Week Three Lab 02/05/2025
This week in lab we learned quite a bit. We learned about the life cycle of a butterfly and how it goes from an egg, to a larva, to a pupa, and then an adult butterfly. We learned more about the life cycle of various plants and animals and we did our own little life cycle example on a paper plate with play dough, making a 3-D example. We went around the classroom and showed what each group did, my partner Ellie and I did the life cycle of a carrot, as shown in the photo below. We also looked at our lentil seeds (to the right) and saw that they germinated and now are growing roots, from when we put them in the cups with cotton balls and water last week in lab, we also added more water and put them back in the incubator. We also learned about the life cycle of a lima bean, lemon trees, and lettuce learning that most plants go through a similar life cycle. Next, we learned about "fast plants" and their life cycle, we learned that some plants such as Brassica Rapa has a fast life cycle, happening within 40 days. Then, we got to plant our own fast plants in class today (bottom of the page). I am excited to watch them grow! Lastly, we went over last weeks reading response and talked about the importance of science in education.
What we learned today in lab, I am able to relate back to what I already know as I learned about these topics in elementary school. The only new thing I learned was about fast plants as I had not heard very much about them before. I found it interesting how fast those plants go through their life cycle. I also really liked how we got to grow our own fast plant. However, learning about life cycles was a refresher of knowledge I learned in elementary school science classes. Along with plantings germinating as that is an experiment we did in school as well. Overall, todays lab was a good refresher of my prior knowledge.
I can apply what we learned today in lab to my future teaching practices in many ways. The example we created with the plate and the play dough is something I will use with my future students and also growing our own plants is something I will use with my future students. Everything we learned today will be something I can use in my future teaching career.
Hi Makenna! We did learn so much this week in lab, but it was all connected in some way and was very interesting. I liked seeing the picture of your lentil seed because my group's seed did not sprout, so it was nice to see one that did sprout. I had also not heard of fast plants before, so I am excited to observe them throughout the rest of the semester.
ReplyDeleteHello Makenna, I also felt we got to learn so much. I agree that the hands-on modeling activity life cycle projects a great tool for teaching students. I thought it was great we got to learn about fast plants—such a unique aspect of plant life cycles! I also like how you plan to incorporate these activities into your future classroom. The play dough project is a creative way to make life cycles more tangible for students. It’s great that you were able to apply your prior knowledge and learn new things!
ReplyDeleteHi Makenna! I agree with you that these activities are great for hands-on learning. I really like the play-dough activity and I think it would be good for young learners as it is more play-learning. I like how you shared how you plan to incorporate these into your future classroom. Great post!
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