What is one way our Habitats are created? Let's take a look!

February 14, 2018 at 12:44 pm

As we keep exploring the Habitats in the world around us, we are starting to explore what things in nature help shape the landscape of those habitats! First thing we are starting with is answering the question, "Why does a river flow?". We came up with great answers like, "The wind helps it move!", "There is a current!", "It is moving around objects in the water like rocks and fish", and "It is moving because animals get in the water and drink the water making it move.".

After really giving this question some thought, Ms. Gillis showed us a map of North America's rivers, with arrows pointing in the direct the river is flowing.

We began to notice a pattern that all rivers end in the ocean! If that is where all rivers end, then where do they start? Finding out where rivers start gave us some insight in to our question, "Why does a river flow?". When we learned that rivers start on mountains, we immediately began to think of new answers. We said amazing things like, "Maybe it is the snow melting on the mountains and rushing down to the bottom making it move," or "If it starts high up, it has to come down, so maybe gravity makes it move". We really are incredible thinkers and explorers!

Next, we will get to conduct an experiment to test our theories!

Keep Exploring,

Ms. Gillis

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

What is one way our Habitats are created? Let's take a look!

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