Lions and Tigers and Bears , OH MY!

Hmm it just happened that was the order we saw the animals at the zoo when I went with Nicole on her field trip. Well that is because the Dolphin's tank was being cleaned. You may wonder why middleschoolers are going to the zoo----well for educational purposes of course. There was a science project and we only had 3 hours to cover the whole zoo and gather everything we needed, I mean they needed! I was only assigned 2 other girls besides my niece and their project was a scrapbook, are you kidding me??? how much fun is that, yeah until you find out what the scrapbook is about:Biomes.

My only job was to make sure the kids gathered all the info and
were back at the bus on time, but to my nieces embarrassment
I take assignments very seriously and encouraged them to
try and get all the extra points they could. There were a lot
of fun pictures to be taken , but there were some required
stuff too! The girls didn't seem to be too concerned with
being organized, but I tried to guide them in choosing the
animals for their scrapbook to match the biomes. I should
post the whole assignment so you could see what I am
talking about, but it probably doesn't matter and I'm sure these
girls are going to get an"A" without any of my help. Some of my
photos did turn out and I think they will be able to use them.
I really thought that the chaperons should be there at school when they put the scrapbook together just because I like doing it so much, darn! I especially don't think Nicole wants me to be there because I went overboard with giving her ideas when we shopped for some supplies. Duh Aunt Tasha "there are three of us working on this project" We don't need 4 but my sweet niece did inform me they are using the cover page idea I suggested. Youth really is wasted on the youth isn't it?

We saw Giraffes and Penguins too and I was enlightened on Biomes and the language of young teens and discovered that I am definitely not cool , but I am OK with that.
I really enjoyed the finding the required photos ie: an animal playing with a toy, an animal eating , a zookeeper cleaning or working with an animal. I will do this assignment on my own the next time I visit the zoo and take on a new appreciation. Oh my favorite was the baby gorilla sleeping with its Mama, HMm I don't know where that picture went. Anyway I really enjoyed this visit to the zoo ans spending time with Nicole in her environment---even though she didn't sit with me on the bus. I love her and I think she appreciated me being there.

I can't wait to see the scrap book , I am sure they will get an A!