Our First Field Trip

Today we headed out on public transit to make our way to UBC to visit the Beatty Biodiversity Museum.  The bus ride was a bit warm and crowded but we arrived safely and in time to have a snack before heading into the museum for our special program.  When you walk in you can't help but notice the amazing Blue Whale Skeleton hanging from the ceiling.

  

We quickly met our leaders and began to learn about animal adaptations.

We then moved into the Discovery Lab where we looked closely at duck wings and sea horses paying close attention to the type of adaptations each artifact had.

We then headed into the museum to look at different animal samples that were present to recognize and notice the adaptations that our chosen animal had and what they might use that adaption for. As we collected enough samples we were given time to create our very own animal with all the adaptations we discovered. There were some very silly animals created.

At this point, our session was over and we were getting hungry so we headed outside to eat our lunch and have a bit of playtime.  We then walked over to the Reconciliation Pole at UBC  to learn more about it.  Of course, we spent some time sketching as well.  It's really quite an incredible work of art.

 

For our final stop before catching the bus back to school we went to the Old Barn Community Centre and took advantage of the beautiful weather, lovely open space, and sports equipment they shared with us. 

It was a great day indeed.