Thanks for the Memories!

Hi to all my scientists!

If you have been part of my Eiland Science Lab or classroom in  the last 22 years, I want to thank you ! You have brought me such pleasure and joy with your endless curiosity and questions,  pushing me to learn even more each year ! I loved you all and you have filled my life with wonderful memories ! Below I have made a short video with our friend Katy Lynn to tell you about my future and my wish for you !



https://youtu.be/8p9FIH1Cn7Q

Keep on learning! I can't wait to see what you do with all that knowledge ! 

Love forever ! 
Ms. Lucadou 
Contact me in the comments below to stay in touch !

Structures That Help Plants Survive !

The Rain Forest of  Honduras 

This plant has waxy light green, and white, small  leaves, and likes a dry, hot climate. 

In the last post, we saw how the structures on plants help them survive. If you look closely at plants, you will find ways they are alike and ways they are different. Plants have special leaves and stems and even color that helps them survive where they live.. Plants and animals must have structures to help them survive in their location or habitat. That habitat is called an ecosystem . Ecosystems can be deserts, rain forest, oceans , ponds, grasslands, the arctic and many more. These are all different habitats with different climates.  Just like animals must have structures to help them survive so do plants.! Take a look at the video below as I share with you some ways plants can survive in deserts and rain forests. I  think you might be surprised !

https://youtu.be/TEBrg1obY7Q


After the video see if you can find plants around you and decide what structures they have that help them survive. I will give you a big HINT - Every part of every plant helps it survive for where it lives. You just have to figure out how that structure helps. Send me a video or picture of you with a plant telling me how it survives. If you have any question about a plant , just ask me or google it ! Learning is so much fun ! 
Let me know what you are learning on my flip grid link below https://flipgrid.com/e4d91ed0


Miss you all !
Ms. Lucadou

Do All Plants Have the Same Parts?

Hi Scientists !        

Today I want to tell you a little about plants ! Did you know we can not live without plants ! They are so important for so many reasons ! Because they are so important to us , we need to know a lot about them . Did you know all plants basically have the same parts or structures? Even the great Oak tree and the tiny weed growing in a crack in the sidewalk have the same plant parts. This is because each part has a certain job to do for the plant. In the video below, I will show you about those parts as we look at some plants in my yard. Lets take a look and see what we can learn !


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgBKbtCLDj8

Now draw a flower and a tree.
Can you label these parts on each one?
 leaves
roots
stem
flower petals
seeds
fruit

Send me a picture or video on my flip grid ! Link is below ! 
 https://flipgrid.com/e4d91ed0

Keep Learning ! Keep Sharing ! 
Miss You ! 
Ms. Lucadou 

Fur, Feathers or Scales ?

Fur,  Feathers, or Scales ? 

Today let's take a look at animals and their body coverings . 

All living things have to have special structures to help them survive  and the coverings on their bodies are one of those. You can guess in the picture above, this alligator does not have feathers or fur! No he has scales !  

In the video, you will see how these body coverings also help us classify animals into groups, like reptiles, mammals , birds or fish . 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egna5mbdeEU&t=391s

After the video, be sure and write in your journal or tell someone what you learned ! 

Tell me what you learned and say Hello on the flip grid below 

https://flipgrid.com/e4d91ed0



You can also learn more about animals and their body coverings by visiting the Houston Zoo Website 

https://www.houstonzoo.org/bringing-the-zoo-to-you/

Another of my favorite TV shows is  Zoo Clues on PBS channel 8 at 8 Am on Saturday mornings !
Keep learning about animals - We need them and they need us! 
Ms. Lucadou