In Science Class . . .Week of 4/12

4/5th Grade: This week, we continued with our terrarium observations, working on choosing the right tools to take measurements. The students learned a little about the metric system, and we practiced using centimeters. We did some test prep, and also watched a video about the ways that seeds naturally travel in various environments (marine, forest, stream, etc). Key questions: How did your terrarium change? What environmental factors influenced the growth of your plants? How? How do seeds travel in an ecosystem and what sort of adaptations do they have to help them?