The
first time we put a live guinea pig into what we were creating, we decided to
just have Mango (she is older and more experienced-I apologize for the lack of
pictures, my hands were full with a guinea pig.) We discovered she did not want
to really move at all.
“Is
she scared?” asked Jamin. “Maybe she is really nervous to move.”
“You
know, we are being really loud. Maybe we are too loud. I don’t think she likes
it when we are so loud.” Marcus added.
As
we let Mango explore, we talked about how to be safe (making sure our shoes
were not stepping on her,) what might help her move (food was a suggestion, so
the students put food in various different places to see what happened) and
that she might need walls. For the next
few days, the students worked to make the walls higher (so the guinea pigs
couldn’t escape) and became quite creative in how the maze was structured. They
also made it higher to look like the Frozen castle.
“Maybe
we should try the guinea pigs again.” Arunika said one day.
“Remember
we have to be quiet and not walk around because we want them to be safe, right
guys?” Audrey added.
The
students found spots around the castle/maze/race track and I brought out Mango
and Oreo Cookie.
Look,
look! They are exploring! Where do you think they are going to go?!” asked
Florence.
“They
are so so smart, they are not getting stuck in the corners!” Siddharth added.
The
students watched Mango and OC explore very respectfully, tried out food at
the
very end and both guinea pigs made it!
The
students are in the process of trying to record their questions and next steps.
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