This week we are particularly grateful to Miss Logan, who organised a visit from Mia Leng (an ex-Tayvallich pupil) from SAMS on Monday 24th February.
P1-4 were so lucky to have Mia talk to us about all things life below water, which links closely to our Life Below Water (Global Goals) topic. We were exploring the importance of sound to the marine world and even got to go on a treasure hunt to find different orca fins! The P5-7s also joined us after break so that all the children could link up to measure the size of porpoises, common dolphins and even humpback whales! During this, the children were investigating the size differences between species of marine mammals and how this affects their behaviour and survival.
The children were learning about how animals have adapted to their specific environments in the marine world, and used this knowledge to design a new species. We also had an introduction to marine cetaceans and pinnipeds on the west coast of Scotland and some of their iconic characteristics and identifying features.
