For this weeks challenge we were to gather leaves, so we went for a walk through the empty field near our house. We gathered leaves from all the trees we saw ~ here Madison and Hunter are collecting leaves from a giant old oak tree:
We also saw some ladybugs on some weeds out in the field - we talked about why they might be attracted to those plants and discovered some fuzzy little bugs also on the weeds. When we got home we looked them up and it turns out they are wooly aphids.
We also saw some ladybugs on some weeds out in the field - we talked about why they might be attracted to those plants and discovered some fuzzy little bugs also on the weeds. When we got home we looked them up and it turns out they are wooly aphids. 
On the way back, Hunter climbed down into the irrigation canal and discovered some tadpoles. He reported that they are just heads and tails at this time - no legs yet. Back at home we made some rubbings of the leafs we had collected and labeled the pictures:
5 comments:
Great job on the leaf rubbings....and nice labeling. I have never seen a ginkgo tree but the leaves are an interesting shape.
Thanks for the link,
Barb-Harmony Art Mom
Wonderful post thanks for sharing. Your dc rubbings are great!! I love the report on the tadpoles.
Great pics of those little critters you found n the tree =o)
God Bless Angie in GA
Great study! Love everything you did.
You all did a brilliant job of collecting and observing. I love the journal entries, too!
We haven't seen any tadpoles yet, but we're going pond-dipping on Monday we a Homeschool group, so we might see some then!
~Chrissy
I love the little ladybug pictures :). My dc also adore ladybugs, one dd in particular:) has many ladybug "friends" lol. I'm excited about the tadpoles! I think we may head over to a nearby park with a creek tomorrow to look for some :). Tell your ds thanks! We've ordered them through the mail several times but they don't seem to make it alive so we stopped doing that. It would be great to finally see them at this stage active :).
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