Michael started off our show and tell this week by sharing about the lifecycle of an elephant. We learned that the mother elephant is pregnant for 18 months and elephants can live for up to 80 years. We were interested in the tusks of the elephant which led on to a discussion about the ivory tusks being used for ornaments and medicines. We discussed the illegal ivory trade and how it has led to elephants becoming endangered. We also talked about riding elephants how how this is not good tourism because of the way the elephants have to be trained as well as the way the seats hurt their backs. We found a video which suggests better alternatives for tourists to care for elephants rather than ride on them. These discussions helped us develop the learner profile caring as we made connections to the central idea ‘human actions can impact plant and animal survival’. Ian told us about two different lifecycles...the frog and the butterfly. Both these animals change a lot and do not look like their parents when they first hatch out of eggs. We were interested in seeing the highlighted key words that Ian had used in his presentation. Ms Shradha brought in a coconut palm that was starting to grow roots and explained about the lifecycle of a coconut tree to us. Then she showed us lots of things that were made of coconuts: water, milk, cream, oil, a necklace, string, a table mat and bowl. We were so amazed that so many things can come from a coconut.
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