Animal Lab

Animal Lab

Friday, May 23rd 

Same volunteers as last time?  email me to let me know~ musicalmom@cebridge.net

Meghan Goodman 8:15
Station 1. Morton_____
Station 2. Jennifer______
Station 3. ____
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Kelly Johnson 8:15
Station 1, Brittany ______
Station 2.  Amy _____
Station 3._____

Can anyone from Duerringer's class come early?

Cheryl Kennedy 9:15
Station 1. Morton (Ross)______
Station 2. Melissa_______
Station 3.  Emily & Amy________
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Emily Duerringer  9:15
Station 1. _Amanda & Teresa   ___
Station 2._Shannon & Jason_____
Station 3._Jack & Jamie ___
Can anyone from Welch's class come early to help with Kennedy?.
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Teresa Welch - 10:15-11:15
Station 1.  Jennifer, Amy
Station 2._Emily, Norma_____
Station 3._Kelly


Animal Lab 

Station 1: Animal Parts and their Functions

          Activity 1: Polar Animals

·       Bears’ Paws

Sliding on a slick surface - slide cans on an inclined cookie sheet with and without rubber band wrapped around it.  Talk about friction - rubber band is like a bear's paw, it keeps the bear from slipping.

·       Penguin Undercoat



Test out insulation
Hold ice sitting on top of cotton (undercoat), and shortening (fat). Talk about how undercoats and fat insulate against the cold.

 








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Activity 2: Pond Animals

·       Frog Bite
Use party blowers as frog tongues, snap up paper insects with your party blower!

·       Water Walkers
Make a water-walker bug with cardboard and stem legs.

Talk about surface tension, test out their water walkers in a bowl of water.

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Station 2: Comparing Animal Adults to their Offspring

          Activity 1: Moms, Dads and Babies

·       Who Do I Belong To?
Match cards with baby animals to their parents.

·       Farm BabiesUse correct terms to name farm babies and parents.

Activity 2: Growth over Time

·       Growth of Human Girl X

·       Growth of Human Boy X

Talk to students about growing up.  Can they remember anything from when they were a baby?  Look at example children and how they grew taller etc. over time.

 

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Station 3: Interdependency of Animals

          Activity 1: Who is Coming to Dinner?

·       Students select an animal and create their dinner

Each students picks an animal card to see who they will be.  Students then put together a plate of food that their animal would eat.

·       Group Discussion and Engaging Questions about what different animals eat and how they survive.

          Activity 2: Roll the Dice:

·       Does That Animal Get to Eat?

Roll dice with different animals on each side of the dice.  Talk about how (or if) the two animals that are rolled depend on one another, and how they relate to one another in the food chain.



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The long version of the lab - skim through your station, thanks!