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 

Spread Some Kindness !

Hi Scientists!
 This week in our house we used our Nature Walk to find some beautiful wildflowers. The kids decided we would like to make some cards with our flowers to send to others that may need a little cheering up! We all know getting cards and notes can make others smile!

The problem was living flowers do not live very long out of water or soil. You do not want to send a bunch of dead flowers! I know Science that can solve the problem!
To preserve flowers and not let them decompose, you have to not give them exposure to air! So we sealed our flowers between wax paper and now they will last forever!
Below you will see how we did this. The kids were so excited to mail the cards to friends and family! We also made a bookmark for all that reading we have been doing!
This activity does require an adult to help you use the iron!

Materials: waxpaper, flowers, or petals, leaves, an electric iron, scissors 

Procedure: 
1. Pick some wildflowers and pull the stems off.
2. Lay the flowers and leaves on a piece of wax paper. ( leave spaces in between and press as flat as possible  )
3. Lay another piece of wax paper on top.
4. Use a hot or very warm iron to press the 2 pieces of wax paper together with the flowers

in between.
5. The heat should melt the wax on the paper and seal the flowers safe inside . 
6. Now you can cut the sealed paper into any shape you want . Add a pretty yarn or ribbon if you want.  Let me know how it worked in the comment section below !
Spread the kindness ! 
Ms. Lucadou 

Let's Take a Look at Lizards !

Welcome back !

Today we are going to take a look at our lizards ! Since you can not come in the lab I am bringing the lizard to you ! Watch the video below and see if you can answer these questions afterward! 

1. Lizards and turtles are both reptiles . What body covering do both of these reptiles have ?
2. What do lizards do that help them escape from predators ?
3. What do you call it when lizards change colors to match their environment? 
4. What do lizards eat ? 
4. What kind of habit does a lizard live in? 


Click here to see the video on Lizards   


Now go out and see if you can find some lizards in your back yard? Remember to ask an adult before you touch any animal and always wash your hand after handling any animal .

Be sure and write in your journal what you learned and share the information with someone else!

Miss you all , Leave me a comment below with your gmail account !
Ms. Lucadou

Let's Talk Turtles !
Hi all,
In the last post you saw how a box turtle wandered into our back yard. So in this post I would like for us to take a close look at all my turtles. I have four now ! I hope you remember, all turtles are reptiles but can be different. In the video below, I will give you a close look at the turtles and share some ways they are different and why . So get that journal ready,You might want to draw each turtle and tell what it has that helps the turtle survive in its habitat!

Now go out and share what you learned today or leave me a comment below !
Keep Exploring !
Ms. Lucadou