Explorers: A Visit to Durfee Conservatory

The Explorers have been studying different kinds of patterns in nature, such as fractals and branching, packing and cracking, waves and meanders, and spirals and the Fibonacci sequence. As we learn about the common forms in nature, we are discovering how efficient and beautiful nature can be! Yesterday the Explorers visited the Durfee Conservatory at UMASS to experience interesting plants from near and far, and to examine their patterns. Mr. Formosi, who runs the conservatory, is a wonderful educator who kept the campers fascinated. The campers had so much fun they didn’t want to leave!  

Touching "sensitive plant"