http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=3220 Educational programs, games and more Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:02:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=3220&cpage=1#comment-690 nature Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:13:27 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=3220#comment-690 Thanks for all of your guesses! This week’s specimen was the fruit (known as a pod) of a cacao tree (Theobroma cacao). To learn more about cacao and how it is made into chocolate, check out these websites:

• All About Chocolate: Just for Kids
• Pa Pa Paa: Teach About Fair Trade Chocolate
• Video: Sustainability of Chocolate

]]> http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=3220&cpage=1#comment-687 Alexis Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:56:08 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=3220#comment-687 Cacao tree
(thanks for the chocolate!)

]]> http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=3220&cpage=1#comment-686 Patrick Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:25:45 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=3220#comment-686 Ficus

]]> http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=3220&cpage=1#comment-685 Natalia Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:46:16 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=3220#comment-685 It’s a date!

]]> http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=3220&cpage=1#comment-684 Cynthia Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:23:10 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=3220#comment-684 Is it a Cypress tree?

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