5/28

Our last full week of school went by quickly! As a class, we played a "year in review" game, watched a video about the importance of genetic diversity, and did a life science Internet scavenger hunt. We had a great time during our field day on Friday!

5/21

Students spent the first three days of the week doing their frog dissection. Small groups of students were asked to read through the lab and identify the organs that we discussed in detail last week. Each lab group had to take an oral quiz after completing each organ system, and they were required to show me all of the organs that they had learned. The students did a FANTASTIC job overall, and I am quite impressed with their knowledge! We did some online review on Thursday to prepare for Friday's test, which contained a "practical" section where students had to identify the organs of real frogs.

5/14

On Monday, students took their chapter test on invertebrates. We spent the rest of the week learning about vertebrates and amphibians. We learned more about a frog's anatomy, and we reviewed a few of the many organs that humans share with frogs. I did a sample frog dissection for the students on Thursday, and students had time in the computer lab on Friday to prepare and "practice" for the frog dissection that we will do next week. Our final test of the year (over amphibians and frogs) will be on Friday of next week (May 21st).

5/7

Students did a fantastic job on Monday's earthworm dissection! I am quite impressed by how well the students followed the lab instructions and worked with their partner. It looks like we may have some future surgeons in this class!

We discussed our final phyla of invertebrates this week (Arthropods and Echinoderms), and we spend the remainder of the week reviewing for our big invertebrate test (on Monday, May 10th). Next week, we will begin our final chapter of the year!

Today's career fair was wonderful! The students really enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about different careers. Thank you to all of the wonderful parents and others who volunteered their time to be a part of this unique opportunity!