Wetlands!

We Made It!!!

We finally made it out to the wetlands this week!  The students were introduced to Mrs. Wilmore, who gave them a quick lesson on what to find out in the wetlands.  She included the super scary.....DADDY LONG LEGS, which we learned would not cause us any harm.  She mentioned that the "Cute" "Furry" caterpillars that we all enjoy picking up and analyzing should be something that we actually stay away from as they have defense mechanisms that could hurt humans.  Finally, she showed us what to look for when looking to STAY AWAY from poison ivy- "Leaves of three, let them be."

 







When we ventured out in to the woods, the students were to observe a log of their choice.  They were to decide what stage of decomposition the log was in, as well as observe the various organisms that were living on, in, and under the log.  The students food some really interesting creatures!!