Week 3 Blog Post

 This week in class, we had many different hands-on experiences. We learned a lot about the life cycle of certain insects and how that works. We got to use play-dough and create the stages of a life cycle of our choosing. I thought this was really interesting because it was a hands-on learning experience and we were able to pick our own thing to create the life cycle. The one that me and my partner created was the butterfly. So we had the egg, the caterpillar, the cacoon, and then the butterfly. Being able to lay it out and see it on through play-dough was really interesting. From past elementary classes, I did know how the life cycle worked but I never did it as a hands-on experience so that was really interesting and fun. I also enjoyed planting the seeds in two different forms. One of the forms we did was with cotton balls and the second was with soil and fertilizer. I want to be able to have my students when I am a future teacher to use these hands-on experiences in the real world so they understand how this works not just in the classroom. 


The life cycle through play-dough.

Seads inside the cup with damp cotton balls.
Seads with soil, fertilizer, and water. 









Comments

  1. Piper PriceFebruary 3, 2024 at 1:42 PM

    Hi Megan! I really like your walk-through of the class this week. I also enjoyed the hands-on experiences and think they're good practice for our future classrooms. Keep it up!

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  2. Nathan MurrayFebruary 4, 2024 at 6:48 PM

    Great pictures and post! I like the details on the catterpiller. How do you think that modeling the life cycle will help you understand the concept?

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  3. Madison StuckerFebruary 17, 2024 at 9:18 PM

    Hey Megan! I think your model of a life cycle is so cool! I too had some experience in the past learning about life cycles but found going over it again in class helpful!

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