weekly homework 9/17-21/12

Homework Options for lesson 3-4

September 17-24 

Select one option, complete and turn in Thursday and Friday  September 20,21 

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.

NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY VOCABULARY QUIZ ON LESSONS 3-4