We learned lots about grasslands, deserts, forests, tundra and wetlands. I learned something new about the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, niches and ecosystems. It also gave a good chance to discuss the issues and political hype around climate change and global warming.
My favorite project from this unit was making a wetland model. We used homemade playdough for the land and a slice of florists foam for the spongy wetland. I don't think our model accurately reflected how wetlands filter and clean water for us, but it was really fun to do anyway. My husband had the day off and was able to join us in this project. It's always fun to have his artistic abilities around when these projects come up. I am no artist, that's for sure.
So...here's our wetland model. Yikes
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The sticks and pine needles gave it a bit more of an authentic feel. We did our best to include lily pads, frogs, fish, snakes, salamanders, beavers and a beaver dam, spider, spider web, and birds. See if you can pick out all those elements. :)
We took the test orally together as a way to summarize the knowledge we had gained. And today we finished up the unit by going to the NC museum of natural history where they have some amazing displays of local NC biomes. We also took a look at some other neat displays, like the dinosaurs. Roar.
Good way to spend a gray, drizzly December day over the holiday break.
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