Mrs. Pettyjohn's
5th Grade Science
Students will study animal adaptations and compare the structures and functions of different species that help them live and survive such as hooves on prairie animals or webbed feet in aquatic animals.
Our classroom is asking for donations of plastic eggs to be used to do a fun academic review activity. We ask that the donations be here Friday, March 23 so we have time to prepare. Students will have a quiz Thursday over the following vocabulary words. They may be studied on Quizlet at the following link https://quizlet.com/_4jdgib inherited traits - characteristics offspring gets from its parents adaptation - a body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in its environment dormancy - a period of inactivity for a plant hibernation - an inactive state of the body for an extended period of time migration - movement of animals from one place to another camouflage - body covering that helps an animal blend in with its environment instinct - a behavior that an animal knows how to do from birth that helps it survive extinct - species no longer living on Earth mimicry - resembling another species to protect an animal from predators 3/19/18 5th Grade Field Trip 3/28/18 EAFK for Respect 3/27-28/18 Middle School Open House Nights 3/30/18 JIS Holiday 4/10/18 Math STAAR 4/11/18 Reading STAAR 4/16/18 JIS Holiday 5/14/18 Math STAAR Retest 5/15/18 Reading STAAR Retest 5/16/18 Science STAAR 5/23/18 EAFK Classroom Wishlist for hands on experiments- plastic eggs, glue sticks, paper towels, wipes, paper plates, AA Batteries, vegetable oil, flour, cornstarch
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