Exploring for Minibeasts

Our inquiry topic this term is minibeasts and today Room 2 went out to the garden to find some minibeasts. Minibeasts are creatures that live in the garden and don't have a backbone. Before we went exploring we watched a Suzy's World DVD about why bees make honey. We learnt that the bees eat honey and they have lots of jobs to do.

When we were exploring for minibeasts I got stung by a bee. Everyone was interested and Miss Gentil had to pull the stinger out. I have still got it. We found a skink, worms, centipede, slater, wasp by their wasp nest, bees, spiders, a caterpillar and butterflies. We learnt a skink is not a minibeast. We got to touch some of the minibeasts and we also took photos of them. When Jacob picked up the skink the tail dropped off. They do this because they are scared. It's either drop the tail and grow it back or lose your life.

We are excited to learn more about minibeasts and their habitats.

By Hanna and Room 2

Wasp hanging onto the wasp nest.

Wriggly worm on the edge of the garden. 

A caterpillar we found in the butterfly garden. 

The slater rolled up into a tiny ball when it got scared. 

The tail that dropped off the skink. We learnt that it wasn't a minibeast, but it was still pretty cool!