Students employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses. Students communicate investigations and explanations. Students discover and understand the characteristics of organisms. Students understand the relationship between organisms and their environment. Students understand the structure and function of living things.
Students understand the diversity and adaptations of organisms in their environment.
They answer questions about their observations using an observation sheet provided by the Dirtmeister. This observation sheet encourages scientific observation, critical thinking, and directed student writing. Finally, students write their reports. They can see samples of what other students have found. As students learn about animal adaptation, they are challenged to find and describe one way an animal of their choice is adapted to its environment.