A few weeks ago my class and I took a walk around the gardens outside of our school.  During that walk, we wandered around and wondered about things.  They wrote down questions that they had based on things that they saw during our walk.  When we came back into the classroom, they thought about their questions and wrote hypotheses for the things they questioned.  Of course the next step would be to research and find out the answers to their wonderings.  Here are the projects they completed that explore their wonderings:

Why do trees have sap? by Allie

What is moss? by Aidan

Why do trees grow so tall? by Hannah

Why did saber-tooth tigers become extinct? by Samuel

How do snakes move? by Alivia

What does the sun look white? by Camden

Can blood be other colors? by Charlie

Why do plants have thorns? by Shantel

How does the body gain energy? by Matthew

How do trees make sap? by Krithika

Why do plants grow on trees? by Azavier

Will saliva erode a rock? by Taylor

Do bees know which flowers to fly to? by Kendrick

Why doesn’t in snow in Memphis very much? by Lindsey

Why does grass grow so tall? by Bryson

Why is lightning different colors? by Madeline

Why does the atmosphere make the sky blue? by Judd

How do birds fly? by Dylan

Why are leaves green? by Caleb

Why does poison ivy cause you to itch? by Keira

Why is the night sky so dark? by Conner

Why is the earth round? by Landon

Why and how do leaves lose their chlorophyll in autumn? by Abbey