What is this organism's structural adaptation?

What is this plant's structural (physical parts) adaptations? What is the purpose for having these structures? 

5 Common Mistakes that Will Lead to an Out-of-Control Classroom

http://corkboardconnections.blogspot.com/2014/06/5-common-mistakes.html?m=1

Since a majority of our teachers this year are first year teachers or new to grade levels, I found an article to help. Blogspot article to help with advice for classroom management. 

What kind of metamorphosis is shown?

Adaptations for plants and animals

Short video explaining adaptations along with learned behavior for animals and plants. 

http://youtu.be/-IiP-9VzY9w

Learned and Innate behavior

Great video for you, as a teacher, to become familiar with the TEKS, vocabulary, and examples. 

http://youtu.be/7ol6ravKe60

Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis

Checkout this explanation of incomplete and compete metamorphosis. 

http://youtu.be/Ka3q7bj45x0

Checkout this cool website explaining and practicing identifying metamorphosis cycles. 

http://www.midlandisd.net/cms/lib01/TX01000898/Centricity/Domain/454/Metamorphosis.pptx

Plant adaptation for survival

Check out out how the Lima Bean plant defends itself against insects. 

http://youtu.be/155gvl-5tMg

What does your Science Notebook look like?

We need to be reflective of not only our student journals but also our journals. As we lesson plan for upcoming units and STAAR preparation, ensure that you plan what is expected to be in student journals. Model what a proper journal should look like and how to use it for review. Journals should be uniform not identical (not just copying off the board).