On Monday we were visited by Laura Holladay of the Ecology Center. She taught us about the value in choosing foods that have a natural cycle. She connected this with our science unit on life cycles, comparing it to the life cycle of other animals and fruits such as chickens or apples. (See below)
With a food like potato chips, there are many steps involved in processing the snack and ultimately, the leftover (wrapper) just gets thrown in the garbage:
With a food like an orange, the food is eaten in it's natural state (whole food), and ultimately, what is left (the peel) can be composted, turned into soil and used to grow more fruit! Therefore, there is a natural cycle with whole foods that is typically not found in processed foods. In addition, whole foods are healthier for us!
The children also looked at examples of foods that they needed to brainstorm to create innovate packing for that would create less waste.
Here are two sites with more information about the idea of edible food packaging, which Laura briefly mentioned during her presentation:
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Packaging/Edible-food-packaging-dissolves-in-water-developer
http://designtoimprovelife.dk/wikicell/
The children enjoyed visiting the book fair this week! Thank you to all the parents who gave their time volunteering at the fair!!
In Math this week we practiced measuring, both long jumps and arm spans:
We then graphed the class data of our arm spans:
We also explored probability with a new math game called "Soccer Spin":
We we received our next pen pal letters this week and began busily writing back!
In Social Studies we have continued our study of different professions. We have been reading books that teach us about different jobs as well.
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