This month students have been studying living organisms. We have completed science observations noticing how different organisms look, move, and respond to their environment. We have learned that living things share certain characteristics: they move, breathe, need energy, have a life cycle, reproduce, and die.
Students are brainstorming characteristics that all living things have in common
Students were curiuos (some skeptical) if plants really moved . So, we set up a simple science experiment to capture the movement of a plants leaves as they angle toward the sun. We were able to see evidence of how a plant responds to its' environment.
We worked to categorize various objects as living, non-living, or dead and realized that there is yet another category when we had disagreements about where to place our peas seeds.
We took our learning outside and worked to categorize organisms we encountered on our nature walk.
This week students are using what they know about animal adaptations to create a "Creative Amphibian" model of an animal that has adaptations for living on land and water. Students will combine features from their favorite animals to make a unique creature. 
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