Life Science

Hello Scientists!

We've been studying life science since school started. Soon, we'll begin Earth Science, but before that let's review the science topics we've learned about so far. Click on a topic to watch the Brain POP Jr. video. Then come back here and comment with something important that we all need to remember about life science!

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Parts of a Plant

Classifying Animals

Frogs

Hibernation

Migration

Making Observations

Fall

Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Watch the BrainPOP on classifying animals. Then take the online quiz. Come back to the blog and let us know if you learned anything new!

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Classification

Scientists classify organisms based on characteristics that they can see. We read about classification of vertebrates in science class. The different classifications are: mammal, reptile, amphibian, bird, and fish.

Suppose you were walking on the field at PE and found an organism on the ground. Being curious you wondered what it was. You noticed it had no fur and no legs. What prediction could you make? Why? What other information would you need to know exactly what the organism was?

World's Smallest Monkey

The Pygmy Marmoset or Dwarf Monkey is a native to the rainforests of western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and northern Bolivia. It is one of the smallest primates, and the smallest true monkey, with its body length ranging from 14 to 16 centimeters (not including the tail that can be 15 to 20 centimeters). Males weigh around 140 grams, and females only 120 grams.

Answer Question by leaving a comment: Is this animal a vertebrate or invertebrate? Explain how you know.

Happy Earth Day!

Our school decorated brown grocery bags with Earth Day messages. The grocery bags were borrowed from Publix and will be returned so that shoppers requesting "paper" will receive one of our bags and messages. Take a look at the Lipsky Team's Earth Day Bags below.

The idea came from www.EarthDayBags.org. Lipsky Team if you could give the world one message on Earth Day, what would it be?

Mmm mmm rutabaga!

Today we learned that rutabaga is not just a fun word to say, but also a yummy snack! The best tastes were rutabaga raw dipped in ranch like carrot sticks, and the yummy rutabaga chips. Raise your hand if you liked the rutabaga!

We are Gardeners!

Our class finally harvested vegetables from our garden. Check out our ENORMOUS rutabaga! We grew two and enjoyed one raw dipped in ranch dressing and one baked like French fries and chips! Our carrots didn't do as well, and we didn't harvest our radishes early enough to enjoy them. We recently planted Lima bean seeds and have been making careful observations every day. They have not sprouted yet, but we are anxiously awaiting the sight of tiny buds.

What's the Matter?

In science class, we've been learning about matter. Watch the Brain POP Jr. movie on matter to review what you know. Then take the quiz and let us know your score. Pay attention and watch it twice if necessary!

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