This week students were challenged to brainstorm characteristics that all living things share. Not only did students actively come up with various characteristics, they were able to put their prior knowledge to work during a stations lab. In the stations lab, students were asked to use their characteristics to identify whether a specimen was living, non living or dead. After the two day activity students were quite surprised with some of the answers ( i.e.- living bacteria is in yogurt, grass seed is living, etc.).
To end off the week, students were given their Life Science textbooks to continue learning about living things. With regards to the textbook, students can take these home for the year. I have enough copies here at school where we will always have textbooks in the classroom for 7th graders to use. I just ask that they are brought back to school in the same condition as they are today.
Looking forward, we will be exploring how to use the microscope next week. Have a great weekend!!
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