Swing, slither and swim...Tessa learned vertebrates move in various ways. She also learned ways to identify animal tracks and made castings of those found around our house.
- Read Move! by Steve Jenkins.
- Read Swing, Slither or Swim: A Book About Animal Movements by Patricia M. Stockland.
- Completed Evan-Moor ScienceWorks for Kids: Animals with Backbones, Grades 1-3 "Vertebrate Movements Are Adapted to the Animal's Needs - How Animals Move" (minus "Animal Charades"...we didn't have enough time), "Gather More Information," mini book and "How Do I Move" worksheet (pages 52-53 and 55) from TeacherFileBox.com.
- Watched Bill Nye the Science Guy: Animal Locomotion DVD by Disney.
Tuesday
- Read Fast, Faster, Fastest: Animals That Move at Great Speeds by Michael Dahl.
- Completed "The Race Is On!" (pages 5 and 10) from Investigating Mammals, Grades 1-3 by The Mailbox.
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| Tessa and I designed a bulletin board for "The Race Is On!" After I set up the race track, Tessa arranged the animals from slowest to fastest around the track. |
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| Our completed bulletin board. The cheetah won, having sprinted to the finish line at 70 mph. The poor sloth never stood a chance. He crawled along at just 1.3 mph. |
Wednesday
- Read Big Tracks, Little Tracks: Following Animal Prints by Millicent Ellis Selsam.
- Completed "Keeping Track" (pages 15 and 17-19) from Investigating Mammals, Grades 1-3 by The Mailbox.
Friday
- Completed Evan-Moor ScienceWorks for Kids: Animals with Backbones, Grades 1-3 "Vertebrate Movements Are Adapted to the Animal's Needs - Extension Activity" (page 54) from TeacherFileBox.com.
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| We found deer tracks in our backyard. |
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| And, a couple of dog prints along a nearby pond. |
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| Tessa carefully mixed and then poured plaster of Paris onto a deer print to make a casting. |
Note: After the castings fully dry and we knock the mud and dirt off of them, I will update with a picture of our final products.
You could have came over to my house. We have chicken prints! Hah!
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