After completing a study on invertebrates, Mrs. Smith’s 6th grade class had the unique opportunity on May 14th to dissect starfish which is an invertebrate animal in the phylum Echinodermata. Mrs. Smith noted that it was a challenge to host a lab for 22 students who have never dissected before but thanks to some great parent volunteers it made it very doable. This year, GCA chose to invest money, time and resources to fund exciting science experiments along with giving our Science Lab an Extreme Makeover. It has certainly been money well spent as we all know science in a textbook is important but backing it up with hands-on experiments really brings science to life.
Friday, May 22, 2009
6th Graders Explore Starfish
After completing a study on invertebrates, Mrs. Smith’s 6th grade class had the unique opportunity on May 14th to dissect starfish which is an invertebrate animal in the phylum Echinodermata. Mrs. Smith noted that it was a challenge to host a lab for 22 students who have never dissected before but thanks to some great parent volunteers it made it very doable. This year, GCA chose to invest money, time and resources to fund exciting science experiments along with giving our Science Lab an Extreme Makeover. It has certainly been money well spent as we all know science in a textbook is important but backing it up with hands-on experiments really brings science to life.
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