Homework 9/20 - 9/24

Homework Options for lesson 3-4
Quiz on Lesson 3 on Thursday and Friday!

September 20 - 24

Select one option, complete and turn in Thursday and Friday September 24

Option # 1.
Research information about the benefits of worms. (Hint: Key words include “annelid”, “earthworm”, and “blackworm”. Write a short report about your findings.

Option #2. Science/History/ technology
Find out how leeches, another group of segmented worms, have been and are still being used in medical practices. Write a short report to share with the class.


Option #3.
Conduct research to find other organisms that can regenerate body parts. Write a short paragraph about how each of the organism regenerates. ( Hint: starfish )


Option #4.
Find out how earthworm farms are designed. Design an earthworm farm that you could build.


Option #5
Draw and label the parts of an earthworm. Write a paragraph explaining where earthworms live and what they eat. This can be found on p. 318-319 in your science textbook.


Option #6 Language Arts
Explore the different meanings of the word “seed” by looking up the word in the dictionary. Write a sentence using the word in context for each of the meanings.

Option #7 Science/Technology
Design and build a new growing system like the ones in our classrooms. Bring your design to class.

Option #8 Art
Create a collage of different plants. You might check the garden centers to see if they have any old catalogs. Use ½ piece of poster board.

Option #9
Conduct research to discover the similarities and differences among different bodies of water: ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, bays and oceans. Write one paragraph about each of the bodies of water.

Option #10 Music
Develop a list of songs whose titles or lyrics incorporate the names of bodies of water. You must have atleast 10 songs.

Option #11
Write a ½ to 1 page paper on what a bog is and how things are preserved in them.