisis is effecting the cost to sell your crop or to buy supplies for them? My last question is what kind of pest bother your crops like for an example rabbits or raccoons?
Posted by: stann5-mdm | October 13, 2008 2:36 PM
For the Farmers...What crops do you grow? Do you grow different crops for the different seasons? Do you sell your crops in various parts of the Amazon?
Posted by: stann5-trj | October 13, 2008 2:37 PM
I think you should interview a farmer. Three questions I would ask him. Why did you want to be a farmer? How do you grow so many plants at one time? What is the fastest plant to grow?
Posted by: stann4-mmt | October 13, 2008 3:02 PM
I would want to interview a farmer. Here are some questions I would ask. What kind of animals do you have on your farm? Do you sell any of the animals to other people? How many animals do you have on your farm?
Posted by: st.ann4-nie | October 13, 2008 3:03 PM
I want you to interview the fishermen.The question I want you to ask he or she is. How many fish do you catch a day?What kind of place do you fish in?
Are there certin kinds of fish you like to catch?
Posted by: stann4-jho1 | October 13, 2008 3:04 PM
These are some questions I would like to ask you about being a riverboat captain. Have you ever seen any interesting animals in the river? How many years or months have you been in the riverboat buissness. And finally what is your favorite thing about being a riverboat captain?
Posted by: stann4-gsr | October 13, 2008 3:07 PM
I think you should interview a riverboat captain. Here are some questions I think you should ask the riverboat captain. What do you do as a river boat captain? Do you have to do your job during very bad weather? What tools do you have to use when you are doing your job?
Posted by: stann4-tba | October 13, 2008 3:07 PM
I think you should interview a farmer. Here are three questions you should ask....Do you raise animals or grow crops? Do you kill some animals to eat them, if you raise them? What kinds of crops do you grow, if any?
Posted by: stann4-sen | October 13, 2008 3:07 PM
I think you should interview a farmer.Three questions I would ask are,Why would you want to be a farmer? How do you remember to feed all the animals? Do you like cleaning up after the animals?
Posted by: stann4-jbl | October 13, 2008 3:08 PM
I think you should interview the river boat captain. If you do I think you should ask them:
How long have you been the river boat captain? Would you give up your job in the near future? How many people have been on the ship and have some of the people been on the ship for more than once?
Posted by: stann4-hdj | October 13, 2008 3:08 PM
I would like to learn more about fishermen. Here are three questions you can ask. How long do you fish? What bodies of water do you fish in? How do you catch fish?
Posted by: stann4-mma | October 13, 2008 3:09 PM
I think you should interview the fisher man. Some questions you could ask him or her are do you fish for food? What made you start fishing? And do some fish attack you?
Posted by: S t.Ann Clark | October 13, 2008 3:11 PM
I think you should interview a river boat captain. Here are three questions I think you should ask the river boat captain. Do you ever run into bad weather? What kind of tools do you use during your job? Do you ever run into animals?
Posted by: stann4-kar | October 13, 2008 3:11 PM
I think that you should interview the riverboat captain. Here are some questions I think you should ask. On a scale to 1 to 10 how much do you like your job? Is your job a family business? Do you ever have to fire a lot of people in a day? Did any of your employees ever have to go to the hospital because of their job?
Posted by: stann4-bdd | October 13, 2008 3:12 PM
I think that you should interview a fisherman. Here are some questions I think you should ask. How big was the biggest fish you caught? What is the most common fish that you catch? Have you ever caught anything besides a fish by accident?
Posted by: stann4-dnc | October 13, 2008 3:12 PM
I think that you should interview the riverboat captain. Here are some questions you can ask. Do you like to go on the river in the boat all the time? Do you wish you could go on the river every day? Last one, do you want to be a riverboat captain all your life?
Posted by: stann4-fkm1 | October 13, 2008 3:13 PM
You should interview a riverboat captain. Here are three questions you should ask. What do you do in your job? What do you do when you are on the water during a storm? Have you been riverboat captain for very long?
Posted by: stann4-swg | October 13, 2008 3:13 PM
I think you should interview the fishermen. Here are some questions. Has he ever caught a weird looking fish before? Does he use a boat or fish off the bank or both? Does he eat the fish he catches or does he let them back?
Posted by: stann4-hsd | October 13, 2008 3:14 PM
You should interview the
river boat caption. Is your job easy? How long have you
been a riverboat caption? When do you plan to retire?
Posted by: stann4-wsj | October 13, 2008 3:15 PM
Votes:
Riverboat captain: 6
Fisherman:11
Farmer: 8
Reasons to interview the captain and what we might ask:
1) Captains see a lot of underwater creatures.
2) They are always along the river and know what's happening.
Q: Have you seen a lot of dead animals like the grey dolphin the team saw the other day? What do they look and smell like?
Fisherman:
1) One of the main ideas of this project is learning about the Amazon's ecosystem. Fish are an important part of this system. Let's stick to the main idea!
Q: What types of fish are good to eat, and which are not? Which fish are dangerous? Which fish can be seen in different parts of the river?
Farmer: We want to know how the farmers plant in such a wet place.
Q: What's the difference between farming in the dry season and the wet season? How long do farm animals live? Is it hard work feeding the animals?
Posted by: Room 209 Carson | October 16, 2008 11:06 AM
Vote:
Riverboat captain: 22 votes
Fisherman: 3 votes
Farmer: 3 votes
Riverboat captain:
1) They know all about the Amazon River and its fish.
Q: When did you learn how to drive a ship and how?
Q: When did you decide to be a captain?
Q: How does it feel to be a captain?
Q: Do you get to see a lot of animals along your route?
Q: What goods does he or she take on his/her route?
Fisherman:
1) He might know a lot of types of fish.
Q: Have you ever been bitten by a fish, such as a piranha?
Q: What kinds of fish have you caught?
Q: What kind of fish do you like to catch and why?
Q: Did you ever have to sleep in your boat?
Farmer:
1)The farmers could tell you what plants to grow and to eat.
Q: Do you plant corn? If not, what do you plant?
Q: Do you plant your crops the same way we plant our crops in the United States?
Posted by: Carson Room 202 | October 16, 2008 12:25 PM
Votes:
Riverboat captain: 13 votes
Fisherman: 14 votes
Farmer: 1 vote
Riverboat captain:
1) He could tell us about the dangerous animals he's seen.
2) He could tell us about the animals he's caught and the fish he's eaten.
3) The riverboat captain could give you advice on paddling canoes.
Q: Have you ever seen an oil spill on the Amazon?
Q: How did you learn about being a riverboat captain:?
Fisherman:
1) The fisherman could teach you how to fish and make sure you don't catch the bad fish.
2) He could show you different kinds of fish.
Q: How many fish have you caught?
Q: How many fish can a net hold?
Q: How many fish could you eat in a day?
Farmer:
Q: Is your farm to have fun or to feed your family?
Q: What different animals do you have on the farm? Do you have any cuts or bruises from an animal?
Posted by: Room 210 Carson | October 16, 2008 1:45 PM
Votes:
Riverboat Captain: 4 votes
Fisherman: 13 votes
Farmer: 6 votes
Fisherman:
Q: What kinds of fish have you seen in the past years?
Q: What kinds of fish would you like to catch?
Q: How long have you been fishing?
Q: How many fish do you catch in a day?
Riverboat captain:
Q: How does he control the riverboat?
Q: How many places has he traveled to in the riverboat?
Q: Would you prefer to do something else? Why or why not?
Farmer:
Q: What kinds of crops do you grow?
Q: Is it funj being a farmer? Why?
Q: What kinds of animals do you like?
Posted by: Room 203 Carson | October 16, 2008 2:23 PM
Questions for the fisherman;
What kind of bait do you use? What time of day do you fish? Is there a better time to fish for a certain fish, and then catch a different fish later in the day? Or do you find that there is only one time of day to catch any fish?
Posted by: Frances Charlize Alexandrea JordanMarie | October 16, 2008 6:26 PM