Post 8: This Week in Science (Fruit Flies)

Welcome back to science! Today, we will be blogging about what we DID and what we LEARNED this week.

Title your post: Post 8: This Week in Science (Fruit Flies Part 1)

• Paragraph 1: What did you DO this week in science?
• Paragraph 2: What did you LEARN this week in science? 
• Picture:  Use Google Image Search to find a picture that goes along with your post.

Post 7: This Week in Science (Ecosystems)

Welcome back to science! Today, we will be blogging about what we DID and what we LEARNED this week. Your post will have 3 paragraphs and 2 pictures with captions.

Title your post: Post 7: This Week in Science (Ecosystems)

• Paragraph 1: What did you DO these last 2 weeks in science? (6 points)
• Paragraph 2: What did you LEARN these last 2 weeks in science? (6 points)
• Paragraph 3: What are you still UNSURE of or CURIOUS about? (6 points)

• Picture 1: A picture from the field trip! (3 points)
• Picture Gallery
• Add a caption (1 point)

• Picture 2: A picture of your terrarium! (3 points)
• COHORT 2 
• COHORT 3 
• COHORT 4
• COHORT 5
• Add a caption (1 point)

  HAVE FUN!

Lesson 21: Research Day!

Welcome back to science!

Today, we will use the catalogs we recorded to conduct research. Look at your notes. Think about the observations and questions you came up with.

This chart will help you classify your biotic factors if you didn't finish your catalog:

Use these links to research your organisms today:

http://www.insects.org/

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

http://dsc.discovery.com/


In your notebook, write down the following for each organism you research:

• Common name
• Scientific name
• Illustration
• What kind of environment do they live in?
• What do they eat?
• Where do they get their energy from?
• Where do they belong in a food chain? What is their trophic level?
• What eats them?

Habitat Design Specs

Your Habitat Design Poster should include...

• a beautiful detailed illustration of your habitat
• a top view and side view
• label all parts
• one food chain
• at least one predator/ prey relationship
• biotic and abiotic factors
• limiting factors
• a list of all supplies needed
• all group member’s names

Post 6: This Week in Science (Spider Habitat Design)

Welcome back to science! Today, we will be blogging about what we DID and what we LEARNED this week.

Title your post: Post 6: This Week in Science (Spider Habitat Design)

• Paragraph 1: What did you DO this week in science?
• Paragraph 2: What did you LEARN this week in science? (include ideas about the carbon-oxygen cycle)
• Picture: Add the picture of your group's design

Spider Habitat Photos

EXTRA CREDIT: Add a third paragraph to your post for extra credit. One point for each term used correctly. Explain your habitat design using this vocab…

• Food chains
• Energy pyramids
• Producers, consumers
• Heterotroph/autotroph
• Feeding relationships (symbiotic and predator/prey)
• biotic and abiotic factors
• limiting factors
• Carrying capacity