https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107 Planning & Inquiry Workshop, Section 107 en-us 2018-02-08 04:35:19 UTC 2024-12-02 02:54:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png beverley_bunker https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/229419800 Chloe was a very unhappy little plant. She felt as though she would never grow to be as impressive as the other cacti in the desert and she was certainly no beautiful sunflower or majestic Douglas fir tree. She often lashed out in anger, hurting those around her. But one day, Chloe realized that she was scaring off potential friends by using her spines for poisonous purposes. She began to think that maybe they could be used to help her make friends instead.

Soon, Chloe began scaring off predators to protect small insects in her ecosystem. While she remained protective on the outside, she now understood that her poisonous spines were a strength, not a weakness. Although she appeared to be isolated to outsiders, from then on, Chloe knew what it meant to stand up for her friends.]]> 2018-02-08 04:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/229419800 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230154905 Frank is a gigantic ponderosa tree with sharp looking pine needles. He scares everyone off by being so tall and strong. But in reality, Frank is quite the friendly giant. He is home to many insects, birds, and squirrels and provides humans with great beauty and awe with his size and colour. His pinecones allow the ecosystem to survive and he hopes one day to make the world a sustainable place. On a cool spring day, Frank saw a group of humans approach him, looking him up and down with saws in hand and machines behind them. They were contemplating the best way to cut Frank down in order to construct another building at UBC. To be continued...]]> 2018-02-09 18:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230154905 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230155288 Josh was the most popular Tree on all of UBC campus. He was strong, tall and confident, and all the other plants, Josh thought, wanted to be friends with him. However, Josh thought that he was too good for all the young Pines and small shrubs that surrounded him. One day, construction workers and big machines started to work around him. Day by day, the trees and plants that were by his side were replaced by concrete, and eventually new buildings. Josh became very sad and lonely, and he regretted not making friends with the forest that once surrounded him. One day, josh noticed young humans with suitcases arriving around the buildings. Soon he realized that these humans had moved in. He came to recognize each one, as they passed on their way to class and then back again in the evening. A fence with some benches was built around Josh, and many of the humans starting sitting beneath him to admire is strong trunk and big branches, breathing in and appreciating the fresh air that he created. Josh is no longer lonely, but is now the center of Ponderosa Residence. ]]> 2018-02-09 18:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230155288 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230155404 Shirley was a bush. A bush that sought out the love and approval of others. Whenever rain would fall she would stare at the tiny reflection of herself in the spherical orb. She grew out her leaves but one day realized no one really cared. Without second thought she she decided to abandon her first round of leaves and started to grow out her second set. Her first layer of leaves withered and rotted but Shirley didn't care. She kept on growing out new leaves again again if she felt people's attention fading. Soon she was left with multiple layers of neglected leaves. This made her look even more awful than she did before. People never stopped by to stare at her or give a gentle touch. Shirley was still a bush, a needy and neglected bush.]]> 2018-02-09 18:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230155404 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230155542 Shy and timid. Small and jealous. Positive and angry. Vibrant and still wants more attention.]]> 2018-02-09 18:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230155542 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230155666 Sherry had a very bright and bubbly personality! Here leaves were a lustrous green and attracted many other plants and insects to her. Her looks made it easy for her to connect with others and make friends. 

One day a terrible rain storm damaged her leaves and they became brown and droopy. She wasn't able to connect to passers by as she now went unnoticed. She realized that deeper friendships were valuable. She then went back to her other friends and they joined in a plant dance, appreciating each other's company. Sherry's leaves eventually came back to there wonderful green color. She made sure to include others in activities more often and appreciate others perspectives. ]]> 2018-02-09 18:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230155666 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230155732 2018-02-09 18:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230155732 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230155799 Emily the berry is very friendly and values community. She is always surrounded by her friends and her huge family of other berries. ]]> 2018-02-09 18:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230155799 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156025 He wasnt]]> 2018-02-09 18:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156025 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156112 Lily was a lonely leaf until she met her friends,
The tiny bulbs that would be formed before the Spring's end,
Sprouting from the centre; the plant's new heart,
Oh what will Lily look like with her plant's new part?


]]> 2018-02-09 18:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156112 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156185 Once there were 7 little trees, planted to make UBC's campus more aesthetically pleasing. The trees bickered day and night, unable to agree on which of them was the most beautiful. One day, a storm unlike any they had experienced before swept through the campus, threatening to uproot them all. So, they decided to put aside their disagreements and link together to survive the storm. 10 years later, they remain more interwoven than ever.]]> 2018-02-09 18:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156185 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156295 Timmy was an awkward tree. His bark was all patchy and some parts were spotty. Timmy liked to hang out alone and sway in the breeze. He would stare at the sky and wish he could be a bird with their nice smooth feathers. One day a bird came and landed on one of Timmy's branches. Timmy was in awe! What a beautiful creature! If only Timmy could be that bird... Timmy asked the bird to tell him all about how it felt to be a bird so he could imagine it for a moment. The bird did not like that request, he said, "I am Kenny Crow and I don't answer to nobody!" Timmy was shocked, how could one of his favourite creatures, so amazing and majestic be so mean and rude?! Timmy decided he would rather be peely and lumpy and spotty if it meant being kind and happy. ]]> 2018-02-09 18:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156295 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156315 2018-02-09 18:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156315 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156396 Penny is a mother of many and she is a very caring women. But all of her time is spent making sure her children are safe and happy. Age is definitely catching up with her as she has no time to herself. She would love to be a hairstylist but she feels sad as her hair begins to show her age by changing brown. But she loves her children and her spiky personality allows her to help her kids succeed in life.]]> 2018-02-09 18:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156396 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156467 Fernie is a resilient character. She is feeling a little dried out and bedraggled by life but she keeps persevering and making an effort to be perky. It helps that she is very efficient and methodical growing her leaves in a very balanced, systematic and organized way. ]]> 2018-02-09 18:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156467 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156512 Mama Berries is a very giving plant. She knows what it's like to go "without." One year it did not rain very much and Mama Berries could not get enough water to make her delicious berries. Now, when it rains, she makes many,many berries so that other animals may quench their thirst with her little red berries.]]> 2018-02-09 18:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230156512 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230157043 Unconventional but interesting]]> 2018-02-09 18:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230157043 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230157089 Nimbus was shy and closed off. But was soon ready to bloom and show everyone their potential. ]]> 2018-02-09 18:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230157089 northburnabyboxing https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230157716 The plant would be an impressed bystander observing the busy day, wondering does the story evrr end.]]> 2018-02-09 18:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230157716 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230157873 2018-02-09 18:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230157873 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230157901 Quiet and unobtrusive, Emmy loves being out of doors and is a loyal friend to Tree. She is pretty and mostly unchanging, but adapts well when the seasons change me around her.]]> 2018-02-09 18:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230157901 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230158055 2018-02-09 18:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230158055 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230158141 2018-02-09 18:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230158141 https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230158730 2018-02-09 18:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/beverley_bunker/ourplantstories107/wish/230158730