5B_Botanic+Gardens+Reflections

Overall I rather enjoyed the trip to the botanic gardens :)

The picnic was nice and very fun, because we got to try many different types of foods presented in various ways (and the antics that came with it). Writing the food review for our picnic will definitely be more fun than having to write a review of a random restaurant. We also get to write about many many different types and styles of food served by our classmates.

We also saw the statue, of sorts, of the Man Who Planted Trees. We'd seen the cartoon before during the assembly block in Nature Week, so it was quite nice to seem him brought to real life.

We got to take part in many hands-on activities, such as listening to bird calls and matching them to various sonograms. I thought this was quite fun, though it got a bit tedious after a little while. We also learnt about the 'amazing solar machines', or trees. We estimated the number of leaves on the tree, and hence the total surface area of the tree, and how much energy it produces. It does bring about quite a bit of 'wonderment and awe', as it is really amazing. I'm not that sure how it will relate to what we're learning in school yet, though I'm sure we'll find out soon.