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The Nadaburg kindergarten class had a great time observing the outdoor environment. We were a very lucky group. One of our upper grade classrooms had completed the Square of Life in the fall. They were able to be mentors to the many kindergarten students.
Non Living Observation:
The ground in one our small squares was dry
except for one small area where the water had dripped off the roof on our
last visit. This caused a small puddle of water with mud. Most of our squares
were covered with twigs, dead leaves blown in from a distant tree, dead
yellow dried up clumps of grass, gopher holes and anthills, small rocks
and sand. One of our squares was unique with a footprint on it, and another
with a small plastic comb. Most squares had a few pieces of trash, consisting
of small pieces of paper and small pieces of plastic.
Animal Observation:
Our class made three visits to our sites.
During that time we observed a small garden snake, a few lady bugs, several
flying bugs including one butterfly and a bee, a gopher and several different
kinds of ants.
Plant Observation:
Most of our squares had some Bermuda grass
with seeds on the tips, fox tail grass, desert globe mallow, spruge and
desert dandelions.
We certainly enjoyed this project.