This week has been so exciting for us as 2nd grade scientists. We began our unit on ecosystems, which will conclude in October with a bird field trip (more information on this later!!)! This week specifically, we have been up to a multitude of things!
Tuesday started with a pre-test over plants. This gives me a starting point to influence instruction!
Wednesday was a blast. We took 20 minutes and explored the outdoors. Students were told to explore nature as a whole, and collect some of their findings. We discussed leaving nature in nature is best, and how it is unfair to pick up living things/items. I was pleasantly surprised with how much we found in the small field behind the school!
Thursday (today), we took the opportunity to look over our findings from our nature walk. We spent over 40 minutes consumed with the items in our bags! I had students drawing pictures and hypothesizing what they could be looking at, all while describing what each item in their bag looked like, felt like, and smelled like. It was so fun to hear students guesses as to what they had picked up. This also is a good lead in to using details in their writing which will come later next week!
Friday (tomorrow), we will plan our grass seeds and watch them grow! Using our science notebook, we will be able to record what we notice as the plant grows and changes! I cannot wait to share some of this amazing work with you!
If you happen to work in the field of biology (preferably with plants or animals) and would like to come share one day about what you do, send me an email, klister@cpsk12.org, or a message on Remind!
That's all for now!
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