Surprise Field Trip To The Rainforest

This week, we began our fourth IB Unit Of Inquiry, “Sharing The Planet”. 

The central idea of this unit is,

“Living things survive only in environments that meet their needs.” 

On Wednesday, we kicked off our new unit with a surprise field trip to

The Rainforest at The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

As we explored this “habitat”, we were able to learn about the various plants and animals that are able to survive there. The rainforest is one of the five habitats (in addition to desert, ocean, grasslands, and polar) that we will inquire into throughout this unit.

Thank you to Kate Bennett, Silke Forbes, Candace Spencer, Megan Bhatia, Lakeya Wilson, and Ron Latson for chaperoning this field trip!

 

 

 

Worn out after a great day...

 

Treasure Hunt

Using their knowledge of cardinal directions and maps of Boulevard School, the students in our class worked in groups to create treasure hunts for each other.  The treasure hunt consisted of both written clues and a visual route on a school map.

Using the directions and maps routes created by their peers, the students had a great time searching for their "hidden treasures"!