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Patterns in Nature – BPZ
Check out this teacher workshop from the Blank Park Zoo! This academic year workshops run 4:00 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each class cost is $50.00 to help cover materials and meals, payable to Blank Park Zoo online; plus AEA credit fees (information regarding AEA registration will be sent to participants prior to each class). Workshops held in either the Events Center or Discovery Center Conference rooms at the zoo.
Registration forms to submit electronically are found on the zoo website under Education/Schools and Teachers.
Any questions about this or other BPZ professional development should directed to Kathy McKee at 515-974-2557 or kamckee@blankparkzoo.net.
Patterns in Nature
This course will explore patterns in nature using science, mathematics, art, and literature. Participants will gain knowledge about camouflage, biomimicry, aposematism, fractals, Fibonacci, and sound and movement patterns in plant and animal populations.