This was written by Jessie
JOKES
Why couldn’t the pony sing a lullaby?
She was a little horse.
What was the first animal in space?
The cow that jumped over the moon.
Why don’t elephants chew gum?
They do, just not in public.
What did the banana say to the dog?
Bananas can’t talk.
How do you make an octopus laugh?
With ten-tickles.
What do you call a sleeping bull?
A bull-dozer.
How do you fit more pigs on a farm?
Build a sty-scraper.
What did the farmer call the cow that had no milk?
An udder failure.
What do you call a cow that won’t give milk?
A milk dud.
Why do fish live in salt water?
Because pepper makes them sneeze.
What do you get from a pampered cow?
Spoiled milk.
Where do polar bears vote?
The North Poll
What sound do porcupines make when they kiss?
Ouch!
Why did the snake cross the road?
To get to the other ssside.
Why are fish so smart?
Because they live in schools.
Rainforest in a Jar
Ever wish you could live in the forest? Next best thing – grow your own living rainforest
(biosphere) in a jar to keep in your room.
What you’ll need:
1. A mason jar or other glass
container with a sealable top
2. Clean sand
3. Soil (that drains well)
4. Pebbles or small pieces of wood
5. A couple of ‘mini-beasts’
(worms, pill bugs, millipedes)
6. One or two small slow-growing
plants (ferns, moss) collected
from a location where you have
permission to do so.
7. Water
What to do:
Make sure your glass jar is really clean (scrub
with dish soap, rinse off, let dry).
Then add:
1. 2-3 cm sand at the bottom of the jar
2. Layer of soil 5-6 cm deep
3. Plants and mini-beasts
4. Enough water to dampen the sand layer (but
don’t make the soil soggy!)
NOW – tighten the lid securely on your
‘biosphere’ and put it in a place
where it gets good lighting but is not
In direct sunlight (too much sun will
‘cook’ your forest world!).
If you put in the right soil, plants and animals, and provide
the right amount of light, your biosphere can exist for a very long time
without you doing anything. How does that happen? The plants take up moisture
(liquid =water) from the soil and release it through their leaves into the air
(as a gas) where it collects on the lid of your jar and falls back down
as “rain”. It’s the water cycle in action!
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