it has been an incredible year
The last few weeks I have had a wonderful year with this class of very special people. I will treasure this year for a long time to come. Dinosaurs In these last few weeks of June we have been exploring ideas about dinosaurs. We have learned how to identify carnivores and herbivores as well as how to tell them apart. We have talked about some theories as to why the dinosaurs became extinct. This led to a conversation about palaeontologists and what they do. After watching a short video about palaeontologists, the students were able to hone their own scientific skills. The students had a chance to delicately remove chocolate chips from cookies, to mimic how palaeontologists extricate bones from the ground. They really enjoyed this activity and there were many requests to try with different kinds of cookies. As we are so very short on time, perhaps it is something to do on a quiet day this summer. 😀 Dinosaurs and measurement We have been using dinosaurs to facilitat