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Mrs. Hitesman
Environmental Dioramas

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Students from Mrs. Hitesman's second grade class worked in small groups to create miniature environments that they presented to their classmates on Friday, September 19, 2008. Prior to the project, they learned about each environment in class, which is a South Carolina State Standard for Science in second grade. They used some materials from the outdoors, figurines that were purchased, and craft materials in the classroom to create their dioramas. Each environment displayed their own physical characteristics including plant life, animal life, etc. The students had to make sure their environment included the necessities for their animals survival. All of the environments had to have food, shelter, water, air, and space for their animals. Overall, Mrs. Hitesman was very impressed with their hard work and believed their finished projects looked amazing!