Day 18 - Week 4.
It’s time to go to the zoo! You have been invited to tour the national zoo with some students from one of the local schools. Although you don’t really know anyone you decide to be brave and give it a go! When you arrive at the front gates, you walk into the zoo and you immediately see…
Activity 1
Imagine that you have just entered the zoo. On your blog, tell us what you think you might see on your visit. You can start with this sentence:
I had just entered the zoo when, all of a sudden, I saw…
Aim for a blog post of 8 - 10 sentences in length. You can do it!\
Answers:
I had just entered the zoo when, all of a sudden, I saw a big great elephant surrounded by younger elephants.
Activity 2
When you are at the zoo, you have the chance to learn about some animals that are specifically found in your country. They are called ‘indigenous’ animals. This means that they are originally from your country. Use Google to identify two indigenous animals from your country. On your blog, post a picture of the animals and tell us a bit about them. What are they called? Where do they live? What do they eat?
Answers:
1.
This indigenous animal is called a Moose from Canada and they live on the margins of lakes and streams of the boreal forest, on the rocky, wooded hillsides of the western mountain ranges. These indigenous mooses eat commonly the gray wolf along with bears and humans.
2.
This indigenous animal is called a Beaver and they live in forested regions across Canada and north to the treeline. These indigenous beavers eat leaves, inner bark and twigs.
Hey Mikaela,
ReplyDeleteWow great work you have been putting fantastic effort into your work and your nearly finished.
Katelyn :)
Hi Mikaela,
ReplyDeleteIt is so nice to see pictures of two Canadian animals that I have not seen in a long time, the beaver and the moose. When I was younger I used to go on canoe trips with my dad and we would occasionally come across a moose. They are huge animals! In fact, they have incredibly long legs and very big antlers. You have to be quite careful of moose when you meet them in the wild as they can become unsettled and charge at you. Fortunately, I have never had a bad experience with a moose!
Speaking of animals, I love that you started activity #1 with a reference to elephants and the zoo. I'd love to know what happens to the elephants. Could you please add to your story? I'm so curious to know what will happen next. I also really want to give you full points for the story but it's currently too short to earn full points. If you add another 7 sentences you will get full points!
I'll check back soon to see if you've had time to finish up activity #1.
Cheers!
Rachel
Hi Mikaela,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that I didn't notice this part of your blog earlier!
You chose to look at two animals found in Canada that are found in the wilds near my home. They are both very amazing animals as they are able to survive both our very cold, snowy winters and our hot, humid summers. I will say, though, that moose don't eat wolves or humans or bears. They live on water plants like Water Lilies, and they browse along the shorelines of lakes and rivers to eat branches off bushes and trees. Moose are very very big and strong animals but they are hunted by wolves and by people so they try to avoid wolves, people and bears as much as possible.
Beavers are brilliant animals because they are able to take twigs, sticks and mud and create big dams to block water from running through creeks and rivers with just their mouths, small hands/feet and their tails. They are great engineers! They spend the winters in their lodges which are usually found on the side of lakes and rivers and are made of sticks and branches glued together with mud. Before winter they gather big mounds of more sticks and branches which they can chew through the cold months when the land is covered in snow. Amazing!!
There are beaver lodges on the river just steps from our house in Almonte. We love to watch them with the hope of catching a peak of a beaver when we're out walking.
Keep up your good work!
Leslie