What is that bug?

Hello People of Room 116!

Yesterday we discovered this bug in our yard and it created a frenzy of questions. In the end we realized we had no idea what it could be. Being the excellent scientists we are, we decided to do some research. Our class recorded some of the things we observed about our new discovery:

We found this bug undeground.

It has white stuff on it. - Jesse

It has a pokey mouth. - Aanas

It does not have any wings. - Sharaf

It has a orange head and black eyes - Jesse

It has 6 legs. - Ayesa

It has little hairs on it's legs. - Jesse

It has a little head and a big back - Sawda

We entered those observations into the old Google machine and found a bug that looked very similar:

 

Turns out that what we found was a June-bug larvae. Soon to be a June-bug/ June-Beetle:

 

 Great job class! What other things can learn about the creatures that live outside?

 

 

 

We Are Going Outside!

 Hello People of Room 116,

This week we started to look for life in our community. We went for a walk in the playground and around the community. We found lots of living things! 

We found:
Worms - Jahiem
Squirrels - Sawda
Birds - Ayesa
Dogs - Rayeed
Grass - Pratheeksha
Hawks - Jesse
Cats - Eden
Robins - Laiba
Flies - Samiha
Trees - Nusrat
Kids - Bilal
Humans -Sharaf
  

Rainforests and Numbers

Hello People of Room 116!

Welcome back! It has been awhile since we have added anything to the site, but with Spring around the corner the class thought it was time to update.

The class has been talking about animals and wildlife recently, so we have decided to focus our scientific brains on learning about rainforests and the animals that live in them.

We have already begun asking questions:

Ayesa: How many toes does an elephant have?

Jesse: Why do monkeys like climbing trees?

Pratheeksha: How many trees does a rainforest have?

Munir: How does a cheetah run fast? What is faster than a cheetah?

Aanas: How many types of snakes are in the rainforest?

Sawda: Why do tigers have stripes?


With our focus on the rainforest we are also examining numbers we see in the rainforest as well as the numbers we see in the everyday (Ex: what numbers do we see on the TTC? How many red cars will pass us on our walk home? How many eggs did I eat this week?) Please support your student at home by asking them to look for and write down numbers when they see them

Here is a fun site we just discovered that has many great games for your child to try at home (look for the wild animal game in the science section):

www.turtlediary.com


Read everyday and have fun learning!

Mr. Grady and Ms. Richa