Today we saw:
- Teresa the giant stick bug (a type of insect)
- Millie the giant Asian millipede (not an insect, a cousin of the insects)
- Madacascar hissing cockroaches named Chuck and Norah
- Many types of butterflies and moths, as well as plants, birds, fish, a turtle
We also learned about:
- What is an insect (its body parts)
- What different types of butterflies and moths do during the winter: migrate or over winter as either a butterfly, caterpillar or cocoon
- Differences between butterflies and moths
- The metamorphosis of mealworms to darlking beetles (we got to hold meal worms and beetles)
- Lots more!
- some butterflies are big and some are small. - D. U.
- they eat lots of food to get bigger. - R. K.
- a millipede feels like a zipper. - S. C. and W. Y.
- the one that doesn't look so good, it sticks out its tongue and it stinks - E. V.B. (Eastern swallowtail)
- That one is a caterpillar that looks like bird poo. - C. M. (Eastern swallowtail)
- Some chysalises are gold. - H.L. and L.S.
- The proboscis has 2 parts that zip together. - S. G.-N.
(When the butterfly first emerges, the proboscis is in 2 parts. As it sticks it in and out, it "zips" together)
- Some butterfly chrysalises are white - E.T
- Chrysalises turn brown when then get out. - F.D
Thoughts about our trip:
- It was fun!
- I love the butterflies!
- There were soooo many butterflies.
- I saw butterflies!
- One landed on me.
- It was funny when Mme Noftall thought she had a butterfly on her head but it was just a leaf.
Tomorrow is Boomerang Lunch day:
For Waste Reduction Week, Eco Club is encouraging students to bring Boomerang lunches tomorrow.
A Boomerang lunch is where students bring home any food packaging that they would normally place in the garbage at school. Ideally, students are encouraged to bring litterless lunches (e.g. reusable containers, compostable waste) to cut down on our overall waste!
Why Boomerang? Many schools across Ontario are moving toward Boomerang Lunches as a way to make a difference for our environment. The purpose of a Boomerang Lunch is not to transfer trash disposal responsibilities from school to home. An important objective of the program is to encourage parents and students to review and think about the way they prepare and package lunch foods. Most lunch trash comes from disposable packaging.