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Classes visited Sweat Mountain Park today to make and record observations and inferences. We are fortunate to have a such a nice natural park space that is adjacent to and shared by our school property. In class we have been learning about the scientists who made observations that were instrumental in the development the Cell Theory. These naturalists were fascinated by the natural world around them and made many observations of everyday things. Today students gathered a few items to view and learned how to use the stereoscopes. You would be surprised to see how interesting a butterfly wing appears when maginfied. Acorns, mushrooms, pinestraw, rocks, insect larvae, leaves, etc. were all objects of study today. As we continue with our study of the habits of scientists, it will be interesting to see what interesting questions arise in my classes for experimentation and research.

The record of student observations, inferences, and questions was collected for a classwork grade.
There is no homework for this weekend. Have a great holiday everyone!

Posted by Mrs. Carroll