1. Dissect a squid
2. Eat the squid. Yes, that's right...I ate it!
But, I'm getting a little ahead of myself, we began class with some facts about the ocean. Did you know that oceans contain nearly 80% of ALL life on Earth? Isn't that an astonishing fact!
We investigated facts about a sand dollar, here are a few:
*The "star" on the back is pores for gas exchange
*They live in shallow water and like sandy bottom
*They are related to the starfish and the sea urchin
*The hole on the bottom is it's mouth
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| Sand Dollar Bottom Side |
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| Sand Dollar on the Beach |
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| Sand Dollar Mouth
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Next, we investigated facts about squid, here are a few:
*They are invertebrates
*They can propel themselves, by pushing water through
*They have a beak and tentacles
*They are related to jellyfish
Then, we began our dissection of the squid. I was not as brave as some in the class and chose to wear plastic gloves. After we dissected the squid, we fried them up and had a little calamari snack!
Here are a few pictures of this fun!:
That's the beak in the middle >>>
It was a little slimy!
<<<That is the cartlidge from it's spine.
Ready for the batter!!
Almost ready to snack on!!
Here are a few important points for this week:
*Think ahead about questions that you will want to ask your students during a lesson
*IRE - Initiate, Respond, Evaluate
*Give time to allow students to talk out loud and think so they can absorb the information
I'll leave you with this great quote that we were introduced to:
"There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle."
A. Einstein
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