This week we are investigating...
What materials make up the Earth’s surface and why is it always changing?
-Built a three dimensional map to discover what makes up the Earth's Surface.
-Investigated water (How much is on Earth, where can we find fresh water, how we use water)
-Discovered how water goes through a process called the water cycle.
-Exploring the rock cycle.
-Identifying rocks as igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary.
What do organisms need to survive in different ecosystems?
Investigated the meaning of organism and ecosystem.
Discovered the different types of habitats and what live in each.
Identified a variety of plants and matched them to the habitat in which they live and survive.
Observed the life cycle of the Painted Lady Butterfly.
Compared characteristics of a Bess Beetle and an Isopod, and then discovered the habitat that each one prefers.
Developed an understanding of an insect.
Understanding the career of Entomology.
Explored Insects with Fern Hollow Nature Center.
Release butterflies into their natural habitat.