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On Wednesday, 7 June, 2000, Years 5G, 5P and 5K went to the Mt Cootha Botanical Gardens and the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium. It was a great day out and the Gardens were as beautiful as always.
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| The kids settled into their banana bus, the only one big enough to hold 65 kids. | Once we were at the Botanical Gardens, we headed off to the Lagoon for morning tea. |
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| The lagoon has plenty of birds living on and around it. | They searched among the water plants for food as well as being fed by the kids. |
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| This duck seemed a bit sure about the blue and yellow invasion. | Morning tea on the wall beside the lagoon. |
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| The ever present ibis thought it was morning tea too. | These ducks made a pretty sight with the blue sky reflecting in the water. |
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| After filling in the booklet at the lagoon, it was on to the tropical dome. | It wasn't big enough to hold all of us at once, so we went inside in 2 sessions. |
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| It was a different world inside, a great contrast to outside. | The kids had to find all sorts of different tropical plants. |
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| This pitcher plant is carnivorous, just as well it was hanging up high!! | This white flower was just beginning to bloom. |
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| The pond had fish and water lilies and money in it. | Then it was on to the arid area, another different climate zone. |
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| The children had fun finding all the different plants in their booklets. | This barrel cactus uses its spines for strength. |
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| Then it was on to the fragrant garden with all sorts of herbs and lovely plants to smell. | Finally, it was time for the Planetarium. We had time to look around the displays first. |
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| The kids really liked the lunar models. | These pieces of meteorite were fascinating. |
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| The walls have many interesting pictures of planets and space. | After our talk about the planets, it was time for lunch in the gardens before leaving for school. |
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| The birds thought it was lunch time too and waited patiently for a feed. | Then it was back in line for our trip back to school, don't they look pleased to be going back!! |
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Click here to return to the Year 5 Page. |
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Click here to have a look at our Solar System Page. |
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Click here to go the the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium Home Page. |
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