We have been learning about structures.  There are many structures in nature created by animals.  This Spring Break, families may be able to notice the structures created by many birds in their natural habitats.  The Beaver is another builder that makes use of the trees of their habitat. Their lodges are noticeable in ponds and lakes right here in Burnaby.

Division 10 students decided to offer their services to the beavers. They role-played that they were architects for a building business and the beavers were their clients.  Check out their beaver lodge builds and their business comments.

Taj Sahaj Beaver Lodge Builders:  We started with a mud base and then added brown sticks and kept building upward.  Our challenge was making sure it wouldn’t fall.  We enjoyed sticking the sticks inside the mud and adding moss.   Taj and Sahaj

Nature’s Building Group: We started by making a really strong base in the shape of pentagon. We built 9 layers.  After we made an open space for the beavers to live, we added the roof. Our challenge  was keeping the sticks together with the mud.  We enjoyed throwing sticks around for the roof.  Maiia and Mashi

Tree-O Architects:  The three of us started with the ground.  We began with the shape of a triangle.  We added sticks to make the sides of the lodge.  We put mud to keep the sticks building up.  Our challenge was that it kept falling apart.  We worked together to make it stable.  Karina, Karen and Arya

Beaver Builders: We started with the bottom and then we began to build up.  We added some mud at the top.  We covered the mud with bark.  Our challenge was molding the mud so that the sticks would be strong on the side. We enjoyed building the lodge and we hope our clients are happy.  Kai and Parineet

Beaver Stick Business:  We started by making a square shape on the bottom. Then we filled the square in. We then tried to build the rest of it in a circle shape.  The challenge was trying to get the round shape.  We were happy that we never gave up.  We like our lodge.  Dayven and Hope

Muddy Lodge Building Company: The first thing we did was the mud surface.  Then we began to add the sticks while using more mud. We kept adding sticks so we wouldn’t have too many spaces and we would have a larger lodge.  Our challenge was keeping the mud sticky enough to hold the twigs.  We enjoyed adding the grass and nature layer.  Kyle and Linden