March 31, 2010-Observation 3

During the science lesson the students discussed living and non-living objects in nature. The students predicted natural objects that they believed were either living or non-living. The teacher had the students give examples of what qualifications an object had to have in order for it to be living. Many students believed plants were non-living objects. The class discussed how plants were actually living objects because they needed air and water. The students worked together in pair to make their predictions. After the class discussion, the students were able to go on a "nature walk" to observe living and non-living objects. The class discussed what it meant to "observe" and we discussed the rules on being outside. The teacher went over the importance of not touching anything that is living, especially animals. The students had to make a list of ten living objects and ten non-living objects. The class enjoyed their science "nature walk" and enjoyed debating whether or not an object was living or non-living. This was a great activity because it sparked a lot of discussion between the students and challenged them to really consider what they knew about living and non-living objects.