{"id":3764,"date":"2012-07-31T07:46:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T07:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floc.org\/?p=3764"},"modified":"2018-10-05T07:51:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T07:51:40","slug":"middle-school-scholars-engage-in-zoology-workshops-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/middle-school-scholars-engage-in-zoology-workshops-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle School Scholars Engage in Zoology Workshops this Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For five weeks this summer, FLOC Middle School Scholars explored the National Zoo through the lens of a zoologist. The first week, students learned about different career opportunities in the field of zoology like Zookeeper, Wildlife Educator, and Researcher.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3764 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/middle-school-scholars-engage-in-zoology-workshops-this-summer\/picture-060\/'><img width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/picture-060-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/picture-060-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/picture-060-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Students engaged in a number of interesting and fun activities, including an animal bingo competition in both the Reptile House and Small Mammal House. They also had the chance to observe prairie dogs communicate with each other through high pitched squeaks.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3764 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/middle-school-scholars-engage-in-zoology-workshops-this-summer\/exploring-zoology-11\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/exploring-zoology-11-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/exploring-zoology-11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/exploring-zoology-11-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/exploring-zoology-11-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The students were also tasked with choosing one animal to gather information about and make observations. Students chose a variety of animals, from a porcupine to a howler monkey. The following week students wrote creative stories about a new animal. Stories ranged from two red-bellied piranhas looking for food to Discus fish named Lola and Charlie raising their family of little fish.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-3764 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/middle-school-scholars-engage-in-zoology-workshops-this-summer\/zoology-043-altered\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/zoology-043-altered-300x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/zoology-043-altered-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/zoology-043-altered-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/floc.org\/flocold2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/zoology-043-altered-1024x648.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>On their last trip to the zoo, students observed animals at the Kid\u2019s Farm and Amazonia exhibit. 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