Week+3+-+Adaptation

Day 1 What is an adaptation? Why do animals need adaptations? We had guest speaker from the zoo. He brought a baby American alligator. We were able to ask questions about adaptations and learn about the alligators. We even got to touch the baby alligator! We found out that the underside of an alligator is soft and the top side is rough and ridged. Ask your child what they learned!

Day 2

What adaptations do owls have? What is special about an owls wing? We spent the day at FontenelleForest learning about owls. We were able to see a real life owl. We wanted to touch it, but owls are protected, so we could only look.

In the afternoon, we dissected owl pellets. You can learn a lot about owls, as well as other animals, from owl pellets. What did you learn from dissecting your owl pellet?







Day 3 Day 3, we were back at Fontenelle Forest for the morning. We went on a nature walk and identified birds. We learned how to spot birds and their adaptations. In the afternoon, our class went to BassPro Shops to learn about archery. The archery professionals at BassPro Shops taught us about how to be safe when shooting a bow. Students were able to shoot a bow multiple times. By the end of the session, some were getting to be pretty good shots. I think we have some future hunters in the group!





Day 4 What is abstract art? What does interpretation mean in art?

Today, we took a trip to Hot Shops. Tim Barry talked to us about abstract art, and we got to tour Hot Shops to look for examples of abstract art. We then created our own abstract art out of clay.



Day 5 Today, we observed lemur behaviors. We recorded the behavior and created a graph to show the most common behaviors. Our data showed us that lemurs spend most of their time resting.