Week 5 Blog Post

 Blog Post Week 5

Some questions that I still have that I am interested to learn more about is about the activity we did involving how different animals get their food or work together like the ant bridge, the whale hoops etc. I am interested to learn more about what other living things do that are simelar. 

The entire class had the oppurtunity to make our own food chains based on different ecosystems. This was a very fun and engaging way of students working together to teach others about each ecosystem. I could see this being done as a project for my future classroom!
This week we got to take a look at our fast plants and they are growing so well. Last week my partner and I noticed that there was a tiny sprout in the 4th spot that looked like it could grow, this week we noticed, it sadly has not. Although our plants are not as big or growing as well as others in out classroom it is important for us to know how great of an activity this is and how we can use it in our future classrooms. 

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  1. Erica TillotsonSeptember 21, 2023 at 9:14 AM

    Hi Grace, I am also still wondering and have some questions about the different food chains and consumers within an ecosystem. However the activity was very engaging and I enjoyed doing it with my group. Our plant has also grown about the same height as yours, but I love seeing the progress every week! Good post!

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