Last week we put squash seeds and snap peas in a wet paper towel and ziplock bag. We taped the bags to the window, so the seeds would get lots of sunlight. This week we checked them and many of our seeds sprouted! We then moved them into our school garden, and we will watch them grow in the coming weeks.
Our daffodils are in full bloom, and we’ve continued our weekly measurements of their growth.
We are also conducting a science expert with our radishes. Another class has radishes in their classroom without music and ours have music playing to them. Will this affect their growth? Do plants like music? Let’s find out in the next few weeks!
On Friday, we had Mikaila from Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society take us on a nature walk around Trout Lake. We learned so much about healthy ecosystems, water quality testing, turbidity, pH, pond insects and birds! We now know Trout Lake is a thriving habitat for a wide variety of plants, birds and insects. This demonstrates that the environment is well balanced.
The pH of the water is around 7.2 (pH means “potential hydrogen”) and the turbidity is medium (around 40 NTU – Nephelometric Turbidity Unit). The temperature of the lake water was 14 degrees Celsius. Another fun fact we learned was that the term “Seagull” is actually incorrect. There are no seagulls, just gulls that live by the sea! What we think of as a seagull is actually a “Glaucous-Winged Gull”. There are several types of gulls that live in our geographical area, but this is the most common.
The next time you are at Trout Lake, have your child tell you about what we learned!
Learning Opportunities in the Community
‘When a Tree Falls’: A Celebration of BC’s Beautiful Nurse Logs by Sierra Club BC.
When: Thursday, May 8, 2025, 6:00 PM
Where: Patagonia Vancouver — 1994 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6J 1M5
Join us for an all-ages forest story time and craft as we come together to celebrate the launch of an amazing new B.C. book! WHEN A TREE FALLS: Nurse Logs and their Incredible Forest Power is a lyrical, gorgeously illustrated love letter to the fallen giants in coastal forests.
The book’s author, Kirsten Pendreigh, will do a reading and delve into the fascinating science of nurse logs with Sierra Club BC’s education team as we share drinks and snacks and make a forest craft to take home. This is the perfect early evening activity for adults and kids. Copies of the book will be available for purchase, with partial proceeds going to Sierra Club BC. There will also be plenty of great door prizes for both kids and adults, with all proceeds going to Sierra Club BC.
Registration link: https://whenatreefallsnurselogs.splashthat.com/?mkt_tok=Nzg4LVlCRi0yOTYAAAGZ2lJF91CVY9SySjCVczlaGIMt0rZBn6-feZ02EhPpQMdxsriJFkbFe09D4rBgRuXwPQ0AIqQNo-e9GW4QL2DkBEQFfvz4BwiLQdOmcDzn
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