Fun with science this week
We’ve begun reading Apologia ECW Zoology 3: Land Animals.
1st experiment: predators and prey
What more fun than to prey on M&M’s?!
We used construction paper in three colors (green, orange, and brown) to represent a habitat.
We hypothesized which color M&M’s would be camouflaged the best. We proposed that yellow and blue would be easiest to find.
We sorted and counted and stalked our prey. I set a timer for 2 minutes and each “tiger” took a turn seeking her M&M’s or “deer.”
One of our read-alouds this month is Green Thumbs. It’s chock-full of fun gardening projects that are cheap and easy! We’re saving milk jugs for more fun projects next week!
We learned how plants drink water. These carnations were obviously on their last legs when we bought them since they didn’t suck up much. We did get to see a little green and blue come into a couple of them, but the red didn’t work. The celery did a better job in all colors.
Activity with baby animals and their sounds matching
More posts coming on gardening real soon! So excited to see springtime!
I’ve heard a lot about Artistic Pursuits…we might have to use that next school year. I love all the science experiments you’ve done!
Some great ideas!! I will have to check out some of your book ideas. I’ve been looking for some good books on gardening for my daughter. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!! I hope you are having a great week!