The 4th graders started their day by adding finishing touches to their eyeball research projects, adding them to their portfolios, and presenting to a group of their peers.

Free Choice inspired students to try a variety of personal projects such as creating friendship bracelets, sewing stuffies, and concurring puzzles. In the afternoon, the students took the eyeball anatomy post-test then compared their score to their pre-test and calculated a growth score. This will be shared on their digital portfolios.

FINALLY, in the afternoon, willing students participated in the dissection of a cow eyeball! Students who decided this activity wasn't their speed, watched an episode of Cosmos on the history of light spectrum science in the hallway. (I did save one eyeball for the couple students who were absent so that they can get their shot before the end of the year.)

The dissection was such a cool experience! The students were able to see and identify the cornea, sclera, pupil, iris, cilliary body, lens, retina, tapetum, vitreous humor, aqueous humor, and optic nerve.