Just as it can be difficult for our human minds to understand the vastness of the universe, or the microscopic size of an atom, it can be hard to imagine the diversity of life on Earth.
This site, OneZoom, has an interesting interactive feature to zoom in to the "Tree of Life" as if it were a fractal. What branch of life are you interested in? Mammals, Trees, Fungi???
Dive in and explore!
Not a mathematical formula, but the formula for evolution by natural selection. This is our next topic in Life Science. The discovery of this process is often credited to Charles Darwin (and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck), and explains how species evolve by adapting to their environments.
Berkeley.edu has a great site called Evolution 101 you can explore for more information.
Also, I created an infographic and a quote image using Canva.com. Let me know what you think!
This year I signed up to take part in the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's Green Team environmental club for Massachusetts schools. Their mission is to "...educate our youth about the importance of energy conservation, recycling and other actions they can take to help protect our environment and reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
As part of the Green Team we received our very own Worm Bin! The worms were shipped live from The Worm Ladies in Rhode Island, and Amy Donovan from the Franklin County Solid Waste Management District brought us the bins. Amy was also kind enough to come into my classroom to present information to the students, and help us set up our worm bin. I'm excited to have students monitor and observe the bin for the rest of the year.
