We have really enjoyed our "Weather Unit" in science. The water cycle is very important to life on Earth and includes: precipitation, evaporation/transpiration and condensation. We learned that water we drink comes from under the ground and is called "ground water". It is VERY important to not be wasteful with water and also to keep water free from pollution. Did you know that transpiration involves water being evaporated from plants? It reminds of us plants sweating! We also made our own snowstorm and learned that hummidity and temperature effect the type of snowflake that is made!!! A man nicknamed "Snowflake Bentley" was the first person to ever photograph a snowflake.
We finished our class book "One Day on the Prairie" which was about a young boy determined to photograph a Prairie Dog and while he is there he also encounters a tornado! Luckily he survives and most of the prairie animals are also adapted to survive the tornado as well. We read about animal's behavioral adaptations including: going underground in a burrow, flying away, crouching down, and stampeding. Did you know that Bison crouch down to get as low to the ground as possible to help them survive in a tornado!?
BY: AJ and Nick
That's so funny, transpiration and perspiration are like the same thing except one is humans sweating and the other is plants. I never knew that. I also never knew that bison would crouch down during a tornado. Those guys are so big I didn't think anything could blow them away. Keep up the great work everyone. I love reading the blogs.
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