Explorers worked on pinning specimens for their entomology collection they will enter in the Pitt County Fair this fall. After they had pinned all mounting ready specimens, they explored the various gardens around the Pitt County Cooperative Extension to find more insects for their collection. They also found a tomato horn worm with braconid wasp larva which was quite interesting to see. The morning proved fruitful. Their pin boards are full as are their specimen vials.
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Explorers met this morning at the Pitt County Arboretum and Gardens to hunt for insects for their Entomology collection. They were quite fruitful in their hunt finding 21 insects! The insects are in the freezer and will be ready for pinning at our next meeting, July 21st. If you find an insect you would like to contribute to the collection between now and July 21st, place it in a vial/jar and then freeze it. Keep it in your freezer until our July 21st meeting! Thank you parents and Explorers for giving of your time this morning! Until we meet next month, happy bug hunting! Explorers' Mission to Mars recycled sculpture was chosen to be in the K-12 Works by Pitt County School's Art Students at the Greenville Museum of Art . A reception was held Tuesday, June 5th at the Greenville Museum of Art for all of the contributing artists. Pictured to the left are two Explorers with Paul Phillips, WC Art Teacher. The exhibit will be up through August 5th. Check it out, if you can! Heather Jacobs Deck and Kim Chadwick from the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation came out to educate us on water monitoring and quality. Heather Jacobs Deck, RIVERKEEPER, monitors and protects the river and serves as a scientific and educational resource to all the people living in the watershed. Greensprings Park provided us with a great location to learn about where water flows in Greenville, the creek in our WC backyard (Green Mill Run), types of instruments used to monitor water quality, different aquatic invertebrates, and why there are so many sharks teeth found in the area. Explorers got to take the pH, temperature and oxygen levels of Green Mill Run using scientific instruments. They also got to use two different types of nets (D net and kick net) to catch aquatic invertebrates. Caddisfly larvae were very prevalent. It was a great afternoon to wade in the creek, learn a little about water monitoring, collect some bugs and find lots of shark teeth. Thank you to Heather Jacobs Deck and Kim Chadwick for coming out to help us learn a little more about water! And we were even lucky enough to experience another stage of the water cycle as we walked back to school, it rained! Due to a scheduling change, we had our fun end of the year science art time yesterday. Explorers painted aluminum can flowers to place on their raised beds and to take home as Mother's day gifts. They also made sunprints using various botanical items from the valley. After they were done, they went bug hunting. Links: - Sunprints Inspiration - When Old Soda Cans Blossoms into Beautiful Flowers - Upcycled Insects - Aluminium Can Crafts - Metal Flowers Directions on how to make aluminum can flowers: Galvanized screws were used to attach the finished flowers to the wooden raised beds.
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