Now that we've developed models to explain how many different types of organisms get bigger, we reflected upon what started all this figuring out...
The dead raccoon on the side of the road.
And this raccoon wasn't technically getting bigger, as it was obviously an adult. So this means at some point, it was a baby, and it must have eaten to get bigger. So with a little bit of research and reading an article on a raccoon's diet, we figured out not only how varied a raccoon's diet is, but also how all these little pieces consumed by the raccoon enable it to get bigger over time!
*Remember that we're amidst remote-learning now, so the student work samples you see have been modified from what is traditionally done in our classroom. We're trying to make the most of having access to digital materials in lieu of other materials we might have in our classroom, working together.
The dead raccoon on the side of the road.
And this raccoon wasn't technically getting bigger, as it was obviously an adult. So this means at some point, it was a baby, and it must have eaten to get bigger. So with a little bit of research and reading an article on a raccoon's diet, we figured out not only how varied a raccoon's diet is, but also how all these little pieces consumed by the raccoon enable it to get bigger over time!
*Remember that we're amidst remote-learning now, so the student work samples you see have been modified from what is traditionally done in our classroom. We're trying to make the most of having access to digital materials in lieu of other materials we might have in our classroom, working together.
What do you notice about these models that might be missing important parts of how we can show how a raccoon gets bigger from consuming various dead organisms?