November+Discoveries+PC

DATE: 11/3/14

For my science discovery I chose to talk about koalas. Most people would think koalas are bears. However they're not any type of bear. The closest animal to a koala is a wombat. A sad thing is that koalas can not be kept as pets. Koalas are mostly nocturnal. This means they're sleeping during the day and are wide awake at night. Baby koalas are called joeys. A full grown adult koala weighs around 30 pounds. The final thing I learned about koalas is that their five fingers help them grip tree branches well.

Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koala

DATE: 11/11/14

For this weeks science discovery I am going to do some research on kangaroos. Kangaroos are large animals found in Australia. They have strong legs, and tails. There are four different types of kangaroos. The red kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, western grey kangaroo, and the antilopine kangaroo are the four different types. A funny thing I found was that kangaroos can actually swim! Kangaroos can jump up to three times their own height! The final thing I learned is the female koala has a pouch that can keep their young safe until fully developed.

CREDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RedRoo.JPG

Date: 10/29/14

Jellyfish belong to the invertebrates animal group which means they don't have backbones. Jellyfish are found in every ocean in the world and live in the sea.Jellyfish are shaped like umbrellas, are slightly transparent, and they're brightly colored. They don't even have brains! They are eaten by some types of turtles, and they eat plankton which are small microscopic organisms that live in the sea. Jellyfish have tentacles, which are used to sting. To the human eye jellyfish can be very hard to notice. They're almost invisible to humans. Some jellyfish can be as big as a human, while others can be very small.

Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chrysaora_Colorata.jpg