Monday April 6, 2015

Today we worked on the science staar review stations and will be doing so for the remainder of the week.

Thursday and Friday April 2 and 3, 2015

Today and tomorrow the students will be working on review stations for the science staar test coming up at the end of the month.

Wednesday April 1, 2015

Today we began STAAR review stations.  We will be doing those for a while.  I hope they are able to help the students get into the right frame of mind for taking the Science STAAR on April 22, 2015.

Tuesday March 31, 2015

Today was the Reading STAAR.

Monday March 30, 2015

Today we watched a video that discussed insect adaptations.  We discussed each adaptation along the way.

Friday March 27, 2015

We began and most classes finished up their presentations today.

Thursday March 26, 2015

Today was the last day for research and working on the project for the classes.  Tomorrow we will begin the presentations for the projects.

Wednesday March 25, 2015

Today the students spent the entire class period doing research for their project.  I told them it would be the last day in class to do the primary research and the rest would have to be done outside of the classroom.
We will have another work day tomorrow to work on the project and it will continue to be due this Friday.

Tuesday March 24, 2015

These are the guidelines for the project.  It is Due March 27, 2015, this Friday.


Guidelines: 

Ø  Choose one insect species from the list below which you will create a life cycle display.

Ø  For the display, draw, trace, or copy pictures of the insect in its adult form, egg and nymph forms (if you have chosen an insect that goes through incomplete metamorphosis), or its adult form, egg, larva, and pupa (if you have chosen an insect that goes through complete metamorphosis).

Ø  Record the insect’s common name, scientific name, and range (where it lives), which you should be able to indicate on a classroom globe or map.

Ø  Mantises, Moth, Walking sticks, Butterflies, Roaches, Beetles , Aphids, Wasps, Damselflies, Flies, Grasshoppers, Ants, Katydids, Bees, Water bugs

In addition to creating a display as described above, you need to write a one-page report that answers these questions:

ü  To which insect family does it belong?

ü  Where does it live (its range)?

ü  What kind of habitat does it prefer?

ü  What does it eat?

ü  Do any insects or other animals prey upon it?

ü  At any point or points in its life cycle, does the insect have a major effect on the environment or on humans? 

Monday March 23, 2015

We viewed a video over metamorphosis to get us ready for the project we will be starting tomorrow.