Activities

  • Students are introduced to patterns by observing natural patterns that exist in the schoolyard. Students must describe and draw these patterns to complete the activity. Wrap up: discuss the different patterns found and why they occur.

    Incase you were curious…

    What is The  Fibonacci Sequence?
    The Fibonacci Sequence is the series of numbers:
    0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, …
    The next number is found by adding up the two numbers before it.

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  • Students can complete this fall inspired scavenger hunt by observing a garden at home or at school. Wrap up: Discuss student answers, seasonal changes, etc.

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  • Discuss plant growth, pollination methods and pollinators. Students locate and draw four different types of flowers and indicate pollination type. Wrap-up: share flowers and review pollination methods and flower adaptations.

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  • Students will be asked to explain and illustrate interactions within an ecosystem. Students will then work in pairs or groups to create a food web/food chain. Wrap up: once students have had time to work, discuss results as a group.

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  • Students hunt for producers, consumers, and decomposers, and look for evidence of interactions between living things. Observations are recorded on the activity sheet. Wrap up: Discuss student findings. Why are each of these (producers, consumers, and decomposers) important for the natural area?

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