Inquiry in Action: Cultivating Fast Plants And Brassica Butterflies
My students need lab supplies to complete a hands-on inquiry-based project where students grow, observe, and collect data about Fast Plants and brassica butterflies.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Holland's classroom raised $192
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
It's often said that as we grow older we begin to get less curious. My sixth grade students defy this. As the school year goes on, they get more curious as they make connections between concepts and start looking at the world in new ways.
My students are curious and creative problem solvers who make insightful observations as they engage with and learn from each other.
I teach at a Title I school with a diverse population of students who show me every day that, if given the chance, they will rise to the occasion.
My Project
As a science teacher, I want my students to leave my classroom with an appreciation of science and an understanding of how it works so they can be scientifically literate members of our society. One way to help cultivate this is by engaging students in work that mirrors what scientists do in the real world. Designing experiments, collecting and analyzing data, creating scientific arguments - these are all things that not only engage students but also help teach them that science isn't learning facts from a textbook but a process that helps us understand our natural world.
During this hands-on inquiry-based project, my sixth grade students will grow Fast Plants and raise brassica butterflies from eggs as they compare and contrast the two life cycles.
From day one of this project, students will be observing, making predictions, collecting data, and asking questions. In addition, students will practice their engineering skills as they design and construct some of the experimental equipment they will be using over the next 45 days. Through the process of intimately observing how the butterflies interact with with the Fast Plants, students will begin to understand the interdependent relationship between these two living organisms.
In addition, students will connect their learning to the local environmental issue of migrating monarchs and milkweed, gaining a greater understanding of their local environment. By bringing the outdoors into our classroom, I hope to help students cultivate an appreciation for our environment and realize the ecological importance of even the smallest thing.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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