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Isoldael
Yearling

Netherlands
999 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  09:35:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi everyone! I'll be doing a snake lecture at a primary school tomorrow for kids around the age of 12. Part of the demonstration is to have the kids come up to me in small groups so I can show them some details on Saphira (e.g. split jaws, the "bar code" belly pattern, etc). In the meantime, the rest of the class needs to be kept busy.

My idea was to make a crossword puzzle with questions about snakes in general, and corn snakes. The only problem is I'm at a loss for good questions for 12 year olds. Could you guys help me find some nice questions?

Thank you in advance!

~Iso

1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)

SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3796 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  09:45:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hmmmm- what about-

Snakes use this to "smell" the air (Tongue)
As they grow, snakes must shed their ?? (Skin)
A yummy snack for a hungry snake (Mouse)
The only venomous snake native to the UK (Adder)
Captive snakes require external **** sources (Heat)

I'm sure I'll think of some more.


9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python

Location: Watford
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Isoldael
Yearling

Netherlands
999 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  09:59:36  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks! That helps a lot already :)
I'll just replace UK with the netherlands, the answer will still be true :p

1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5292 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  10:10:37  Show Profile  Visit ScalySituation's Homepage  Click to see ScalySituation's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
u could see if they know what counrty corns are found in in the wild

1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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viraleye
Yearling

United Kingdom
695 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  10:12:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
A snake is born from an *** (egg)
A baby snake is called a ********* (hatchling)
You could also throw in some true or false questions like do snakes have ears, is a corn snake venomous?

1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3796 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  10:18:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Isoldael

Thanks! That helps a lot already :)
I'll just replace UK with the netherlands, the answer will still be true :p



That'll teach me for not paying attention!

9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python

Location: Watford
Website- http://rassnakes.yolasite.com/
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viraleye
Yearling

United Kingdom
695 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  10:33:01  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
You could do a few simple corn colours like have three pictures of maybe an normal, amel and anery and have to label which is which? Obviously when your talking to the children you'll have to give them the answers in your presentation.

1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko
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Isoldael
Yearling

Netherlands
999 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  11:05:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
True/false questions or things with pictures might be difficult in a crossword ;). Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone! :D

1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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viraleye
Yearling

United Kingdom
695 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  11:17:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Oh yeah haha.

Maybe you could do two quizzes so they have something different? Or rather than a crossword maybe a wordsearch instead? I Dont know many kids that do crosswords:-(

1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko
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Isoldael
Yearling

Netherlands
999 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  11:21:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I had a word search for a much younger class last time, and they solved it in minutes, so I was looking for something a bit more difficult ^^

1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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viraleye
Yearling

United Kingdom
695 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  11:27:14  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Ah.. Crossword it is then!

My high school did something very similar showing us snakes and spiders etc but it wad very hard to get involved asyou wad always waiting for your turn.

Maybe also take a laptop with a slideshow of other reptile photos? The school may have a projector for ir?

1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko
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Isoldael
Yearling

Netherlands
999 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  11:37:45  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
It's a relatively small class though (about 25 kids) so waiting shouldn't be too long. I guess I might take your advice after all and add a wordsearch as well :D

1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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viraleye
Yearling

United Kingdom
695 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  11:42:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Either way a wordsearch and crossword are very quick to create. Anything to keep them occupied :-)

1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko
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Isoldael
Yearling

Netherlands
999 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  11:46:36  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Quick to create as long as you can think of questions xD

1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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viraleye
Yearling

United Kingdom
695 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  11:52:01  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Im sure you'll think of plenty!
For wordsearch here's a load of snakey words like egg, shed, morph, vivarium, heat, mouse, thermometer etc

1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko

Edited by - viraleye on 30/05/2012 11:55:54
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Isoldael
Yearling

Netherlands
999 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  12:36:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Got both puzzles, thanks again everyone for your help :D

1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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Tasha89
Hatchling

United Kingdom
257 Posts

Posted - 30/05/2012 :  16:04:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I would say a quiz would be better get a bit of compotition going and maybe offer a small prize?

Tasha
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4.0.0 - Corns - Hypo-Lavender (Lucifer), Bubblegum Snow (Houdini), Striped Carolina (Sarafino) and Black Cat (Ralphie)
0.2.0 - Corns - Anertheristic (Valentina), Lavender (Aiyana), Lavender (Di-nixi)
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Isoldael
Yearling

Netherlands
999 Posts

Posted - 31/05/2012 :  10:00:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I can't, since I'll be busy myself showing off Saphira to small groups of children. Needed something they could do by themselves :)

1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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Isoldael
Yearling

Netherlands
999 Posts

Posted - 31/05/2012 :  13:46:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Snake lesson was a blast! They loved it, including the puzzles (even though I made one of the qusetions super lame... dutch pun). Thanks :D

1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5292 Posts

Posted - 31/05/2012 :  13:50:16  Show Profile  Visit ScalySituation's Homepage  Click to see ScalySituation's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
congrats :)

1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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