American Lady butterfly warming up.
Joclynn and Evzen design an underground house.
Sierra sows some carrots in a pot.
Friday, August 13, 2010
High Summer
American Lady butterfly warming up.
Joclynn and Evzen design an underground house.
Sierra sows some carrots in a pot.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Rhiana's Photo's
Grasshopper and bee
Red Admiral in adult form
Black Swallowtail caterpillars
American Lady caterpillar
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Thanks for a great week.
Our first class in the garden lab has come to a close.
We concentrated on some methods for discovering new things and ideas. First an experiment in perspective: we became miniature explorers (only 2 inches tall) to change the way we see things. In one explorer campsite a five foot tall sunflower became a huge shade tree; and in another, some summer poinsettias cast beautiful yellows and reds over a snug shelter. We made miniature gardens/labs for our explorers replete with paths, vegetables and miniature trees (bonsai.) We also made cricket cages to study the local wildlife (a 2 inch grasshopper can be pretty frightening to a 2 inch tall explorer.)
Next, we took series of photos that conveyed information about specific creatures or plants. Some of these series can be seen below.
And last, we began to create signs for the garden to convey information about interesting features like the sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica.)
We concentrated on some methods for discovering new things and ideas. First an experiment in perspective: we became miniature explorers (only 2 inches tall) to change the way we see things. In one explorer campsite a five foot tall sunflower became a huge shade tree; and in another, some summer poinsettias cast beautiful yellows and reds over a snug shelter. We made miniature gardens/labs for our explorers replete with paths, vegetables and miniature trees (bonsai.) We also made cricket cages to study the local wildlife (a 2 inch grasshopper can be pretty frightening to a 2 inch tall explorer.)
Next, we took series of photos that conveyed information about specific creatures or plants. Some of these series can be seen below.
And last, we began to create signs for the garden to convey information about interesting features like the sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica.)
Matthew's Photo Sequence
Black Swallowtail, 2 Caterpillars, 2 Chrysalis
Red Admiral- Wings closed
Red Admiral-wings open
Justin's Sensitive Plant Sequence (Mimosa pudica)
Unfolded leaves of the Mimosa
Folded leaves
Flowers of Sensitive Plant
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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- Mike Murphy
- I: 1. make things 2. make things with kids 3. generally cause mischief