Students learned about galls during Four Winds last Thursday morning. They were so excited to learn about these growths on branches that house growing insects! We had a great lesson, thanks to Mrs. Rasher (Scott's mom) and Ms. Bates (Ian's mom). Thank you! Here is the session synopsis from the Four Winds website:
You see these lumps and bumps on plants of many different varieties. What are they? A gall is an abnormal growth created on specific kinds of plants that is produced by some external stimulus. Insects can induce gall growth, and these galls provide food and shelter for the young insect. We'll compare a variety of galls and learn about their development. Imagine what it would be like to spend your life inside a plant stem! You'll be surprised how many galls you can find in your own schoolyard.
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| The ever-popular puppet show. :-) |
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| Students acted out the life cycle of insect larva using their coats (they're inside the gall at this point). |
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| Eating, eating, eating inside the gall. Rice cakes were their food. :-) |
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| More munching... |
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| Breaking out of the pupa! |
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| Studying real galls. |
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| There were signs of life on some of the galls! |
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| Drawing what they learned. Great diagrams! |
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| There was a live larva in here! |
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| Finding living things inside the galls was the highlight of the day! |
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