Nature at Night

This evening students learned about nature at night. They played a bat and moth game, where a student is blindfolded in the forest (as the "blind bat"), and another student has a container with rocks. The child with the rock is the "moth" and it is simulating echolocation, the method of hunting used by bats. The bat tries to "locate" and grab his dinner just by the sound of the container with rocks. The kids had a great time with this game and each enjoyed being the bat or moth.

The kids also learned about rods and cones in their eyes. They were given a crayon and a journal. Next,  they wrote with the crayon what color they thougtht was in their hands. Tomorrow in daylight they will see if they were correct. Ask you child about why pirates had a patch over one eye when they get home, because many groups looked at a flashlight during a story in the woods while covering one eye. After the story was over, the flashlight was shut off. The eye that was uncovered has difficulty seeing in the dark, however, the eye that was covered by your hand can easily see in the darkness!

Just a few photos tonight from earlier in the day, and I will also upload some video shot earlier at the saltmarsh. (It takes a long time to upload videos!) Good night!