This week we finished our last rain forest challenge. Students were allowed to choose the most interesting rain forest floor animal and do a little research on it. One part of the challenge was to find the actual measurements of the animal (length and height) and then draw it on butcher paper. As you know pictures never do the animal's true size any justice. For example the Harpie Eagle...
Did you know that the harpie eagle's wing span measure 6 feet wide and he measures 3 feet tall. They can see 1 inch objects from 220 feet away. I could tell my kiddos all day long and explain how big that is, but they truly won't get it into they measure it out and see it for themselves.