The students of Room 301 went to the Calgary Zoo on April 19, 2018. They observed animals in their different habitats and at various stages in their life cycles. We visited the penguin enclosure to see Cleo, the baby King penguin. We visited Kimani, the two year old gorilla and saw many butterflies in their chrysalis.
In the afternoon, students participated in a program called, "Croak! Life Cycles of the Young and Slimy". In this program, students learned about the Northern Leopard Frog, its wetland habitat, its life cycle and how humans can help protect this endangered animal. "I really liked how the blue heron in the play we did was shown as a natural threat." "I really liked when I got to see the gorillas pooping and smacking the glass." "I saw the baby gorilla trying to do parkour, but he kept on failing really bad." "I really like when I saw a butterfly moving out of its chrysalis." "It felt really nice and I liked it a lot when a butterfly landed on my arm." "What I liked about the penguins was Cleo's fluffy feathers. I learned that her feathers aren't waterproof yet." The students of room 301 went on a river walk and explored St. Patrick's Island on April 25, 2018. Students viewed the Bow River riparian zone from different locations and stopped to sketch and journal about the East Village wetlands. Students looked at what they expected to see in a riparian zone and reflected on things they observed that were unexpected. Finally, we moved to St. Patrick's Island to complete a riverside photo scavenger hunt. "I saw garbage in the air. People were littering. I think people don't care about earth." "I saw a lot of stuff in the river: garbage and clothing and all that stuff that's not supposed to be in the river." "I noticed that some of the trees were fallen. Maybe they were cut by humans maybe for paper and to get money." "I saw an osprey flying and an osprey poking its head out of its nest on top of the bloom." "I saw a northern flicker pecking at a tree." "It pecks holes so it can get some bugs to eat." "I noticed something about the trees while we were walking. I noticed metal fence around the bottom of the trees. I think it was there to stop the beavers. We saw beaver damage in the wetlands."
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