Text Tuesday: Adaptations

Text Tuesday: Adaptations

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today we were formally introduced to different types of adaptations. We learned that adaptations help animals thrive, survive, and reproduce in their environments. We focused on learning about 3 types of adaptations: structural, behavioral, and physiological. Students…

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Quarter 2, New Beginnings

Quarter 2, New Beginnings

Hello there, Today began the first full week of the second quarter. We continued with our learning about ways and causes for organisms changing over time. To begin class, we completed a small NSTA probe to see what we know…

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Happy Thursday & Early Weekend!

Happy Thursday & Early Weekend!

Greetings everyone! Today is quite the day! We have a Thursday that feels like a Friday (since there’s a TEACHER WORKDAY no school for students)! Also, today is Halloween  so the kids are excited to have fun tonight and not…

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Wednesday: Honing in on Homologous Structures

Wednesday: Honing in on Homologous Structures

Hey hey everyone! Today we took a closer look at homologous structures by doing a gallery walk, analyzing a picture with various animal limbs, and answering conclusion/synthesis questions. In order to complete this activity, students learned a new vocabulary phrase…

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Text Tuesday: Natural Selection & Homologous Structures

Text Tuesday: Natural Selection & Homologous Structures

Hello everyone! Today we looked a mini-lesson about natural selection to prepare us for our in-depth study next week, and then switched gears to complete a Text Tuesday on homologous structures. We began class by playing a fun game/demo that modeled natural…

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