Following our discussion about doing a good deed in remembrance of 9/11, Keith brought in a packet of seeds that are the same variety of wildflowers growing in the field where Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania. He wrote a letter to Mrs. Beane and Mrs. Sessler asking if our class can plant the flowers at Dryden, as our good deed. Mrs. Beane responded with a variety of questions about the flowers for us to answer, in order to decide if Dryden is the appropriate place to plant these flowers. So, once again, we began to research. Keith divided the class into teams of 2, and we quickly found the answers to all of Mrs. Beane's questions. We compiled all of our research into a big grid, and used the information to make judgements about how we can move forward with this project. The kids just broke into new teams, in which they will use the information they learned about the flowers to determine our recommendations for the best place to plant the flowers, a plan for how we will control them from spreading, a long term plan for care, and they will also be studying the impact the flowers will make on the environment around Dryden. Stay tuned for our decision.
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| How tall will our flowers grow?(If you look closely, you will see Dawson measuring with a ruler) |
