I have now tried the AskNature Chat! This blog post is inspired by the results. This is the first prompt that I tested, and the ideas evolved over a couple of days. About AskNature Chat “Guided by the overarching ethical approach of biomimicry –emulating the way life creates conditions conducive to life –it helps notContinueContinue reading “AskNature Chat – Creating a Story and Resource about Fire for Children”
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Creative Activities to Explore Native Australian & New Zealand Wildlife
Below are links to resources I have created inspired by New Zealand and Australia’s unique and wonderful wildlife. Learn about Australia’s unique and endemic wildlife, from iconic koalas to spiny, ant-eating echidnas and the duck-billed egglaying platypus. The focus is on learning about the life cycle and using the remarkable animals as inspiration for creativeContinueContinue reading “Creative Activities to Explore Native Australian & New Zealand Wildlife”
Echidna Super Cool Snout
Echidnas are super cool! This spiky mammal lays eggs. There are five monotremes – four of them are echidnas, and the other mammal is the fascinating platypus. Echidnas have hard, flat eyes, and the claws on their hind limbs curve backwards to help them dig burrows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YB6mVWadKQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2XfF1hWICc&t=50s Yet, their snout, sometimes called a beak,ContinueContinue reading “Echidna Super Cool Snout”
Biomimicry, Bushfires and Wombats
Wombats are one of Australia’s most loved marsupials, but they are often misunderstood. In children’s books they are described as slow and clumsy, yet, they can actually run faster than a human or dog over a short distance. Muddle-headed wombats! No, they are quick to learn and they have adapted to their life underground. However,ContinueContinue reading “Biomimicry, Bushfires and Wombats”
Bushfires and Biomimicry
A dangerous summer is unfolding in Australia, and so far millions, even billions, of animals have lost their lives in raging bushfires. Bushfires are common in Australia so animals and plants have developed various ways to survive and reproduce. This year, the bushfires are not normal; hundreds of fires are burning, and the links toContinueContinue reading “Bushfires and Biomimicry”