Science

What are the building blocks of life? CELLS! We examined the thin, transparent peel of the onion in a real microscope and got to see, with our own eyes, real cells! We noticed that they were all connected like round bricks, and that each was enclosed with it's own border, called a cell membrane. We learned that plant cells  not only have a cell membrane, they also have a cell-wall, as well as a special function for trapping the sun's energy so it can make its own food! Animals, though, do not make their own food and therefor animal cells do not need this function!

We learned that there are single-celled organisms, but usually cells form tissues...which form organs (like your heart!) ...which form organ systems (like the circulatory system!)...which form organisms (like people!).

We learned that scientists ask questions to help them organize and group living things:
How many cells does the organism have?
Where does it live?
How does it get food?

We learned that in general, living things are organized into 6 KINGDOMS. Each kingdom is further subdivided into smaller groups, the smallest two groups (GENUS and SPECIES) givie the living thing its scientific name.