Day 4 : Fowey/Eden Project
Today we went to Fowey (pronounced Foy). I was saying it wrong the entire time. Foy was beautiful, it sits in the southern part of England. The morning we spent at the Eden project, which is an absolutely amazing garden. I swear it looks much like a scene out of a movie from 2054. If only we had a place like this in Cincinnati, I am sure all students would become gardeners.
We walked through two biomes. Now these are not just any biome, these were huge biomes that covered plants from various countries from around the world. Of couse they all came from the same temperatures regions. Biome #1 contained plant species, and animals, well birds at least, from tropical regions. Biome #2 was the Mediterranean Biome. That word “Mediterranean” is quite popular here in England, I am supposing because of the proximity to the region. Of course this made me think about the Biome project we’ve done with Touching Spirit Bear. I can’t recall if we had them create a fictitious animal with their own biome or if we had them research the biome of Cole in the novel. I guess I will have to look back at my notes. I never considered having students learn about the other biomes of the novels we have studied. I am thinking of ways to tie it in instructionally. I did take several pictures, I know they will be amazed when they see the size of this biome/indoor greenhouse.
Later in the afternoon we toured the Lost Gardens of Heligan. I started on the walk with Jim Richardson, he taught me a few things about my camera. We also learned that the gardens were built during WWI and because of the wide spread ruin around Europe, they had been forgotten about through the years. And Berit, I love her cause she is always looking for a way to explain something in nature. She showed me some of the birds in the garden, describing their habitat and adaptations. The garden admittedly was very beautiful and the sculptures were amazing. When I started to think of lessons, it made me think about how much I need to incorporate more art projects into my units. This year I didn’t do much of it because of the testing emphasis. In a way I feel as if students are missing out on an opportunity to be creative. There is always next year.
I took several photographs of images and sculptures in the garden. This one image of the mud lady (I don’t recall the exact name) I hope to have students write their own short story if they came across this statue in the middle of the forest. The day wasn’t too eventful; I think I learned more at the Eden Project, but either way, it was a wonderful experience.
My favorite part of the night however was our nightly recap when the explorers, historians, and geologists explain aspects of that region. So I learned the following: England has water bears. Oh I can’t wait to tell students about this thought I need to find the video they used on animal planet. Doug the naturalist taught this lesson interspersing hilarious video and cartoon images to keep us engaged.
Today we went to Fowey (pronounced Foy). I was saying it wrong the entire time. Foy was beautiful, it sits in the southern part of England. The morning we spent at the Eden project, which is an absolutely amazing garden. I swear it looks much like a scene out of a movie from 2054. If only we had a place like this in Cincinnati, I am sure all students would become gardeners.
We walked through two biomes. Now these are not just any biome, these were huge biomes that covered plants from various countries from around the world. Of couse they all came from the same temperatures regions. Biome #1 contained plant species, and animals, well birds at least, from tropical regions. Biome #2 was the Mediterranean Biome. That word “Mediterranean” is quite popular here in England, I am supposing because of the proximity to the region. Of course this made me think about the Biome project we’ve done with Touching Spirit Bear. I can’t recall if we had them create a fictitious animal with their own biome or if we had them research the biome of Cole in the novel. I guess I will have to look back at my notes. I never considered having students learn about the other biomes of the novels we have studied. I am thinking of ways to tie it in instructionally. I did take several pictures, I know they will be amazed when they see the size of this biome/indoor greenhouse.
Later in the afternoon we toured the Lost Gardens of Heligan. I started on the walk with Jim Richardson, he taught me a few things about my camera. We also learned that the gardens were built during WWI and because of the wide spread ruin around Europe, they had been forgotten about through the years. And Berit, I love her cause she is always looking for a way to explain something in nature. She showed me some of the birds in the garden, describing their habitat and adaptations. The garden admittedly was very beautiful and the sculptures were amazing. When I started to think of lessons, it made me think about how much I need to incorporate more art projects into my units. This year I didn’t do much of it because of the testing emphasis. In a way I feel as if students are missing out on an opportunity to be creative. There is always next year.
I took several photographs of images and sculptures in the garden. This one image of the mud lady (I don’t recall the exact name) I hope to have students write their own short story if they came across this statue in the middle of the forest. The day wasn’t too eventful; I think I learned more at the Eden Project, but either way, it was a wonderful experience.
My favorite part of the night however was our nightly recap when the explorers, historians, and geologists explain aspects of that region. So I learned the following: England has water bears. Oh I can’t wait to tell students about this thought I need to find the video they used on animal planet. Doug the naturalist taught this lesson interspersing hilarious video and cartoon images to keep us engaged.
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