More Stuff from in Here

This afternoon, we researched root systems looking for the purposes they serve. We began by observing the pictures of the uprooted tree from yesterday:

"The roots are spread out."
"Not all the roots grow down. Some grow out from the side of other roots."
"There's a lot of dirt stuck to them."
"Roots are different sizes."

We researched on our Chromebooks and shared one purpose that we found in our research.

There were major categories that came up:

1. Roots break up rocks and help make soil.
2. Roots keep the plants anchored in the ground.
3. Roots help the plants get nutrients.
4. Roots keep the ground from getting oversaturated with water.

By the way, here is our class depiction of Hunter's Pond based on the different types of organisms and non-living factors we noticed there.

You've got some fish, turtles, waterbugs, various insects, geese, worms, algae, various trees and shrubs, grass, plants we could name because of what Miss Newton has taught us about botany, fungi, spiders, and mud. I'm probably leaving stuff out. Oh, yep...I am. Litter! We even included litter that we found there.