{Plant Life Cycle Projects}

The Twosies created ThingLinks to share their plant research learning!



Each group chose a plant of their choice and learned about their life cycle. The projects had to include the life cycle stages, a time lapse video of the growth, and some interesting facts.

Take a look...

Watermelon by Bella, Maddie, and Millie
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/782265950966644736

Pitcher Plant by Ronan, James, and Nathan
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/781872062913314818

Azaleas by Will, Whit, and Chase
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/781871823531802625

Venus Fly Trap by Key, Drew, and Crenshaw
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/781868681264103425

Rose by Keaton, Yilan, and Alethea
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/781869205812150274

Castor Oil Plant by Brooks, Ben, and Zachary
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/781867638086172673

Pitcher Plany by Gavin, Mac, and Davis
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/781870624199933953

{Breaking News- Natural Disasters}

The Twosies worked so hard researching and producing news reports 

on Natural Disasters!

Each groups of students wrote a script that included the following information about their natural disaster:

Name

Place the disaster is likely to occur

Description of the disaster

How it forms

How it is measured

Effects of the disaster

Most devastating disaster of it's type in history

We used a Green Screen App called Veescope Live for this project. The students chose a weather map of their natural disaster location and a video clip of their natural disaster to insert as a background.

Enjoy their finished products:

{Twosies Visit the Farm}

Off we go to Washington Farms...

Of course we had to take a picture in the rocking chair!

Washington Farms "Rocks"

Our Field Trip began at the Petting Zoo.

We saw cows, goats, rabbits, chickens, parakeets, peacocks, two-week-old chicks, and a donkey.

 

 

 We jumped on the giant pillow...

Learned about the life cycle of a strawberry...

And picked ripe, red strawberries!

"These are the best strawberries I've ever tasted!"

 

{Second Grade Shops}

To demonstrate our learning about producers and consumers; goods and services; scarcity; and supply and demand, Second Grade participated in an activity called "Second Grade Shops". For this activity, each group had to conduct a business meeting in which they established a name for their shop and determined if their shop would provide a good or a service. They then had to determine how they would secure any supplies that they would need and had to come up with a price list. 

Their shops were open for two days. After the first day, many students became aware of things that they could do to better their shop. Some groups changed location, some changed prices, and some even offered incentives to ensure that more goods or services were sold. 

Each student was given 10 tickets to spend, so they had to make wise decisions to ensure that they got to experience all they wanted to experience!

It was so much fun and such a great learning opportunity!

The Arrow Spinner Guy to attract attention!

One group made a commercial to draw in some consumers!

Rock Store

Toy Store

Trinket Store

Toy Store

Movie Theater

Sweets Shop

Snack Counter

Sports Store

School Supply Store

Game Shop

Candy Shop

Beauty Salon

Movie Theater

Candy Store

Taxi Rides

Ninja Star Store

Music Shop

Toy Store

Ninja Star Store

Face Painting

{Hoppy Easter}

We had some fun experimenting with Peeps for Easter!

First we looked to see what would happen when we put Peeps in different liquids.

We discovered that water took the color and caused the Peep to expand.

Soda actually deflated the Peep a bit.

Vinegar caused the Peep to disintegrate into a bunch of little pieces!

Then we put the Peeps in the microwave!!!

(We REALLY like to put things in the microwave in our classroom!)

The heat filled the air bubbles within the Peep and caused it to expand about three times its size!

How cool is that? 

We would like to thank the Peeps for sacrificing themselves in the name of Science!