1. Mrs. Ray’s 3 rd Grade Class Square of Life Project Break-O-Day Elementary School Fall 2014-2015

2. Location/Geography  Our project is located between our school and a K/1 school. Our project is located in our woods. It is located in Indiana, New Whiteland, Sawmill road.  Our woods are very big. In our woods we have giant trees. We have many trails going though the woods. There are weeds and grass all over our woods. There are many leaves and dead leaves. We have many plants in our woods. Fallen trees are found on the ground. Our woods have many things. Our woods are the best!

3. About Us  1.we are in Break-O-Day Elementary  2.we are located in Whiteland, Indiana  3. we are close to a police station  4.our state’s university is IU  5.our school is a four star school  6.we have the largest Children’s Museum  7.In our school the grades are 2 nd -4 th grade  8.we have over 500 students in our school  9.we have woods near our school  10.we grow a lot of crops in Indiana

4. Procedure  We went to the outdoor Break-O-Day learning center.  We had to find an area for our square of life  We investigated our squares for non living, living, plants, and animals.  We used meter sticks, dowel rods, and yarn to make our square of life.  We looked for living, nonliving, animals and plants in our square of life.  First, we used meter sticks and put them on the ground to measure. Then we put dowel rods into the ground at the corners.  Next, we wrapped the yarn around the rods.  Then, we had to investigate our squares to make sure that we make it perfectly.  After that, we had to work with our people the were helping with our group.

5. Constructing our Squares

6. Plants  Poison ivy  Roots  Berries  Stumps  Trees  Mushrooms  Thorn bush  bushes  Flowers  mass  Vines  grass

7. Animals  Roly-poly  Daddy long leg  Ant  Worm  Beetle  centipede

8. Non-Living  Bark  Mud/dirt  Animal holes  Branches  Tree stump  Fallen leaves  Small rocks  Spider webs  Crunched up leaves  Leaves with holes

9. We had a lot of fun completing the Square of Life project!