Tropical Connections
by Brianna
The monarch butterflies fly south for the winter because it gets too cold for them to fly. The male monarch butterfly is much larger than the female monarch. The butterflies that come back to NC are the great, great grand children. They go from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico. It eats nectar from flowers and stores it as body fat. Some butterflies go to find some milkweed so they can lay their eggs. Some of the monarch butterflies predators are birds, snakes, and owls. They migrate because they might freeze to death. Some monarch butterflies go to the tropics to lay their eggs. But some don't make it. The tropics of Capricorn and the tropics of Cancer are on the sides of the equator.
Tropical Connections
by NyGeil
The tropics and NC are very close. We have one part of the tropics close to us and it's called the Tropics of Cancer. Some animals migrate to the tropics for the winter, but they come back for the summer. The tropics have habitats: rain forest, cloud forest, dry tropical forest, and a coral reef and a savannah. Their animals migrate over to NC, too. There animals are: Indigo Bunting, Monarch Butterfly, the ruby-throated hummingbird, a humpback whale and a loggerhead turtle. The name of the other tropic line is the Tropics of Capricorn. The equator separates the tropic lines.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
by Justin
what I learned about the tropical connection is that the ruby-throated hummingbird lives in North Carolina. In the winter the hummingbird travels to South America. The hummingbird is green. On their neck they have a red spot. The females can have up to two eggs. Some hummingbirds take the route across the ocean or go through Texas. I love the hummingbirds.
Tropical Connections
by Emilee
Today in the distance learning classroom we learned about Tropical Connections. The tropics are on both side of the equator, between the Tropics of Cancer and the Tropics of Capricorn. Norch Carolins is common to the animals of the tropics ; what we have in common is that the animals migrate so some of the animals spend the winter in the tropics and come back to North carolina fo rthe summer. Tropical habitats are the rain forest, coral reef, and the savannah. Animals that migrate from the tropics to North Carolina are the Indigo Bunting, Monarch Butterfly, ruby-throated hummingbird, humpback whate, and the loggerhead turtle. My group learned about the humpback whale. We had a model of a humpback whate and a piece of the whale's vertebra. We presented and I held the whale's vertebra; Nichols held the whale, Cory read, and Dieante held the map. The lady we were working with had a possum, a frog, and butterfly. That was the best videoconference ever.
Tropical Connections
by Lydia
I learned that animals migrate. I learned that the ruby-throated hummingbird migrates and comes back in the summer. The monarch butterfly migrates to Mexico in the winter. The tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are on both sides of the equator. Humpback whales do migrate. We saw a little paw; it was so cute. There was a little frog that was white with black spots. I really had fun.
Tropical Connections
by Isaiah Smalls
I learned that animals migrate and one of them is the Indigo bunting. It has a dark blue head and small back; it's body is light blue. Indigo buntings travel to Mexico and the Caribbean. When Paige and I had to do an Indigo bunting we did not know what it was. Then we found out it was a bird. If a bird wants food, it goes to land because if it goes to the ocean there is no food. An Indigo bunting finds its way by looking at the stars. In the middle of the globe are the tropics of Capricorn and the tropics of Cancer. The equator is in the middle. That's what I learned about the tropics. Everybody did a good job.
Videoconference
by Dillon
Today we had a videoconference on equators. One thing we learned was that there are two lines--one of each side of the equator. But the big thing we learned is that animals live in the tropics and come to North Carolina. Some of them are the long necked snapping turtle, the ruby-throated hummingbird, the humpback whale, the monarch butterfly, and the indigo bunting. It was amazing to learn about all of those animals. we learned that bright colored animals are poisonous sometimes. And those other animals don't need to mess with bright colored animals because the animal will kill the other animal. Now I will tell you the real names of the tropics, the tropic of Capricorn and the tropic of Cancer.
Tropical Connection
by Corey
My group was the humpback whale. we got to hold a vertebra--it was awesome1 I had my best friends, Emilee and Dieante and Nicholas in my group. I got to read and Dieante held the map. Emilee held the pictures and Nicholas held the map. Humpback whatles eat plankton and shrimp. Some humpback whales jump out of the water and do tricks. Then they dive back into the water. It makes a BIG splash! Then we learned about a plant. Ours was Spanish moss off of a tree. The birds and spiders use the moss for their nests. It will not harm the birds and spiders. I really enjoyed the videoconference.
Monarch Butterfly
by Paige
The monarch butterfly flies to South America because it is hot there and it is colder in North Carolina. If they fly across the ocean, they need to prepare themselves for the long trip. If they fly across the ocean without food, they will die. Most butterflies go over land because they can stop and eat. When it is summer again, they come back. Some butterflies are brown when they open their wings. There are two sprouts and it looks like two owl eyes. When they land on a tree it looks like an owl. The animal falls fo rhte trick. They get scared and run away. I learned a lot aout the monarch butterflies. I think butterflies are really interesting.
My Videoconference
by Robert
today my class and I had a videoconference about tropical connections. I learned that there is a tropic of Cancer and Capricorn. My group presented the ruby-throated hummingbird. I was the speaker. Taylor held the animal, Justin drew on the map, and Kindall held the map. Emilee's group showed the humpback whale. Cody's group did the loggerhead turtle. Brianna's group presented the monarch butterfly. Paige's group showed the indigo bunting. The woman showed us a tropical dart frog and an owl butterfly. When an owl butterfly puts its wings straight, it looks like an owl. That's how I think it got it's name. I learned that a dart frog is poisonous. It eats this special kind of ant that made it poisonous. We had these questions with a picture inside. My group had a snapping turtle. Dieante's group had some Spanish moss. Jamie's group had a possum. Isaiah's group had a tree grog. Brianna's group had a milk snake. I learned so many things about tropical connections that I don't want to hear that word again! ha ha
Tropical Connections
by Taylor
When our class went to a videoconference it was about tropical creatures. My group had the ruby-throated hummingbird. Hummingbirds fly south for the winter. They go to Mexico. They have their babies between North American and Mexico. The tropics are near the equator. There are two tropic lines, the Tropics of Capricorn and the Tropics of Cancer.
Tropical Connections
by Danielle
Some things that I learned yesterday was that a type of bird finds it's way by the stars. The humpback whale is as long as a school bus. I also learned that a humpback whale eats shrimp. A monarch butterfly male has dark lines and a dark shade of color. A female butterfly has light shade of colors. Also a monarch butterfly is black and orange. It seems like most tropical animals are black and another shade of color. A ruby-throated hummingbird got his name because his neck and throat are red. A milk snake is red, white, and black. An indigo bunting has a long beak. My group did a monarch butterfly and a milk snake. Spanish moss grows in the forest and it hangs over trees and other plants. A ruby throated humminbird flys near Mexico for the winter.
Tropical Connections
by Jamie
Today we went to a videoconference about the tropics. They are near the equator from the Tropic of Cancer to the tropic of Capricorn. The animals migrate, so some spend the winter in the tropics and return to NC in the summer. The indigo bunting, monarch butterfly, and ruby-throated hummingbird, and humpback whale, and loggerhead turtle, and Spanish moss. I love learning about tropical connections. Me, Dillion, Cody, and Jermaine had a loggerhead turtle. Emilee, Dieante, Corey and Nicholas had a humpback whale! Bryson, Brianna, Danielle, Devin had a butterfly.
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