Week 3

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  1. The first thing I learned this week was how to generate lentil seeds. I had grown lentil seeds before and I found it very interesting that they can generate on top of cotton balls. I feel like most of the time I have always grown plants from soil. We learned about dormant and active seeds. I didn’t know that seeds can be living. I always thought seeds were dormant and the plant was the living part. The next project we worked on was creating a life cycle and my group chose to do one on a butterfly. I loved that we used play-dough to do this because it made it fun and you had to be creative to make all of the different parts. We also planted a lima bean plant. I think it will be very interesting to watch it grow over the next couple of weeks. 

  2. I think the life cycle project would be a great project to add to my lessons in the future. In elementary school we all learned about life cycles and I think sometimes it can get a little confusing on what comes next. Instead of just showing a picture, this is a great way for students to get hands up and create a model to show them. I think people remember things better when they are doing an activity with it. 

  3. In the science standard that we were trying to achieve in the lab it states that we should model 3-5 different builds and while we did that in the lab, is that something that is achievable in the classroom? In the lab we have almost 2 hours to get each of these projects done but in a classroom we don’t have that much time so how can we still hit this standard while trying to make sure we do some modeling but also getting all of the information in the students minds. 


Lentil seeds 

Life Cycle of a butterfly 

Lima bean plant

Comments

  1. Claire HaagSeptember 12, 2024 at 3:24 PM

    Hi Faith! I think the life cycle model we did was a great way to talk about the life cycle of animals in a hands on way! I love your questions! This is also something I was thinking about. Schools give such little time for science and it seems like it would be a challenge to do 3-5 different modeling activities. Great work!

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  2. Isabel ShermanSeptember 15, 2024 at 8:37 PM

    Hey Faith! I love the life cycle model you and Claire did, I agree this is a great project to add into a classroom setting. I feel the same way about science instruction, and building models in class. Maybe 3-5 modeling activities are done throughout the week? Great job!!

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  3. Julia RanieriSeptember 15, 2024 at 9:56 PM

    Hi Faith! I see theres a trend of all of us wanting to use the life cycle activity in our future classrooms! I thought it was interesting how you've grown lentil seeds before since it's not a typical plant to grow! Great job!

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