5th Grade: The fifth graders set up an experiment with celery, a vascular plant, on Monday. They designed their own experimental question and hypothesis related to water uptake. This is part of our unit on living systems, which up until this point, has focused on animal systems of digestion, circulation, excretion and respiration. Later this week, we will be starting test prep to review concepts and strategies in preparation for the state science test in early May. Key questions: What was your experiment? What variable are you investigating? What did you predict would occur and why?
4th Grade: This week, we will be setting up our terrariums, which will include soil, water and seeds of radishes, peas and corn. Hopefully we will be seeing sprouts by next week! Keep your fingers crossed! These terrariums are mini-ecosystems and will eventually include beetles and isopods.We will be making observations of changes over the next couple weeks. Later in the week, we will be discussing seeds and their role in plant reproduction. Key questions: What were the living and nonliving environmental factors in your terrarium? How did you plant them? What do you predict you will see occur over the next few weeks? Why are seeds important? How can they move to new locations?
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