At Gloucester High School, students not only learn about native creatures in the classroom, they get hands on experience with the ones that live in their backyards
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As part of their Agricultural Education, the year eight students have been learning about native bees and mircobats.
The information they discover in the classroom about these Australian creatures, gets put into practice around the schoolyards and at home.
Teacher Rob Seale, has his students making bat boxes and native bees hives to place around the school and at home as part of the learning process.
Not only do the students learn fact and figures about the creatures, where they live and what the eat, but they get a chance to see the animals in action.
Josh Norrie has been working on building his own native bee box which involves a bit of wood with holes or varying depths and diametres drilled into it.
“It gives them a safe place to live,” Josh said. “They’re pretty cool and they’re honey’s good.”
Haylee Mathew and Jessie Stewart have been learning about mircobats and how many there are in Australia.
“Mr Seale has taught us alot,” Haylee said.
He’s told them that around 25 per cent of all mammals in Australia and they reason people don’t know that, it that they’re nocturnal.
“A mircobats eats around 500 mosquitoes per night,” Mr Seale said. “Who wouldn’t want them in their backyard.”
“They’re very helpful, if you think about it,” Haylee explained.
“And they’re really cute,” Jessie smiled.