Monday, December 15, 2014

Catch of the Day!!!


4th grade week B CCATS studied the animal kingdom classification system! Then, they got down to business investigating all the different parts of a fish and the different types of fins they can have. The students were given a pretty fishy riddle to solve! They were given a piece of clay, some cut-out fins, and a clue card about the scientific shape and fins of a certain fish. They had to use the clue card, clay, and cut-out fins to create the fish and then match it to a picture of the actual fish! See how they did below! Then check out the too cute song and dance we learned to remember the proper names of the parts of a fish!

Alex, Cayden, and Jaecobey trying to work out the clues!
Gracie, Hope, and Cadey are working together to figure them out!


Alex, Jaecobey, and Cayden think they have it figured out!

Dillion thinks this part will give him the clue he needs.
Taysean isn't so sure!


Taysean has figured out how to flatten his clay and
Dillion is still working hard!
Cadey, Hope, and Gracie are on a roll!

Gracie wasn't sure her fish looked very much like the picture!

Cayden is having a hard time deciding which picture goes with the fish he made!

Alex and Taysean were done first! Now to match it to the right picture!


This was not Cadey's favorite activity, but she finally got looking good!

Hope had no problem matching her made fish to the right picture!

Jaecobey did a great job of making his fish look like the actual picture!
 

Dillion's made fish looks a lot like the real thing too!




Monday, December 1, 2014

Splashing into Marine Biology!!

The 4th grade CCATS took a fantastic journey into the world thriving under the ocean and in rivers!! They were able to experience animals that some will never get the chance to see! Added to that, they ventured on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Weird and Wacky adaptations of aquatic life!! There was so much to see and learn!! To view some of our incredible fun, see below!!

They loved the tunnel!! So much marine life to see!!

They didn't know what to look at first!

Some were mesmerized by the moving sidewalk!

They had identification cards to use to find certain sea life!

Some were hiding and they had to look hard!

Love the tunnel views!

This super lady told the kids about pollution in the ocean!

They got to touch stuff! They always like touching stuff!!

Love these kids!

Beautiful backdrop of ocean life!


Can you spot the shark??

This puts it all into perspective!

Whale shark!!

Is it a whale or a shark?? Your kids can tell you the difference!!

They are getting ready to touch things again!

They are waiting patiently!

Look at the cool anemones, sea stars, and urchins they can touch!

Otters are cool!!

They always stopped to pose for me!

They really liked the beluga whales!!

One of the whales is expecting a baby beluga!
Logan is building up her nerve!


Gracie touched it!! She really touched it!!

This penguin came to say hello!

Then he went to greet everyone else!


Inside with the penguins!

They are so cute!

So are the penguins!

This is a weird view!!

I see you Hope!!

Trouble waiting to happen!

The penguins aren't sure what to make of these two!

Did you see that one??

I'm an African penguin, but I'm still cool!!

Hope and Kayden in the bubble!

Albino alligator!

Who doesn't love the river otters??

They are pretty entertaining!

Libby and Hope like to watch them play!

Aww! Look how cute!

Love the colorful fish!

My turn!!



They look pretty enticed by these fish!!

One more shot of the adorable otter!

Kayden is so happy to be in my group!


Treanna liked the colorful jelly fish!

The coral reef was alive with color!

Lots of hands on learning here!

Check it out!

Baby shark eggs getting ready to hatch!

Logan was dreaming about the beach!

Look! Did you see it?

Isn't this great?!?


We love the colorful reef!



Look! It's Nemo!!



The girls liked these fish!


Getting information about the inside of a whale shark!

A sea turtle light on the floor! My favorite animal!! The kids tried to chase it down!


Love to pose!

As seen here!

We are learning!! 
We really are!!


Showing the tour guide that they know their fish!!

You can't fool us!!

Perfect backdrop!!

Thanks for caption on the picture!!

One more!

Getting ready to see Dolphin Tales!!






This is so cool!


Types of jellyfish!

The boys really liked the penguins!

He men!!

Weird fish in the river adventure!

Learning and having fun!!

CCATS

In the tunnel! How will we get them out?

Manta ray and whale sharks!

Please don't scare the penguins!! Lol!