Plant Journals and Animal Sorts

Students are seeing a lot of growth in their bean plants. We have seen roots, stems and unfurling leaves. We have also found shriveled seed coats and split beans discarded in the soil. Some students who have not seen growth have decided to plant another bean and try again. All this we carefully record in our plant journals. This week we have started looking at other living things too...animals. Today students looked at photos of many different animals. They talked in groups about the different features of these animals and what they do. They came up with their own categories for sorting them, such as whether or not they are dangerous, what they eat and how they move. Next we will look at the categories scientists use to classify animals. This will help lay the foundation for students later researching a living thing of Oman.