As part of our third grade program at Arrowhead we often build a beaver. Here our young volunteer has assumed lots of beaver adaptations:
Nictitating membranes (goggles)
ear and nose valves (nose clip)
ever-growing chisel teeth (orange construction paper)
tough manipulative hands (work gloves)
waterproof, insulated coat (actual beaver fur)
musk to attract the ladies (air freshener)
oil to coat the fur (hand lotion)
manipulative tail (a landing net)
Comments:
Claudia Kennedy: We should take an example from them. They never give up. The just keep stacking those pieces of wood.
Laurie Craw: Wonderful lesson, Terrell. Wish I could love beaver but to build their wonderful dams, they kill a lot of wonderful trees and I am a tree hugger. Have no problem with them cutting down saplings (or even my fruit trees in the yard!) but when they girdle HUGE old trees it breaks my heart...and I get mad.
Ruth Pinson: Great lesson!! Love it!
Terrell: As Barney Fife would tell you, Laurie, they have compellshuns! A beaver HAS to chew. And a beaver, Claudia, HAS to stop running water. And, wow, are they well-adapted to do it.
Laurie Craw: Just think you should teach human-animal ecology in your lessons. How to co-exist, etc. That's maybe too tough for younguns , even adults!
Terrell: Shoot, Laurie, I think you just restated our mission pretty succinctly.
Laurie Craw: Great! As a thank-you I make you a beaver hat LOL
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