We are presently exploring the world of plants. Yesterday we watched a short video about the plant life cycle. In class we have grown grass, planted marigolds for Mother's Day, and are now watching what happens when we rest a potato in a cup with water. We are practicing our scientific writing skills by preparing observation pieces. We tried to watch lima beans sprout with Miss Jenny, but unfortunately they grew mold and had to be thrown out. That's the fun of science! We never know when an experiment is going to work or not work. We just observe what happens and look for solutions!
To learn more about plants with your child, check out the Plants web quest. This site proposes a challenge while teaching about the basics of plant structure. Complete the task and bring in the field journal for a special prize. This will not only serve as a fantastic scientific family project, it will also help develop reading skills; encourage your child to read as much of the text as possible while supporting him/her to prevent frustration. Although the instructions tell the students they will be creating the original plant on a program called Pixie (which we do not have), my students may create the original plant using any method they would like and bring in the completed project. I know time is limited before we release for the summer; you may want to save this activity for a rainy summer day. If you complete this challenge during the summer vacation, you may bring the completed project to me within the first week of school for your prize. :-)
Have fun learning about plants!
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