Each Sunday I plan to post a new "trivia" challenge. (I know I started a math problem solving challenge a while ago, but I have a book full of these, so I hope to be more consistent... :o)The challenge will include a list of clues listed from most general to most specific. The object is to investigate each clue using resource books and/or the internet and to combine the information to arrive at the correct solution to the puzzle. Each child can work independently or together with family members to complete the research.
The challenges help enhance logical thinking, deductive reasong and problem solving abilities. Mostly I hope you have fun learning together! Good luck! I will post the answers on Friday.
Challenge #1
Subject Area: Nature
*It lives in select boggy areas in North and South Carolina but is endangered and today grows mostly in greenhouses.
*Its leaves have short, stiff hairs called "triggers" or "sensitive hairs."
*It secretes digestive juices to dissolve the soft inner part of what it catches; leftover parts are blown or washed away when it re-opens after five to twelve days.
*When anything touches the hairs enough to bend them, two lobes or leaves snap shut and trap whatever is inside.
*It is a carnivorous, insect-eating plant that also gathers nutrients from gases in the air and the soil.
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