The Senses of a Scientist

The XP children and I began our year of inquiry by fine-tuning our sensory, observation skills!  And where better to begin than sunflowers!

Smelling the flower and stems...

Tasting with sunbutter....We decided it tastes like the flower smells... its smooth, salty, a little sweet, sticky and just plain gooood!!!

We smelled,

It feels sticky in some areas, smooth in others but everyone agreed that it sounds crunchy...

And then we spent a long while looking at the flower from a variety of angles....

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We then recorded our data on paper with graphite and colored pencils!  

More to Come!!!