Churchill Science

205, 203 and 206 are learning about the forest. While we were watching Planet Earth and noticing the different layers of the forest, we pointed out many predators and their prey. We also began to talk about how plants make their own energy from the Sun, while everything else that lives must eat to get its energy.

Follow the energy to win the food chain game!

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Pretty amazing. It seems that everywhere we look in the solar system, there are things to surprise us. The speaker in this video is a little hard to understand, but he said something very interesting – that the salt in the water, plus other discoveries they made, mean that there are the right chemicals for possibly creating life. Forget life on other planets – we should be looking for life on other moons!

We’re currently in the process of compiling the questions into a Great Book. Stay tuned!

206 tried this game this morning… We were able to create one fish that survived until the end. One other fish ran out of energy, and one got eaten!

Click here to play the game!

Click on the picture to take the quiz!

Dive to the deep sea with National Geographic!

We are learning about adaptations in the deep sea. The cookie cutter shark’s adaptation is having a suction mouth and really sharp teeth that are connected to each other. The Cuvier’s beaked whale has two teeth on the bottom of its mouth for fighting. The sperm whale has a “floating head”. There is a chemical in its head that helps it float. The giant squid is really big and it hides lower down in the ocean so you can’t see it.

The ocean ecosystem is different from the others we’re studying. For one thing, it doesn’t make as much sense to talk about “seasons”. It’s better to look at how deep the water is. This game shows you the different layers of the ocean and lets you explore a special place on the ocean floor: