Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

6th Graders are Introduced to Mrs. Nerg

Ask your 6th grader what "Mrs. Nerg" stands for.  **Hint...hint...it has to do with the characteristics of living things.  See the answer below.

Answer: movement, respiration, sensitivity, nutrition, excretion, reproduction, and growth.

It's hard to imagine that all living things respond to stimuli.  Below is a video of plants responding to the light in their environment...phototropism.