Traits!

January 25, 2018 at 12:51 pm

We had a lot of fun discovering the ways bird's use their beaks to pick up food! We used straws bent in half and cups with the sides cut to mimick the shape of a Warbler Bird beak (small and pointed) and a Duck's bill (rounded and flat). Boy was it hard at first to pick up all those different materials! We tried picking up: uncooked macaroni and shell pasta, uncooked beans, and uncooked lentils! We made quite a mess which told us it is definitely not as easy as a bird makes it look!

We all agreed that in the end, we are grateful to have our hands, especially our opposable thumbs.

We started to discuss where we get our traits from too. This is helping us start to recognize the traits that make us, and all animals, unique! Next we will get to start exploring more animals and find out more about what makes them unique. For instance, did you know that chameleon's can move their eyes in separate directions? How about how an Octopus can camouflage itself to hide from predators?

Want an activity to do with your child? Discuss where all their traits/physical features came from! Where did their eye color, hair color, hair texture, nose, and more, come from? It is fun for our students to start to recognize their traits in their family members!

Keep Exploring,

Ms. Gillis

Check this blog out to learn about what is happening with 1st Grade in the S.T.R.E.A.M. Lab throughout the year.

Traits!

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