This week students started the week by receiving their Life Science textbooks. (As a reminder, students may keep their textbooks at home, as we have an extra set of books here at school.) Students were given their first reaing about "The Characteristics of Living Organisms". Along with the reading, students learned how to organize their notes while reading, in a T-note style. With T-notes, sub headings, vocabulary terms, larger concepts and questions are on the left hand side of the paper, while on the right hand side, answers to the respective bullet points are placed. T- notes are just one type of notes that we will use in class, and will take some getting used to, though I was very impressed with how the students caught on to the concept!!
After learning about the characteristics that living things share, we explored a very important scientific tool, the microscope. Students learned about the pieces of the microscope and how to utilize this tool properly prior to stepping into a lab on Thursday. The lab required students to demonstrate techniques we will be utilizing in the laboratory throughout the year. Students finished up their lab today in class.
We will wrap up this short unit on Tuesday with a quiz. Have a fantastic weekend!
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