We've been diving into the world to Ecosystems as September is still so beautiful and I always find such an interesting time to explore the outdoors. It also fits in with the grade 4 curriculum of Habitats so it's a great opportunity to collaborate in a very small group. While we walked and observed and discussed we focused on a few main themes (see below). It wasn't until we got home that we took some of those thoughts to paper. Our conversation was great and everyone had a lot of really good points to make.
Below are some photos from our outdoor learning. We also went there last Friday but I forgot my camera. On that day we focused on what types of animals/vegetation would live in this type of habitat/ecosystem. Much of that was first hand information we gathered through observation but there was also a lot that we had to infer by putting our keen observations to work.
Oh happy day in the great outdoors.
Checking out what may be a bear print in the mud. There are signs that a bear is in the area but this was a little small. Not sure if it was a small bear or something else.
Perhaps our small bear enjoyed this grassy bed...
Watching water striders and looking for frogs.
I spy with my little eye 12 ducks.
This sun dial will fit in nicely with his study of Ancient Roman civilization later on.
We saw a very fuzzy caterpillar last Friday but we didn't see any today.
Below is the Eschscholzia, also known as 'California Poppy'.
Hibiscus Moscheuto, also known as 'Southern Belle'
This was helpful last Friday as we identified some of the leaves we picked up along the way. We found all the ones on the right side.
Great day of learning. While the entire day was devoted to Science, it was well spent. It felt simple and natural. Back to the books tomorrow though for a little math and English.
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