Today in class, the students worked in their own cooperative groups on self-directed projects. Some students were planting seeds with a control and variable, testing the affects of soda vs. water, soil vs. rocks, and if baking soda affects plant growth. Others were building mazes for our class beetles, and timing how long it took for them to travel different differences. They observed the strength of the beetles when they saw how it pushed a dice out of its way to reach its food. A new testable question emerged as one began to wonder if beetles have eyes and can see, or rely on the sense of touch and smell.
All in all, a busy open-ended learning day!
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| GH and JE breaking up the ground to pull weeds |
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| LW found an old root ball |
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| CS hard at work |
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| MP and DS finding new critters and picking up compost |
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| Great teamwork EJ and CH! |
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| A new friend...can we put him under the microscope? |
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| Finding lines of symmetry with pattern blocks |
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| AD and JE observing the preying mantis egg. When will it hatch? |
