After a thoughtful discussion, students suggested that since we couldn't bring an animal into the room and observe it over time (obviously that's not safe), we considered how plants are living things too, and they may behave and "disappear" like animals do.
We brought in all kinds of plant parts (and some of these parts seem to mimic animal parts, i.e. bark is like skin, and fruit is soft like our flesh). We also brought in everything that would be in the environment around a dead animal, like soil (and the organisms living in soil), water, and air. We'll be observing these dead plants over time to see what happens to them!
We brought in all kinds of plant parts (and some of these parts seem to mimic animal parts, i.e. bark is like skin, and fruit is soft like our flesh). We also brought in everything that would be in the environment around a dead animal, like soil (and the organisms living in soil), water, and air. We'll be observing these dead plants over time to see what happens to them!