Biomimicry: Wonders of Wetlands
May 3, 2018 - Earth Friends, Preschool4/24/2018 What is a wetland? What do you picture when you hear the word wetland? Do you think of a pond or a swamp? Do you picture a lot of… Read more »
A Campfire and Bursting Buds
April 19, 2018 - Earth Friends, Preschool4/10/18 Mid-Semester Campfire Celebration Today marked the (almost) half way point for our homeschool semester! We started the day by meeting one of Irvine’s newest animal ambassadors, the Great Horned… Read more »
Biomimicry: Birds and Flight Part 2
April 5, 2018 - Earth Friends, Preschool4/3/2018 Spring has arrived and with Spring come the birds! Last class we learned about why people study and watch birds, how to identify birds and also how to sketch… Read more »
Biomimicry: Birds and Flight Part 1
March 19, 2018 - Earth Friends, Preschool3/13/2018 Birds were the talk of the day as we learned more about how technology has been influenced by birds, what we can learn from studying birds, and how to… Read more »
Biomimicry: Say It Like A Bat
March 14, 2018 - Earth Friends, Preschool3/6/2018 Today was a chilly day, with snow falling (that quickly was named “Snailing” because it seemed like a weird snow/hail mix, not quite snow, not quite hail). Before we… Read more »
Biomimicry: Maple Sugaring and Celery Stalks
March 5, 2018 - Earth Friends, PreschoolWelcome back to Biomimicry! In this homeschool class we learn about how plants and animals have inspired technologies and ideas that help people live better and sometimes even more sustainable… Read more »
Biomimicry: Windmills, a Hedgehog and a Campfire
December 16, 2017 - Earth Friends, PreschoolWeek 12: 12/5/2017 This semester has been about discovering inventions, technologies and other innovations that have been inspired by nature, whether that be plants, animals or even weather and other… Read more »
Biomimicry: Meadow Quest
December 5, 2017 - Earth Friends, Preschool11/28/2017 Today was all about exploring some of the meadows of Irvine that we haven’t had a chance to hike through. We started at the Gazebo with snack and a… Read more »
Biomimicry: Campfire and Echolocation
November 10, 2017 - Earth Friends, Preschool10/31/2017 Happy Halloween! Today was our mid-semester campfire which we got to celebrate with the other homeschool classes and our families and friends. Some of us even came in costumes! … Read more »
Biomimicry: Stick it and float it
September 27, 2017 - Earth Friends, PreschoolWhat a great second week! This week we finished up our conversation about burrs and velcro from last week and did a really fun experiment velcro and we also created… Read more »
