Reflecting on our work.

An afternoon with DOC :)

On Wednesday 2nd May Alison's mum will be coming in to do a session with us about pests in New Zealand.

Can you work out whether the following are herbivore pests, predator pests or both.

• Herbivore pests (this means that they cause problems by eating native plants)
• Predators (this means that they cause problems by eating native animals including bird eggs)
• Both (in other words they cause problems by eating plants, animals and bird eggs)

Write a comment about this post and include what you found out about one of these creatures.

	Herbivore pest	Predator	Both
Mustelids (stoat, ferret, weasel)
Rats (Norway rat, ship rat)
Mice
Hedgehogs
Cats
Pigs
Goats
Red deer
Rabbits and hares
Possums

Ecosystems, Food chains, and nitrogen

We are currently completing a web quest, learning about ecosystems, food webs, food chains, and what happens when a food chain or ecosystem is disrupted.  This what some of the class had to say on day two.

What is 'ECOLOGY'?

What did we think we knew about ecology before we began?
Wetlands
Nature in NZ and other countries
Ecosystems - what happens with animals and plants in a certain type of place in the world
Save the forest
Economics
Social Cohesion
Environment