What did you learn this week?
This week we learned about the life cycle and how it is different for different species. We learned mostly about the butterfly life cycle, and the different stages. The cycle has 4 stages and starts in the egg stage. The egg eventually hatches and grows into a caterpillar. The stage with the caterpillar is also called the larva stage. After this, the caterpillar grows into a chrysalis, which is the pupa stage. From the chrysalis emerges a butterfly, which will eventually lay eggs and repeat the cycle. The life cycle is a great example of patterns and using a model to demonstrate the life cycle is something students could do to show patterns in compliance with NGSS.
Are you able to relate what you learned to what you already knew?
I already knew the basic stages of life cycles, but in lab, we learned the formal names for these stages. I also had already grown butterflies but when I was younger and before I had knowledge about each stage in their life cycle. Another thing I was able to relate to lab was growing seeds in to little plants. We put seeds and soil into styrofoam cubes and put it in the light box. In second grade, I did this plant project and was able to draw on my knowledge from that.
How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future?
I can apply what I learned from lab to teaching in the future because I would like to do these activities with my future students. I think that the playdoh activity was a good way for students to visualize the life cycle of a butterfly. The plants in the cube is also a good way to conceptualize how long it takes for a seed to grow into a plant.
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