Today Lilah showed the class some antlers her family found during the break . Ms. Mcdowell brought in her antlers to share and discuss. She also read a book and share videos with the students . Here are some photos.
Lilah's antler
Ms. McDowell 's antler
Ms.McDowell is showing students how Moose wear their antlers.
Ms. McDowell read this book to support this inquiry.
Children got to explore and examine both antlers
Friday Sawyer made this painting.
Children using a hands on apppraoh to touch and feel the antlers.
Nikolai made a moose with loose parts.
We learned that older animals lose their antlers in November -December ; younger animals lose their antlers later in winter.
The layer on the antlers is called velvet.
Shedding is the term when they lose the velvet on the antlers. Shedding is also when the antlers fall off .
It is not painful but just uncomfortable and itchy when they begin the process.
A great learning experience today..
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