Springtime

Daisy Family : Asteraceae. This is a common flower on the school fields. The old English for this flower means.....?

• ‘Cut the grass’ because they only like short grass.

• ’Day’s’ eye because they only opened during the daytime.

• ‘Don’t be lazy’ !

• ‘A lazy way of walking’.

This frog and many others are enjoying our pond in forest school or the wildlife area. Scientifically it is in the Animal Kingdom, the Phylum Chordata but what class is it from..?

• Reptiles

• Mammals

• Amphibians

• Aves (birds)

Name that home. A badger lives in.......?

• A burrow

• A scrape

• A nest

• A sett

The leaves of this tree are heart shaped and contain saponins which can be crushed in water to make a soapy solution. What is the common name for this tree?

• Hazel

• Beech

• Horse chestnut

• Silver birch

Which three snakes are native to the British Isles?

• Rattlesnake, tree snake and coral snake.

• Boa constrictor, cobra and mamba.

• Grass snake, adder and smooth snake.

What is the covering on a deer’s antlers called?

• Velvet

• Fur

• Coat

This photograph contains features of which two trees?

• Hazel and willow

• Cherry and Hazel

• Oak and cherry

• Oak and apple

The herring gulls that we see on our field do a little dance, why?

• To keep warm?

• To attract worms by making vibrations that sound like raindrops falling?

• As a means of communication?

• To warn off predators?

What colour are a Grey Heron’s legs?

• Yellow orange legs

• Green legs

• Pink striped legs

• Blue legs

A honey bee worker beats it’s wings 190 times per second so in a minute they would beat?

• 20 200 times

• 15 300 times

• 11 400 times

• 9 000 times