Jonathan started his lesson stuying the bactrian camel. He made a drawing showing the camel with two humps. Jonathan learned that the humps are full of fat, but that when the animal is not near a food source or water source, the fat can help stave hunger, and the fat can be reduced to water. Jonathan learned the vocabulary word oasis. We discussed how in the middle of the desert, there may be an underground spring or aquifer which has fresh water. Trees and grass grow in the oasis. This is a place where desert animals can replenish their food and water needs. Jonathan read about the African wild dog and compared it to the hyena. He learned that the two are different. The hyenas are not dogs. Jonathan was interested in working on reptiles. We started with the komodo dragon. Jonathan learned that these animals have only been found as recently as 100 years ago. He found that the komodo dragon can be very fierce. It can swallow its prey whole. The komodo dragon is at the top of the food chain on four islands in Indonesia. The second animal Jonathan picked was the anaconda. He knew that the anaconda was a constrictor. Jonathan learned that it is considered the largest snake on Earth. Jonathan learned about the strong sense of smell that is deveoped in the tongue. Jonathan did great drawings for each animal and wrote vocabulary words on the back of the page. He did a Brain Pop on reptiles and answered review questions.