Thursday, February 22, 2018
10: 30 - 11:00; 30 min. -
Science Enrichment:
Tropical Forests -
Jayne showed me the book she wrote about tarantulas, and I asked her to read it to me. We then examined the nature search book about the tropical rainforests. I explained that there are ecosystems in the world that are unique and each has their own plant and animal residents. This book is separated into three sections of the forest based on height; the canopy, the middle, and the ground level. For each level there is a drawing of the plants and animals found at that height. Jayne was tasked with finding several animals that were hidden in the image, and we discussed some that were not hidden. The book comes with a magnifying glass to assist in the search. There were chapters where two nearly identical images were given, and Jayne found what was not the same in the images, and she also worked through a maze presented as the path a mother tree frog takes to get from one set of tadpoles to another.