Water Cycle

Dear Parents and Students,

I am soooo excited about this weeks lesson! our class is going to start learning about the Water Cycle. I know that you will really enjoy exploring the sites that I have found for this lesson! There is soo mant neat things that you learn! Let me know what you think about the sites after you have visited them.

Learn about the stages of the Water Cycle!

Kick back, relax and learn about the water cycle through this exciting Movie!

Read this cute story about the water droplet and the play the game that goes along with it!

The Parts of a Plant

Dear Parents,

This weeks topic is the parts of a plant! We will be learning and the basic parts of a plants basic parts of plants are;

• roots
• stems
• leaves
• flowers
• fruit
• seeds

On the site the Great Plant Escape you learn about all the parts of a plant in great detail! Here you will get great information and see pictures to help you understand better.

Check your understanding on the parts of a plant and see how much you have learned.

Now it your turn! Let's see if you can label all the plant parts on your own!

Living and Non-living Things

We are surrounded by living and non-living things. All animals and plants are living things and biology is the study of these living things. A cat playing with a ball is obviously living. A pigeon flying from tree to tree is also a living thing.

Sometimes it is not so easy to decide. Plants are living things but they do not play with balls or fly. If something is living it will carry out all of the seven activities shown opposite.

The Seven Characteristics of Living Things

1.Feeding All living organisms need to take substances from their environment to obtain energy, to grow and to stay healthy.
2.Movement
All living organisms show movement of one kind or another. All living organisms have internal movement, which means that they have the ability of moving substances from one part of their body to another. Some living organisms show external movement as well - they can move from place to place by walking, flying or swimming.
3.Breathing or Respiration
All living things exchange gases with their environment. Animals take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.
4.Excretion
Excretion is the removal of waste from the body. If this waste was allowed to remain in the body it could be poisonous. Humans produce a liquid waste called urine. We also excrete waste when we breathe out. All living things need to remove waste from their bodies.
5.Growth
When living things feed they gain energy. Some of this energy is used in growth. Living things become larger and more complicated as they grow.
6.Sensitivity
Living things react to changes around them. We react to touch, light, heat, cold and sound, as do other living things.
7.Reproduction
All living things produce young. Humans make babies, cats produce kittens and pigeons lay eggs. Plants also reproduce. Many make seeds which can germinate and grow into new plants.

Lets see how much we know about living and non living things now! Watch play and work on these clips to help you learn more about living and non-living things!

Now that you have some background knowledge of living and non-living things lets find out how much you really know! Take this fun quiz!

Lets have some fun with this now....can you sort out the living from the non-living?

Science Safety

Dear Parents,

In the classroom safety is going to be our first priority! The school is going to provide lab coats, but the students will also need to purchase safety glasses. These can be purchased through me at the cost of $5. I will be selling them all this week and the next. Also I have listed some very important and fun sites below. I would like for both you and your child to go over the rules and if you could help them understand the rules that would be wonderful! There will be a no tolerance policy during science labs.


Lab Safety will give you the most basic set of lab rules....but they are very important!

This site will be a little more fun! Look at the picture and find out What's Wrong.

Now it is time for the Safety Scramble!

Well I hope you have enjoyed learning about Science Safety Rules! Remember to check back each week!

Welcome

Dear Parents and Students,

I would like to take a minute and welcome you to our classes science blog! This is the first year we have had the opportunity to use the science blog! I would like for you to check the site each week, were you will find new and exciting lessons and information for you to work on, have fun with and enjoy!