Today The kids were introduced to the pond. One of the fish traps that we had set out yesterday successfully caught a crawdad and a few tadpoles which we brought back to the classroom and made environments for. While at the pond we used a seine net and caught a large catfish which escaped along with its cohorts, however, after repeated tries we managed to catch several small sunfish and a few more small catfish. Using a plankton tow net we caught micro-organisms that we later examined under the compound light microscopes. Some students helped retrieve a game camera that was placed in the forest yesterday. Although there were visible animal tracks in the area, the camera did not capture any pictures. In the afternoon, due to the high heat and humidity, we spent minimal time outdoors only going out to replace the fish and live animal traps as well as re-bait the game camera. The times that we spent indoors was used to look at and better educate ourselves about the many animals that have already found a home in the classroom. As a class we discussed the food chain and made posters representing what we had learned. Tomorrow we will continue the process of preserving insects that were caught today. We will pin and display all of the campers insects for parents day on Friday. Remember campers we will be in the water tomorrow so bring a change of clothes and plenty of bug spray!
Thank you,
The Classroom Assistants
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