Room 12 has been learning about the needs of crayfish, studying the structures of crayfish, and observing and recording their behaviors. Small groups designed and conducted an investigation to see how the "crawdaddies" respond to changes in their environment.
Presenting animal reports to the class.
Papier mache projects
Room 12 has been discussing
different animal adaptations, such as mimicry, migration, hibernation,
protective coloring, body covering,
chemical defense, special
mouthparts, etc. They discussed different kinds of bird beaks and how
they help birds survive in their environment. Ms. Seguin set up stations
for pairs of students to rotate through.
Each station had 3 different
tools that represented a different type of bird beak function. Each
station had a special type of "food" that fit one type of beak.
Each
pair had to decide which tool would best get the food at each station.
For example, at one station the pair had to decide if an eye dropper,
small fishnet, or large scoop would be the best "beak" to get "nectar"
from a tall thin vase representing nectar in a flower.
Room 12 children listen as Ms. Andreal Davis reads a story from Virginia Hamilton's book They Could Fly, titled Wiley, His Momma, and the Hairy Man .
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