Exciting News from the Sixth Grade Science Students! Our Landscape Immersion Projects are done and we are proud to invite you to come and see them in the sixth grade science classrooms next week! Do you know what landscape immersion is? Well, the sixth grade science students from A, B and C teams are now experts on this philosophy. In short, this design ethic enables animals in zoos to enjoy living conditions that replicate as close as possible their natural habitats. After learning many concepts regarding ecology in general, the students travelled to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia to view exhibits and dioramas depicting different biomes of the world. The students were then excited to welcome a real life landscape architect and landscape immersion expert, who also happens to be a parent! Mr. Mark Beauchamp donated a day of his time to show the kids exciting slides, and explain what landscape immersion looks like in zoos across the U.S. and Africa.
As the culminating project demonstrating their knowledge of ecological terminology, conservation principals and environmental preservation, groups of students were tasked with creating dioramas depicting 22 biomes found throughout the world. The projects are packed with a plethora of information about the relationships of organisms within a biome, energy needs, environmental problems and landscape immersion. The projects look spectacular and will be on display in the science classrooms of Mrs. Bodenstab, Ms. Yarosh and Ms. Pancoast during the week of June 8th.
Please stop by and see these fabulous creations from the hard-working, creative and enthusiastic sixth grade students! Or check out some more photos from this event right here!
