Becket Outdoor Center
Third graders in room 205 had an interesting day learning about how living things adapt to the 4 seasons.
Becket Outdoor Center
Third graders in room 205 had a great day learning about the lifecycle of insects!
Structures of Life
Our class is beginning a new science unit using the FOSS Structures of Life Module. We will be sharing space in our classroom with plants and crayfish to learn about life cycles. It looks as if we have an interesting and exciting couple of months ahead! In this module, children investigate the structures and behaviors of living things. You can increase your child’s understanding and interest by asking about the investigations they do at school and by providing experiences at home. You might search for and count the seeds found in various fruits and vegetables as you prepare dinner (children will learn that all plant parts containing seeds are technically fruits). You could grow plants from seeds, grow and eat edible sprouts, and look for the fruits and seeds of plants in your neighborhood. Later we will be taking care of crayfish. Anything could happen, from eggs appearing to shells molting as crayfish grow. If you happen to see other animals when you are out and about with your child, you might take a moment to watch what they do or take note of some interesting features of an animal’s body. How might that behavior or body structure help the animal survive? Together, you become scientists searching for clues. Our classroom will be even livelier than usual in the next several weeks.
What effect does water have on seeds?
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| Scientist setting up mini sprouters |
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| Group Sprouters |
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| Scientists observing the effect water has on seeds! |
Structures of LifeWater on a Slope
Focus Question: How does water move on a slope?
Our scientists began by engineering a slope and observing what happens when water domes are placed on a slope.
Their experiments concluded that water domes always move downhill, gravity pulls water downhill. They concluded that there is a cause and effect relationship between the size of the water dome and the speed at which it travels: larger water domes move down slopes faster. They also found that the steeper the slope the faster the water dome travels.
Scientists in action!
Water and Climate
Water Observations
Inquiry Question: What happens when water falls on different surfaces?
Students investigated what happens to water when it comes in contact with another material, essentially two things happen...
water absorbs into the surface of the material
OR
it remains on the top of the material
Scientists in action....
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