4H Environment Scavenger Hunt by Miss Hicks https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H en-us 2016-09-13 21:15:52 UTC 2017-08-24 01:32:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png 40. What makes birds different from all other animals? jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123621563 http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/birds1.htm]]> 2016-09-13 21:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123621563 39. What bird has the largest wingspan? (from tip to tip) jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123621882 http://hubpages.com/animals/top-10-largest-birds-on-earth-wingspans]]> 2016-09-13 21:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123621882 38. True or False - Deciduous trees lose their leaves in autumn? jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123627005 2016-09-13 22:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123627005 RAINFORESTS jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123627105 Information about rainforests can be found on this website - http://kids.mongabay.com/

About Rainforests
29. What country has the largest amount of rainforests?

Rainforest Animals
30. What are two reasons there are a lot of plants and animals in rainforests?
31. Lemurs are found in only one place. Where?
32. What are two reasons jaguars are endangered?
33. Name a difference between moths and butterflies?

Why are rainforests important
34. Rainforests absorb carbo dioxide. True or False?
35. Rainforests help maintain the H2O cycle. True or False?

Saving Rainforests
36. What are three things that can help save rainforests?
37. What are three things we can do at home to reduce our impact on the environment?

]]> 2016-09-13 22:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123627105 DEFORESTATION jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123627832 http://kids.mongabay.com/lesson_plans/lisa_algee/deforestation.html
25. What does deforestation refer to?
26. What are the causes of deforestation?
27. What is the largest rainforest in the world?
28. On average how many species become extinct everyday?]]> 2016-09-13 22:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123627832 24. Climate change and global warming are having major effects on plant and animal life around the world. Name three things that are happening as a result of climate change.  jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123628114 https://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/scientists/clues.html?utm_source=MDRWAT&utm_medium=EarthDayScavengerHunt&utm_campaign=Microsoft_0116]]> 2016-09-13 22:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123628114 23. It can take 80 to 100 years for aluminum to break down in a landfill. Instead, aluminum cans can be recycled into soda cans, pie plates, license plates, thumbtacks, aluminum foil and many other items. How long does it take plastic to break down? Take a guess first and then research the answer.  jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123628276 http://recyclingfacts.org/content/fun-recycling-facts?utm_source=MDRWAT&utm_medium=EarthDayScavengerHunt&utm_campaign=Microsoft_0116]]> 2016-09-13 22:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123628276 22. Worldwide, more than 4 billion people carry cell phones. Because people tend to replace their phones every 9 to 18 months, many broken and unwanted devices end up in landfills, where they can release toxins into the environment. What is the term used to describe these kinds of throwaway toxic electronics?  jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123628341 http://recyclingfacts.org/content/mobile-phone-recycling?utm_source=MDRWAT&utm_medium=EarthDayScavengerHunt&utm_campaign=Microsoft_0116]]> 2016-09-13 22:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123628341 21. How much carbon dioxide can a single tree absorb in its lifetime?  jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123628378 http://www.timeforkids.com/news/green-tips/87041?utm_source=MDRWAT&utm_medium=EarthDayScavengerHunt&utm_campaign=Microsoft_0116 

]]> 2016-09-13 22:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123628378 Earthworms jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123628713 Read this article about earthworms then answer the questions
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/earthworm/Earthwormcoloring.shtml

16. How many seperate species of earthworm are there?
17. Name the two continents with the largest earthworms?
18. Earthworm waste is called...
19. How many bones does an earthworm have?
20. How are earthworms beneficial to gardeners?]]> 2016-09-13 22:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123628713 Parrot Fish poop jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123629056 https://www.theswimguide.org/2015/09/04/fish-pee-parrotfish-poo-and-you/
12. Do fishes poop?
13. True or false - fish poop helps keep ecosystems healthy
14. Who can we thank for the white sand on our beaches?
15. What are parrotfish pyjamas made out of

]]> 2016-09-13 22:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123629056 PANDAS jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123647791 http://www.ngkids.com.au/animals/ten-panda-facts
5. What does a panda eat? How much a day?
6. How many hours a day does a panda spend eating?
7. Do panda's hibernate?
8. What does a baby panda look like when it is born?
9. How long do panda babies stay with their mother?
10. How many pandas are thought to still live in the wild?
11. How do pandas communicate?



]]> 2016-09-14 01:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123647791 KOALAS jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123648425 http://www.animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/koala/
1. How many hours do koalas sleep for a day?
2. What type of animal is a koala?
3. What helps them climb trees?
4. What helps koalas break down the eucalypti leaves?

]]> 2016-09-14 02:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123648425 WASTE jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123702451 http://www.coolaustralia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Wastefactsheet-updated-0416.pdf
41. How long does it take an orange peel to break down?
42. How much bottled water is consumed worldwide each year?
43. Write down the 4 R's 



]]> 2016-09-14 09:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123702451 Huntington's Disease jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123959573 http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/whoami/findoutmore/yourgenes/whatcausesgeneticconditions/whatisdominantinheritance/whatishuntingtonsdisease
44. What is Huntington's disease?
45. What are the mild symptoms?
46. Is there a treatment? 
 47. What age do the symptoms start?]]> 2016-09-15 03:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123959573 Endangered Australian Animals jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123960263 http://animalstime.com/endangered-animals-australia-list-critically-endangered-animals/
48. Write down all the endangered Australian animals listed.
49. How much does the central rock rat weigh?
50. How big is a Tasmania devil litter?
51. What animal is the emblem of Western Australia? ]]> 2016-09-15 04:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123960263 The Environment jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123960600 http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=288&id=2651#top
52. What are 5 basic of human beings?
53. Where do we get water from?
54. Where do we get shelter from?
55. Where do we get food from?
56. List the ways you can help the environment]]> 2016-09-15 04:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123960600 59.  Whats the difference between a sea and an ocean? jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123960728 Pipers Question]]> 2016-09-15 04:16:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123960728 61. How do jellyfish move if they don't have a brain? jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123960761 Benji]]> 2016-09-15 04:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123960761 62. Why is the desert cold at night and boiling during the day? jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123960790 Piper]]> 2016-09-15 04:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123960790 57.  I the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? jiwh999 https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123960817 Lucas]]> 2016-09-15 04:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jiwh999/4H/wish/123960817