mini marsh... yes marsh!

We were lucky enough to get in on a grow your own mini marsh opportunity, and it has been great. The girls took immediately to caring for our snail, and he has been the center of attention for the past few days.
Of course, as with anything, it has spurred much discussion. We have spent some time researching marshes on the Internet, have deepened the girls understanding of habitats and are planning a trip to the library for more reference materials.
This is what we found so far...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/habitats.shtml
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/homework_help/wildlife/index.cfm
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep7h.htm
for younger kids - http://www.learningpage.com/free_pages/home/marshymarch.html
for older kids - http://hegel.lewiscenter.org/users/mhuffine/subprojects/www_mactfs.htm (some good links if you search through)
http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/theme_modules/wetlands/index.html

Stay tuned for when we explore the garden snail...
(we are going to attempt raising them this summer in our newly aquired aquarium!)

Also stay tuned for our painted lady butterflies - Coming soon!
(Now, to get our hands on some tadpoles...) :)