Wednesday, June 8, 2011

final days of week 3

this week was really interesting and  we learned a lot  about different things and also learned things that we didn't know like
  • amphibians
  • reptiles
  • geology
 we learned what the difference between frogs and toads are what animals there is  under the reptile class
and we discussed geology ..we also did slide shows about the animals ,

its also interisting to see what classes there is of the animals and what the order of them are !!

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

site guide week 3

day 2

today we went into the bush to go and search for different insects .and we also went on a walking trail
to search for insects .also learned that insects has 3 body parts and that
there is 3 different groups that they fell under namely
  • coleoptera
  • hemioptera
  • ortoptera
 it was interisting to learn all of the things about insects and whats the ecological roll of them is ..

site guide week 3

Day 1

today we did scorpions and spiders (arachnids) we discussed all of the basic things of scorpions like how to tell when they are poisoness  and what the difference between them is and also the different type of scorpions like -
  • Bark scorpion
  • Sand dwelling scorpion
  • Thick tail scorpion
  • Whip tail scorpion
we also learned where these scorpions could be found and what will happen if you get stinged by these scorpions  and the type of venom they have

SPIDERS - we also did spiders and also discussed the same things on them like their habitat, food ,venom
the differences between them ,and also what will happen if you get bitten by them and what type off pain you will feel ...like - feeling dissy,nauseous, headache etc.. the different spiders we discussed was
  • black button spider
  • crab spider
  • sack spider
  • violin spider

site guide week 2

17/05/2011 - 20/05/2011
day 1

This week we were discussing trees in the area that we are  in and also around us.i learned a lot about trees this week and also how to tell the difference between them and fruits that they carry and what they can be used for like -
  • medicinal uses
  • rituals 
  • cultural and spiritual
it is really good to learn new things as it will help in the future  and so you can also tell the things you learn to others .
This week was a god working week and we achieved a lot .I also learned a lot of things i didn't know about trees and plants and grass its nice to get new knowledge..