Students have learned all about plant's internal and external structures that allow for growth, reproduction, support and their behaviors as well. We are now moving away from plants and looking at animals instead. We will be studying how animals have internal and external structures to support their growth, reproduction, support and their behaviors.
As you may have heard already, students have been observing pill bugs since they started science but now we will use that information and those observations to create a presentation similar to that expected to see at the science fair in the second semester. Throughout science class, we discuss different questions or topics we may want to research for our science fair project. The science fair is not mandatory but it is available as extra credit. Students may need to start projects early. For example, we have been observing pill bugs for at least two months now so if a student were to copy this idea, they would need ample amount of time to do so.
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We have been hard at work already learning about the structures plants have in place to support growth as well as the structures they have to provide protection. Students will take a quiz on structures for protection tomorrow and begin to learn about the structures plants have for reproduction. We will be using live flowers tomorrow in class and although necessary precautions such as wiping the desk surfaces and washing our hands will happen, students may experience sensitivity to the plants. We are simultaneously experimenting to see how pill bugs change their environment. Some students have found their pill bugs are leaving white shell-like coverings in their environment or that the leaves provided for the pill bug's habitats are decomposing. It's been fun watching these critters and the pill bugs (just kidding) work together to investigate. |
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