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Week of Nov. 9th-13th

This week in Science we will continute to explore animal groups.  We will look at cold-blooded vs. warm-blooded and vertebrates vs. invertebrates.  We will also continue to create our poster/mobile outlining the six 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.