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December 14th-18th

Taiga Biome:  This week's focus will be on the plants (flora) and animals (fauna) of this chilly, wet, and swampy biome.  We will finish up the taiga this week and prepare for our study of the 'Temperate Deciduous Forest' after the Christmas break. 

December 7th-11th 

Taiga Biome continued....

This week's focus will be on where it is located and the climate in this part of the world.  In second grade, we will learn the meaning of and importance of conifers to the environment and to the Taiga.   We will begin a 'MIGHTY Tree' project that will span the biomes.  We will discuss an 'adopt a tree' idea!!  Stay tuned for further developments!

Nov. 30th-Dec. 4th

We will begin our trimester with an overview of BIOMES including a multimedia presentation about this fascinating concept.  We will learn what a biome is, how many there are in the world and where exactly they are located.  We will then focus specifically on the Taiga biome; defining it and learning in what countries/continents it is located.

November 22nd and 23rd (Happy Thanksgiving!!)

These two days we will take a last look and review of our animal groupings; ie. invertebrates, mammals, reptiles, amphibians fish and birds.  We will take a look at some scientific animal picture books and gather more knowledge about the group(s) that interest(s) us most. 

Week of Nov. 16th-20th

This week in Science we will continue our 'animal' mobile and discussion of the particular characteristics of the six identified groups within the animal kingdom.   We will be adding text and pictures to make it more interesting.

Week of Nov. 9th-13th

This week in Science we will continue to explore animal groups.  We will look at cold-blooded vs. warm-blooded and vertebrates vs. invertebrates.  We will also continue to create our mobile showcasing the six major categories of animals.

Week of Nov. 2-6

Add fish, invertebrates and mammals to our Science Fact File this week.  Research particular types of each category on the internet.  Check out books from our library in Stinson and add to our 'fact file' information gleaned from these books.  Begin a poster with the most pertinent facts for each category, ie.  where they live, what they eat, if they have a backbone, etc...

Week of Oct. 26-30 

Add reptiles and bird groups to our Science Fact File, discussing and researching aspects of each of these categories of animals. 

Gardening and nature will also be a topic of discussion this week as we will be tending our garden and exploring aspects of garden maintenance and care. 

Week of Oct. 19-23

Present numerous books depicting the 6 major categories of animals:  amphibians, birds, fish, invertebrates, mammals, and reptiles.  Discuss/take notes over particular characteristics of each.