Today we took a trip to the Narrows in Beavercreek. When we first got there, we divided off into two groups and my group went to talk about water quality and testing. We learned about some of the types of organisms living in the water then we collected a water sample to test temperature in pH. When we collected the sample, we discovered there were a bunch of baby fish in the water. It was fun to catch and see all of the tiny fish swimming around the container. After that, we went on the trail to look at some animals and plants through the binoculars. I finally figured out how binoculars work today. After we ate lunch, we went into the nature preserve house and I got to hold a snake, which was awesome. It was nice to have experts with us today because I’ve been there before but I never thought about what type of plants or animals lived there so I’m glad to have had this learning experience.
When we got back, we wrote a script in groups for a possible nature show. My group’s script was about informing children interesting facts about a koala and a sloth. Here is how our script went:
Alex: Hey everyone! Today we're gonna be talking about koalas and sloths.
Lauren: *makes koala noise while hopping onto kalie*
Kalie: Do you guys know anything about koalas or sloths already?
Blaine: I know that Koalas are from Australia!
Kalie: Yeah! Koalas are endemic to the continent of Australia whereas sloths are found in South America.
Alex: How about you Jessica, do you know anything about sloths?
Emma: *makes sloth noise*
Jessica: Uhhhh... Yeah! I know that they are slow and have families.
Kalie: That’s right! Sloths are placental mammals, and are divided into several families, none of which is Phascolarctidae. Koalas are marsupials, and the only member of the family Phascolarctidae.
Alex: Anyone know what koalas eat?
Blaine: No.
Lauren: *koala noise*
Kalie: How about sloths?
Emma: *makes sloth noise*
Jessica: No.
Alex: Well, koalas live almost exclusively on eucalyptus leaves, whereas sloths eat a variety of plant parts.
Kalie: That's right! And sloths mainly consume leaves. Sloths are generalized as folivores or herbivores; they will eat leaves, buds, twigs, fruits and, occasionally, insects and rodents.
Lauren: *make koala noise*
Jessica: Okay so now that we learned all of this cool stuff, can we go get some lunch
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