Our fuzzy mystery seeds from last week were from a creosote bush, Larrea tridentata. It probably have been easier to recognize the seed capsules if I had shown them on the plant, like in the photograph above. Creosote bushes are common shrubs in low deserts throughout the Southwest. When people first move to the desert, […]
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Our seeds from last week were tough to identify, but thank you to everyone who sent guesses. I appreciate your attempts because they give me great ideas for upcoming mystery seed posts 🙂 The mystery seeds were from a giraffe thorn tree, Acacia erioloba. It is also commonly called camel thorn. Although the tree is […]
Our science this week is inspired by the children’s picture book Desert Tortoises by Elizabeth Thomas. It introduces first grade level beginning readers to desert tortoises with big, close-up color photographs, short sentences and controlled vocabulary. Children will learn what a desert tortoise is, what it looks like, where it lives, and even its life […]
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