A few weeks ago we went outside and made observations in our schoolyard. We observed the following living things….
We learned that to survive, grow, and reproduce the animals need….Food, shelter, water, a mate, and space To survive, grow, and reproduce the plants need…Water, nutrients, space, air, sunlight, pollinators and seed dispersers The plants and animals in our schoolyard DEPEND on each other for survival. Plants need animals and animals need plants. Today we went outside to observe again. Today’s Focus Questions: Do other habitats have diversity of organisms (different living things)? Do other habitats also show interdependence? How? Task: observe in a woodland habitat. Record what living organisms you observe. Next we will be looking at our observations and using them to explain examples of interdependence within this habitat. Last Thursday afternoon (June 1st) was all about science! We had 3 focus questions to guide our learning. They were:
We had spent previous days building some background knowledge on bees, pollen, and the structure of a flower. We learned that plants with flowers need pollination to create new seeds that will grow into new plants. The flower of a plant is usually where reproduction occurs, so without pollination a flower cannot reproduce. Bees are the popular pollinators, but there are others, too! Such as bats, hummingbirds, and other small mammals. We went outside to complete a relay race to simulate bee pollination (see pictures below). Students then needed to build a "creature" that could simulate pollination. We also learned that some plants need help spreading their seeds. There are many different ways seeds can be dispersed. Including wind, clothing, animal droppings, and fur. |
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