Nature Badge 2012

Welcome back!!!

In support of your work on your nature badge, we are once again using our blog to explore our world and share our thoughts and experiences.  Join, comment, and even post your own content and photo's here on our blog.

This month, our blog explores the variety of plants and animals we find in nature, our Great Barrier Reef, and an amazing animal, (not to be found in Australian waters) the Giant Octopus.  We also learn about food chains, and look at an introduced pest and it’s impact on Australia.  We look at habitats including our own backyards, and learn more about plants and animals.  Enjoy!

Images from David Attenborough’s Planet Earth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7crV89ZZ_yc

Plant and animal differences

Learn about the variety of life on our earth:

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/plantanimaldif.html

Our very own Great Barrier Reef is teeming with both plant and animal life. 

Learn about our amazing natural resource in this video:

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/nature/greatbarrierreef.html

People have long been fascinated by creatures of the sea, and there have been many movies about some of those which frighten us, such as the giant octopus. 

Yes, they do exist (but not in Australian waters) and are amazing creatures.  View them at: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/animals/giantoctopus.html

Learn more about these incredible invertebrates at:

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/giant-pacific-octopus/

But DO NOT WATCH THIS IF YOU ARE EASILY SCARED!!  Giant octopus v shark:

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals/invertebrates-animals/octopus-and-squid/octopus_giant_kills_shark/

 which leads to our next edition on habitats… until then,

Karana Downs Rocks!!!