Our Lab Rabbit ( Binky ) is Doing Well

Hi All ,
I know you were wondering about Binky, our bunny that lives in the Science Lab . For you that  do not know Binky,- He will be three years old in June and was purchased from a pet store right before Hurricane Harvey. The Pet store was flooded and lost all animals in the store. So you can say we rescued. Binky ! He is a mixed breed and very sweet and spoiled! In the video link below, you will see how I am taking care of Binky at home. Listen for some of those vocabulary words we have learned in Science.
As you watch the video, Listen for the answers to some of these questions.  If you have your journal, you made in the last post, write down the answers.You might want to draw a picture of Binky in his home away from Lab. I have included some great vocabulary so you can try to start using these words at home.

1. Is Binky  an herbivore, or carnivore or omnivore?
2. Does Binky  consume  carrots?
3. Why does he chew on hay and cardboard?
4. Why does Binky like to go in the doll house?

Something else to think about :
What would Binky eat if he was in the wild?
What kind of animals would be Binky's predator if he was in the wild?
 (You can send me your thoughts in the comments below using  your gmail email! )

Click on link  to video below :

 https://youtu.be/hRJzUuIbkuE

Vocabulary
Consume - eat
Herbivore - a type of animal that eats only plants
Omnivore - a type of animal that eats plants and animals
Carnivore - a type of animal that eats only meat (other animals )
Predator - a animal that hunts and eats other animals.
The Wild - refers to nature or a natural setting ( outside )

Now Go teach someone else what you learned !

Let's Get Together Again !

Hi Students and Families !
It has been awhile since I connected with you in the blog but it seems like a good time to reconnect !
I hope you are all doing well . I will begin posting again and hope you will check in to see my posts and perhaps leave me a question or comment .
Since you are not in school at this time, I will be sharing some of the things you would be learning with me or with your teacher .Then I want you to go share what you learned with someone else! It can be your friend, brother,  sister , grandma , parents, even your dog ! All knowledge should be shared and you can do that ! If you do not have any one to share it with then write it down in your Science or Learning Notebook . Maybe we could start out by doing that - lets make a Science Journal for home . Find a notebook or even loose paper and clip it together . Make your title page or cover and  are ready to start ! Each day you learn something new , with me or your teacher , or a video,
cartoon or your parents, just write it down ! I can't wait for you to show me or your teacher when we return all you learned !

I used an old composition book.
I just covered the old title or you can just clip together some notebook paper !

Check back soon for more posts and leave me a question or comment!

Remember -Never stop learning , Never stop sharing what you learned!
YOU could be the greatest teacher for someone else !   
---Ms. Lucadou

Feeding Time !

Hi to all my Favorite Scientists!
I am missing you since we are all at home for a while. I wanted to show you that the animals are all safe with me at my house . We know all living things have to have some basic needs ! So I had to take the terrariums and aquariums and cages home with me. Remember if you make a habitat for animals , you must provide their basic needs they would get from nature otherwise.So today is feeding day for the lizards and turtles . That means FOOD CHAIN ! 
Lizards are insectivores - eat mainly live insects (a type of carnivore ) and turtles are omnivores. So my lizards today are getting crickets and the turtles will get their turtle food made from ground fish . 
Watch the video and if you have any questions for me, you can ask! 
Then draw or write what you saw in your journal and be sure and tell someone what you learned or observed !
  Be sure and follow the link below to see the feeding time !

The words in red are all your great Science vocabulary ! Look how you can speak like a Scientist! I am proud of you ! 

Possible journal writing ! 

Follow this link

Now go tell someone what you observed and learned! 

Ms. Lucadou

Science In the News

Hi to my favorite Scientists!
I know you are trying to be very observant this summer as you enjoy your time at home or on a trip away from home. I know you may not watch the news but there is usually some science in the news as well. Our Summer has been full of those natural forces that change our land . Fortunately not in our town but in other places in the  world. From California wild fires to that erupting volcano in Hawaii , these are things we study at school . As you hear of these things happening , think about what you know or want to know. You can research these questions while you are off or write down those questions for me in your journal .
Take a look at these pictures from the volcanic eruption in Hawaii and see if you remember some of the things we learned in 3rd grade about volcanoes.
This link show the hot lava flowing like a river !
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This shows a picture of a new  island that was made by all that hot lava flowing under the ocean waters .
Would this be erosion or deposition  ? Constructive or destructive ?  

Isn't it great to understand what is happening in our world! Keep Learning !  

Tubing in Belize Rain forest !

Hi scientists !
If you saw my last post , you saw I what I observed in Honduras ! Today I will tell you what we saw in Belize ! Belize is a country in Central America also with a beautiful  Caribbean coast in the east and rain forests and jungle in the west . We decided to go to the rain forest and take a trip down a river through some natural caves,
The rain forest was my favorite part . We hiked through the forest to get to the river caves. The plants were all so big and beautiful . We saw some monkeys in the trees but thankfully the jaguars are nocturnal so were not out! I ,of course was noticing all the great adaptations these plants have that help them survive in the shady rain forest ,

Vines everywhere ! 

Huge Palms !

The leaves were so big and so green ! 

 Then we took our tubes and put them in the river and entered the dark caves that the river had cut ( weathered and eroded ) out of the soft limestone rock over thousands of years . It was very dark so we all had head lamps on our helmets to shine on the cave interior. We saw stalagmites and stalactites . We say bats in some places hanging from the top . Remember they are nocturnal . The water was very clear and cold and shallow in some places and deep in other places.

The river water was very clear but only 60 degrees F.-"refreshing" ! 

I did not have my camera in the cave so I  can not show you how awesome this  wonder of nature is ! I was so glad I learned about weathering and erosion and land-forms so I could understand how these caves were made,. 

Science is Everywhere - Just look and think ! Be Observant ! 

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Vacation Fun !

Happy July !

I just returned from my vacation and had a great  time in  Isle of Roatan ( Honduras) , Belize and Cozumel You might of guessed we took a cruise ! So I took a few pictures of things I explored to show you .This was our day on Isle of Roatan - a Honduran island situated just off the Central American Peninsula . Do you remember the difference in a peninsula and an island ? 

Here I was in a rain forest park called Mayan Eden .
I got the opportunity to hold and observe this rain forest mammal called a Kinkajou. 
Above right - They use their tails like a 3rd hand . He did not mind being carried like this at all . He was surprisingly heavy and very soft !

 Of course they had the spider
 monkeys too that
 lived in the tall trees They
 would just jump on your
 shoulders ! ..  My husband 
was not so happy to have
 them jump on him! 

We saw this beautiful butterfly that uses the adaptation of mimicry for protection .
do you see how it looks like an owl's eyes ? 

This is the other side of the same butterfly ! When the butterfly is perched on a flower and closes its wings, the owl eyes are visible ! Nature is so very cool ! 

Check back and  I will show you what we did in Belize ! 

 

Observations Around My House !

Hi Scientists!
Have you been observant around your house? Remember a Scientist must be always observing (looking and thinking about what you see )! You can tell me somethings you observed in the comments or write them down in your Science journal ( any paper will do ) and share them with me when school starts ! Here is some things I saw around my house this week.

I spotted this bird nest in a shrub near the house. I did not want to disturb it but observed the bird took advantage of some litter (plastic bag pieces ) to make the nest .
When I was young , we would put out different pieces of yarn , cotton or the fur brushed out of our dog. Sometimes we would find these things in bird nests spotted near the house .

This is a plant that produced a small seedling 2 months ago. Now it has grown like "Jacks's Beanstalk"  It had began to take over my rose garden when it began to produce white flowers and a green squash . A seed must of been dropped from my trash can nearby! 

This squash plant produces aggressive tendrils. They attach and twist around everything . They even were able to latch on to the bricks!

This week - See what you can observe at our house ! You just got to look !