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Galls – shape shifters of the insect world

September 26, 2017 By Lisa

Galls; shape shifters of the insect world

Galls; the shape shifters of the wasp world I discovered galls from a documentary about the oak tree.. since then I’ve been looking for them everywhere. My aim is to collect all the different types, but I might have to travel far flung places. To create Knopper galls the Gall Wasps lay eggs in the […]

Filed Under: identification, Nature deficit disorder, nature study, Shape Hunting, trees Tagged With: 7-9 years, 9+ years, circles, collecting, nature, observation

Circles in Nature

February 20, 2017 By Lisa

circles in nature

Circles in Nature On the most simplistic level we see shapes, circles and symmetry in nature all around us. But that is not all, we can delve much deeper. There is no better place to observe the different scales and dimensions of the natural world than in the study of the circle in nature and […]

Filed Under: collections, content, geometry, identification, nature study, Shape Hunting Tagged With: 4-8 years, 7-9 years, 9+ years, circles, collecting, earth and the solar system, finding shapes, geometry, nature, observation

The shapes and numbers of autumn

October 21, 2015 By Lisa

shapes in autumn seed heads

The Shapes and Numbers of Autumn Autumn is my favourite time of year not just because of the colours but also because of the collecting that can be done. Seed pods and the numbers of autumn are my sole concern at this time of year. The kids are collecting for their school nature tables. Out hunting […]

Filed Under: collections, geometry, identification, seasons, Shape Hunting Tagged With: 4-8 years, 7-9 years, 9+ years, autumn, circles, collecting, finding shapes, geometry, observation, star, triangle, wonderful

What is Rotational Symmetry?

June 3, 2014 By Lisa

buttercup displaying rotational or radial symmetry

  Thanks to an opportunity to collaborate with our friends in the Clonakilty Bike Festival, we are putting together an activity on ‘What is Rotational Symmetry?’.  Details on the geometry of the pentagonal rotations available at Rotational symmetry of the Pentagon What is Rotational Symmetry? Repeated patterns around a fixed point.   Rotational Symmetry can involve […]

Filed Under: bikes, children's activity, content, nature study, Shape Hunting, symmetry Tagged With: 7-9 years, circle, circles, nature, observation, patterns, shells, spiral, symmetry

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