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More interesting facts
‘THE APPEARANCE OF THE ANIMALS HAS CHANGED OVER TIME - Until 1958, animal shapes were stamped from a dough sheet by cookie cutters, which produced outlines that were rudimentary at best. After rotary dies were installed, the cookies became much more distinct, with engraved designs that revealed a surprising amount of…
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IT'S BEEN 85 YEARS SINCE ANIMALS WENT CRACKERS
‘If it seems animal crackers have been around forever, it's because they almost have. Teddy Roosevelt was president, the Wright brothers were still a year away from their historic flight and Kisses were just a gleam in Milton Hershey's eyes when animal crackers first hit the market in 1902. They're still a hit 85 years…
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Tiffi looks for an animal cracker recipe
Elsa looks at the time and she can’t believe that she’s been sitting here for so long. She decides to takes a break to make lunch. Just then her phone rings and it’s Miss_Dani calling. “Hi Elsa, I’ve been thinking about your idea to bake animal crackers,” Miss_Dani says. “Were you serious when you said that? I spoke to…
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Time to get together to bake some animal crackers
A few days later the girls all meet at Elsa’s house. The girls are having a blast, but the flour is going all over the place. Once the cookies are in the oven the girls sit down to chat. The cookies are starting to smell really good! Elsa looks inside the oven and they are baked! Time to dip some of them into…
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Tiffi learns about the Ocean Ecosystem
A week after Tiffi finishes helping Elsa with the content for part 1 and part 2 of the ecosystem story, she decides that it’s time to go online to see what other ecosystems there are. She grabs her iPad instead of opening her laptop. Aha! The ocean ecosystem! She begins to search for some good articles. ‘The ocean…
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How big is the Ocean ecosystem?
Now it’s time to learn more about the ocean ecosystem! It doesn’t take Tiffi long to find some good articles. ‘While there are five different named oceans – the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern oceans – they are all actually the same body of water. The oceans cover about 70 percent of the earth’s surface and…
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Types of Marine Ecosystems
‘Scientists divide marine ecosystems into several broad categories, although there are discrepancies depending on the source about what qualifies as a marine ecosystem. The number of marine ecosystems is actively debated. Although there is some disagreement, several types of marine ecosystems are largely agreed on:…
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Endangered Ocean
Tiffi finds an interesting video so she takes a few minutes to view it. ‘Learn how people around the world are helping endangered ocean animals make a comeback. Many species of sea turtles, sharks, whales, manatees, and sawfish are endangered and it's not predators that are causing their decline, it's humans. These species…
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Why ocean animals are in deep trouble
‘Human activity killed off 500 species of land animals in just the past 500 years. In the ocean, where scientists count only 15 or so such losses, the numbers aren’t yet that dire. Many scientists have identified the birth of the Industrial Revolution as one of the tipping points for increased extinctions on land. Hunting…
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Threatened & Endangered Species
‘Until recently, humankind seemed to view the ocean as a source of infinite resources. Its vast size and depth and unexplored frontiers made the ocean appear invulnerable to overexploitation. The truth is that the populations of many species are decreasing at an unsustainable rate, and the number of species listed as…
