Today we were lucky to take a "virtual field trip" to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. They are located right next to Yellowstone National Park. Last fall we enjoyed a science unit on animal and plant population which let us explore topics of predator/prey, habitats, and adaptations. This Skype session was a great extension and review of that learning. The staff presented on different native animals to the Yellowstone ecosystem starting with animals that lived at some of the highest elevations and working our way down to the lowest elevations. Using an iPad the staff was able to take us on a walking tour of their museum to show the exhibits and experience the sound effects. It was very cool! Be sure to ask your child to share about some of the special adaptations of animals such as bighorn sheep, pronghorns, hawks, grizzly bears, and more. Students also researched a native animal to our area prior to the Skype call and several shared their illustrations and information on their chosen animal's habitat with the museum staff at the end of our call. Students then finished the day by blogging about the session. We will finish these tomorrow and then post them. Be sure to check out the students' blog entries on our Kid Blog account.
It was neat to be able to visit a place that is almost 15 hours by car away without even leaving our school building! What a great day of learning!
A big thank you to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West for taking
time to talk to us and sharing your expertise!
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