Lined up waiting to go into the mini zoo.
Observing Puffer Fish
Touching different kinds of animal skins, sea turtle shell, and coral.
Dwarf Mongoose. We all thought he was adorable.
After the mini zoo (so named because the animals in it are mini.) they did a lab portion. They observed meal worms. Did you know they were really insects? They conducted an experiment to see if the meal worms preferred hot or cold or indifferent to temperature change. After the lovely meal worms-which were most interested in eating the oatmeal- they did an experiment with Siamese fighting fish from Thailand. First they observed the fish. Then they drew a picture-including all the fins, where the mouth is, etc. Then they put two fish bowls together to observe what happens. They noted color change, gills expanding, and if one fish was more determined than the other. After that came a discussion on how you would not pick a fight with a fish larger than you so they held up mirrors to the fish bowls to see what would happen. These are not the brightest fish. They all started picking a fight with their reflections.
A good time was had by all.
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