Second and Seventh Grade Scientists at Work
Kelley Adams’ and Amanda Duffy’s second grade classes were given a treat by going to the Middle School to partner with Mr. Williamson’s seventh grade class to view animal cells via a microscope.
Within two different seventh grade science class times, the second grade scientists got to work with the seventh grade scientists to observe one-celled organisms such as amoeba, paramecium and euglena.
The second grade and the seventh grade have something in common when it comes to science. They both study the “cell”. The second grade studies the characteristics of the cell and often times the students use their creativity to recreate a cell using art materials. It is part of the overview of body systems. The seventh grade involves largely lab science using microscopes and other lab equipment as students learn the function of a cell. The components and the processes that occur within the cell are studied. DNA is highlighted to gain understanding into its complexity and the importance of the functioning cell.
The seventh grade students were tremendously helpful and excited to teach the second graders how to make slides, put them under the microscope and adjust the focus.
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