Lifecycles and Food Webs
Lifecycles and Food Webs, starring King Levy the bearded dragon with special guests - The Mealworms!
This class took place on January 29 at the Aurora Central Library in the small community room. It was attended by 18 kids, aged 2 to 13.
We learned about the lifecycles of both bearded dragons and mealworms, and the Australian Outback food web that includes bearded dragons and mealworms.
We got to hold and pet a real life bearded dragon, a ball python, a leopard gecko, and a garden snail. We got to hold and examine real live mealworms with a magnifying glass, then feed them to the bearded dragon.
Activities
Live animals
Protecting our territory with head bobbing, hissing, and chasing each other's cloth tails
Shedding our lizard "skin" (I wrapped everyone with Saran Wrap, including the moms)
"Pancaking" on the floor to thermoregulate
Basketball depth perception exercise (it's easier to shoot a basket with both eyes than when you cover one eye)
Snacks
"Mealworms"
baby carrots sharpened with half a grape for heads
Extras
Science themed stickers
Handouts
Original Flyer
Original Description
Lifecycles and Food Webs, starring King Levy the bearded dragon with special guests - The Mealworms!
Hold a bearded dragon! Watch him eat mealworms! Have a mealworm snack! Do bearded dragon exercises! Shed your skin!
Thursday, January 29
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Aurora Central Library
small community room
14949 E Alameda Pkwy
Join Dr. D to learn about lifecycles and food webs. To illustrate, we’ll use King Levy, a real life bearded dragon, and live mealworms. Halfway through, we’ll take a snack break to eat “mealworms” (carrots and grapes). Throughout class, we’ll take exercise breaks to enact adaptive behaviors of bearded dragons (including shedding “skin”!). It will be an active and fun class, covering Common Core concepts. Grownups are welcome to join the class, sit in back and read/play with their phones, or wander the library. The class is ideal for 7 - 10 year olds, but all ages are welcome (and will have fun!). Learners with different cognitive and physical needs are always welcome and encouraged.
Learners should bring a water bottle and dress comfortably for crawling, jumping, running around, and generally being physical. No writing is necessary for this class!
Attend at your own risk! You will get to hold and pet the dragon. Bearded dragons rarely bite; King Levy has never bitten and handling will be closely supervised, however there is always a risk.
We kindly request a $20 donation per family to cover costs and facilitate future Homeschool with Dr. D classes.
Limited spots are available, so register early!
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