MONTESSORI GEOLOGY : Fossils - Bryozoan

Fossils Bryozoan These fossils, also called moss-animals,  were the apartment builders of the ocean floor.  Even though moss-animals look like twigs or  coral, they were really several tiny animals  which built houses around themselves.   Pinegreenwoods Montessori  Montessori Geology ...

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MONTESSORI GEOLOGY : Fossils - Gastropod

Fossils Gastropod This fossil looks just like the modern day  snail that you may see in the water. These  snails carried their homes on their back and  moved about by a board, muscular foot.   Pinegreenwoods Montessori  Montessori Geology ...

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MONTESSORI GEOLOGY : Fossils - Trilobite

Trilobite You can easily tell this fossil by the  two grooves on its back which divide this  creature into 3's. The trilobite looked much  like a roly-poly bug and sometimes it can be  found rolled up, with its head and tail close  together. The trilobites were related to modern  day insects, spiders, lobsters, and crabs.  They crawled about on the ocean floor and  also shed their hard outer coverings.   Pinegreenwoods...

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MONTESSORI GEOLOGY : Fossils - Crinoid

Fossils Crinoid The Crinoid, also called "sea lily," had a stem  that held this animal to the bottom like a plant,  although some would float. The stems look like  layers of doughnuts one stacked on the other.  The Crinoids were related to the starfish and  if you look at the broken end of this animal,  you may be able to see a small five-point star.   Pinegreenwoods Montessori  Montessori...

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MONTESSORI GEOLOGY : Fossils - Cephalopod

Fossils Cephalopod These fossils are in the Octopus Family and  looked much like the octopus that we have  today. Of course, the Cephalopod had a hard  cone-shaped shell, like an ice cream cone,  over its body and only its head and arms stuck  out. Because they could fill their chambered  shelf full of air, these octopus could shoot the  water back...

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MONTESSORI GEOLOGY : Fossils - Brachiopod

Fossils Brachiopod This fossil looks much like sea shells that  you find on the beach. They are also very  easy to find. Some of these animals would  live attached to the bottom by a small  "foot," some drifted free and others  even burrowed into the mud.   Pinegreenwoods Montessori  Montessori Geology ...

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MONTESSORI BIOLOGY : The Gift of The First Plants

The Gift of The First Plants The first plants changed the entire history of  the earth. They made it possible for all future  life to develop. They not only changed the  face of the earth, they even changed the  atmosphere surrounding the earth.  At first, the earth's atmosphere consisted  of a mixture of gases: hydrogen, ammonia,  methane and water vapor. Later, after the great  rains,...

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MONTESSORI BIOLOGY : The Gifts of The Phyla

Gift of The Plants The gifts of the Plants are oxygen,  land, life, food, and energy. Gift of The Protozoa The gift of the Protozoa is a cell  which is the basis of all living things. Gift of The Porifera The gift of the Porifera is a colony  of cells which allows complex life. Gift of The Cnidarias The gift of the Cnidarias is the  specialization of cells which allowed  the formation of...

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SEEDS OF KNOWLEDGE : Herbs -Catnip

Herbs Catnip Catnip is a hardy perennial plant that grows three to four feet tall. The heart-shaped  leaves are green above and gray below.  The plant has purple flowers. Catnip  leaves are used for tea and seasoning  and also are attractive to cats.       Seeds of Knowledge  ...

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SEEDS OF THE KNOWLEDGE : Herbs - Tarragon

Herbs Tarragon Tarragon is an herbaceous perennial  that grows to about two feet tall. It has  multibranched growth with narrow,  somewhat twisted, green leaves. Tarragon  leaves have a distinctive flavor similar to  anise and are used in salads, marinades,  and sauces. Leaves yield flavor  to vinegar when steeped.       Seeds of Knowledge  ...

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SEEDS OF THE KNOWLEDGE : Herbs - Caraway

Herbs Caraway Caraway is a biennial plant that grows  about thirty inches tall. The flowers appear  in flat, white clusters and, like the finely cut  leaves, resemble those of carrots Caraway  seeds have a warm, aromatic odor and  flavor and are popular in cooking.       Seeds of Knowledge  ...

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