Ghost Ranch: Dragon Casting and Chimney Rock!
Today was a perfect combination of academic stimulation and outdoor inspiration! Alex the Paleontologist entertained and informed us in the museum after we cast our dragon skull fossils and raptor claws. Afterward we hiked toward Chimney Rock. It was a summer-like,...Galisteo: Trees and Water, Clay and Camouflage!
We continued learning about amazing trees today. Ms. Beth showed us how a leaf makes its food yesterday. We reviewed photosynthesis and then talked about why leaves change color. We learned that bananas also have chlorophyll when they are green. We continued our...Deer Creek
With the closure of the Valles Caldera due to the federal government shutdown, we changed our plan and decided to stay very local. We headed to Deer Creek, just down the road from our school. We began by looking for more aquatic macroinvertebrates, as the kids...