Because of ISAT testing, our schedule this week was a bit crazy! Some students had science class twice and others had it three times. We spent our short week reinforcing the principles of classification and the six kingdoms. I showed students how to use a mnemonic device to help them remember the six kingdoms and some characteristics of each (using six our fingers). For example, the ring finger represents the fungi kingdom. Because there is no ring on your finger, you must be a "fun guy." "Fun guys" usually sit on the couch playing video games (no movement) and definitely don't make their own food (consumers)! Hopefully this will help students to better remember these kingdoms for our test on Tuesday!
We also worked more with classification this week in our "Creepy Critters" lab. Students were required to study the characteristics of 20 aliens and put them into groups based on their similarities. It was a challenging task, but students found unique ways to classify their creatures. Next week, we will take our classification chapter test (Tuesday) and move on to our final chapter before break: bacteria and viruses.
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