Science & Natural History with a 15 Year old

A few pages from Bengy's Science Notebook. For the past few months he has been concentrating on physical science. An ongoing project at present is a daily weather record:

Natural History using William Gillies' book, Insect Life in Australasia. The Emperor Gum Moth, which is also known as the Australian Silk Worm:

Excellent information here at Museum Victoria:

Many people contact us noting that they don’t see EGM caterpillars anymore, as they did when climbing trees as a kid. Which prompts a question in return: "When did you last climb a tree?"