We wrapped up our chapter on protists and fungi this week and took the chapter test on Tuesday. On Wednesday, students attended the career fair. In general, students seemed to really enjoy the trip. There were many interesting sessions, and many presenters even gave out goodies to the kids.
We have finally made our way into to the animal kingdom! Students explored the diversity of the animal kingdom with an activity on Thursday. They had to list animals that fit into given categories, and then as students shared answers with the class, they had to cross off any animal that was listed by another group. We discovered that there are WAY more animals than we could have anticipated. Remember, though....most animals (more than 95%) are actually invertebrates! We did an overview of the characteristics of the animal kingdom, and we spent some time on Friday discussing and observing the simplest animals: the sponges. Next week, we will do a "Porifera" lab and talk even more about simple invertebrates.
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