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Square of Life ProjectMrs. Hess-Balzano’s 2nd
Grade Class
Fall 2015
About Our School
Welcome! Our school is called Winter Springs Elementary which is located in Winter Springs, Florida. We are a group of second grade students that are thankful to live in the Sunshine State! Together, all of the second grade teachers created one foot by one foot squares around our school campus so that we could learn about the living and non-living objects in nature. We found all kinds of things outside such as bugs, plants, rocks, and trash.
Predictions – Living
Tree
Bug
Insect
Cockroach
Spiders
Blue Bird
Queen ant
Queen bee
Snail
Non-Living
Toy
Water
Pieces of wrapping paper
Leaf
ResultsLiving
Ant
Black Crow
Beetle
Praying Mantis
Butterfly
Crab spider
Cockroach
Oak Tree
Grass
Oak seedlings
Non-Living
Rock
Asphalt
Water bottle
Sand
Bottle wrapper
Paper
Who We Compared With: Theodore Roosevelt Elementary
Our class compared our data with Theodore Roosevelt Elementary which is located in Oyster Bay, New York. Our class was very surprised at just how many differences our school in Winter Springs, Florida had when compared to a school in Oyster Bay, New York. We discussed in our class that some of this may have been a result of the New York school completing their Square of Life project in the month of March whereas our school in Florida did our project in the month of October. There are many factors that apply such as climate, weather, and whether or not the school is located in an urban or rural area. As a class, we feel that we learned very valuable information about nature in other places compared to the place that we call home.
Comparing LivingWhat We Found…
Ant
Black Crow
Beetle
Praying Mantis
Butterfly
Crab spider
Cockroach
Oak Tree
Grass
Oak seedlings
What They Found…
Tiny red spider
Small black spider
Small white butterflies
Flies
Ladybugs
Worm
Heard birds – black crow
Dandelion
Violet
Pine trees
Grass
Bushes
Maple sapling
Comparing Non-LivingWhat We Found…
Rocks
Asphalt
Water bottle
Sand
Bottle wrapper
Paper
What They Found…
Spider egg case
Cement
Storm drain
Gum wrappers
Red plastic
Soil
Small rocks
Spider web
Oak leaves
Acorn top
Sticks
BothFlorida New York
Asphalt Cockroach Praying mantis Oak tree Sand Beetle Ant Rock Paper Water bottle Bottle wrapper Grass Seedlings
ButterfliesBlack crow
GrassSpiderRocks
Storm drain Spider egg case Gum wrapper Red plastic Soil Spider web Worm Sticks Lady bugs Oak leaves Flies Bushes Cement Acorn tops Pine trees Dandelion Violet Maple saplings
Crab Spider
Monarch Butterfly
Water Bottle/Bottle Wrapper
Thank you for allowing us to share our data with you! Have a great year!