Week 2

1. This week we learned about the characteristics of living things. I had already known of these characteristics, but it was really nice to get a refresher and I thought the activity that we did (shown below) was really fun. 

4. This activity is something that I can apply to my future teaching and my future classroom. It was a really easy way to get creative with the different characteristics and a good way to incorporate art into a science lesson also. This would get the students excited about science and it's a good hands on activity to showcase what they have and are learning. 

3. I am finding photosynthesis to be really clear and I understand all of that. Something that I am still confused about and don't understand is mesophyll and chlorophyll. Sometimes it is just hard for me to understand things that I can't see, that is why I struggle with chemistry so much. 

Another thing we got started on this week was growing bean sprouts! All we did this week was add 15-20 beans to a cup with a wet cotton ball and more water, then placed it under a light. Hopefully we see sprouts within the next few weeks. 

The last thing we did in class this week was we dissected beans! 

This is the seed coat: 

This is the embryo: