Unit A Life Science

How Plants Live and Grow

 

 

1.    The Gardner by Sarah Stewart. A child plants a rooftop garden in
         the city.

2.     How Seeds Travel by Cynthia Overbeck.  Photographs and explanations about how
         seeds are dispersed.

3.    Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. A woman grows flowers to beautify the world.

 

                                                                    Technology 

    Learn how to read tree rings by visiting this site. 

Discover different ways that seeds are spread by using this site.

www.sfscience.com


How Animals Grow and Change

Suggested Reading for Students

1.    The Lady and the Spider by Faith McNulty.  A gardened returns a spider to its rightful
        place.

2.    Sea Watch by Jane Yolen. Poetry about animals of the sea.

3.    Wild Babies by Seymour Simon. Descriptions of the Characteristics of different
       animal babies.

 

                                                                          Technology

 

Learn about two types of arachnids, spiders and scorpions.  Mr. Don will ask you about them in April.
Read  about the lifecycle of a seahorse at this website.

 

Writing Connection

 

Think about an animal and research how it is cared for by its parents. Write a short report to share with the class.

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