Classification Challenge

kingdom-Animalia

Phylum-Chordata                                                                                             Class-Mammalia
Infraclass-Eutheria
Order-Chiroptera. 
Family-Chiropter
Genus-Leptonycteris.
Species-1000 species of bats

Bats are mammals. However, they are not
rodents or birds, and do not have any closely related 
orders.They are related to carnivores.Different species
select different habitats during different seasons.
Bats exist all over world. Bats are found in almost
every habitat available on earth.

The similarities between a bat,turtle and a starfish is
they all have eyes and legs. They all eat and drink.
They all have a predator and a prey.Bats,turtle and starfish can swim.They all can smell.

The differences between a bat,starfish and turtles,
they all eat different things. A bat fly's and a starfish and a turtle swim. Bats have good hearing,Starfish don't have ears and turtles don't have outer ears but inner ears.



                                                                                                  

Cricket Investigation

Our question was, what do crickets like better fruits or vegetables?. If we observe a cricket and put fruits and vegetables in the tank, then I think it will prefer vegetables, because when we were observing them they didnt eat the apple's and they got all rotten.                                    
                                                                                                                  My data table             

Background: Cricketrs are related to grasshoppers.The sound emitted by crickets is commonly referred to as chirping.Only the male crickets chirp,crickets like all other insects, are cold-blooded.

This week in science #6

This week in science we did cricket investigation and a data day for the crickets. For the warm up , David asked us what things we'll need. I think I'll need outlets,food,air,internet, and transportation. We also did a lot of group work this week , I was excited about that. We had to research 10 things about what crickets need.

I learned many things about crickets while observing them. They are more active when you take the lid off the cage. We also had to ask some questions like, do crickets like dirt or grass better ?. We learned about dichotomous keys while doing a mission challenge with jelly belly's. we needed to make up questions and answer them while looking at the different jelly beans.

TWIS #5

We did the rocket conclusion for our mission challenge. This week in science we did animal behavior. We watched video's and answered questions. In the video we had to describe what the animals were doing. We also looked at crickets and observed them and write anything that we wanted to know about the crickets. We started this unit yesterday and I think its interesting.

I learned about rockets and what the parts of it is called, nose cone,body and wings. The wings are there to give the rocket stability. We had to figure out our independent variable, dependent variable, hypothesis,and testable question. I also learned about the similarities and differences between animals and humans. We also learned about the body parts of a cricket. When observing the crickets we had to write what they did,many died.

TWIS #1

ienceThis week in science we did a marshmellow challenge,we also looked at different plants.We shared things about what we knew about the plants.When you look closely you can see insects and the patterns on the leaves.My group was fun to be in because its nice to hear what others have to say and there opinions.These activity's are fun.

This week in science we learned more about plants.I also learned more about teamwork/group work.I responded to the warm up(What makes a good teammate)and I wrote "Someone who participates and shares there opinion". I learned how to make a marshmellow stand on sticks.We were struggling to make it stand up.It was hard but we got it,it did take long though.

This week in science 2

This week we got new seats, I like my seat.We also worked in groups, it helped us figure things out.When we were working in the groups we were doing the plant investigation with the cups.The class also learned about new plant called "Brassica Rapa", we had to write a summary about the facts we found on google. This week me and my group also had to figure out what we would do differently the next time we did a plant investigation.

What I learned about brassica rapa and about some of its features. I also learned about what it adapts to,it was interesting to learn new things about it.I have many questions but enjoyed learning about it.Im wondering if it can be different shapes,sizes, or color.I also learned three facts about it,Its not fire resistance,the drought tolerance is low,and there active growth period is in the spring,summer,and fall.Todays class was fun because of the new things i learned about Brassica rapa.

TWIS #4

This week in science we did many things like our Plant investigation #2.I think me and my group are going to accomplish alot in this plant investigation because we are working really hard.I think the plant investigation is easier to do on the computer and it also fun.Basically, we'v been working on our plant investigation and writing about what else we have to do to complete it on our exit slip.On the computer we had jobs like, the graphic organizer, title, results and much more jobs.I like working in groups because you get help you dont have to work alone.

This week we learned about how to plan before doing our plant investigations so it will be neat. We also had to plan out who doing what, and how we can make our work neater and easier to find.After that we graphed it out really orginized it so we will know what to do on the computer. The class was also sketching the plant and looking at how much they grew.I also learned about how data supports the hypothesis.