Salt Dough
Name two foods that can be made using a dough.
Cookies, pizza, bread, pie crust
What is one way a person might damage their sight?
Staring at the sun, sitting in front of a screen for too long, having something puncture their eye
What is the iris and where does it get its name from?
The ring of color in the eye; The Greek goddess of the rainbow
Ms. D and two of her pets, Lola and TommyBoy, are all neurodivergent. Which diagnosis do they all have in common?
Anxiety
Why do we put flour on the table when we work with dough?
It keeps the dough from sticking to the table and our hands while we shape it
Identify one consequence of being born without a cornea lens.
There is nothing to keep debris from getting through the pupil; images from the outside world are out of focus; can cause a form of blindness
Name two things that a primatologist might study
Any species of monkey or ape
Which character(s) did Ms. D crochet this past summer?
Gromit and some sheep from Wallace and Gromit
How is measuring flour different than measuring other dry goods, like salt?
It has a lot of air pockets and thus cannot be packed, otherwise the measurements will not be consistent
What is strange about the image that appears on the notecard in our eye model?
It is upside down
Which famous scientist passed away in October this year?
Dr. Jane Goodall
What big event occurred in Ms. D's family this past year?
Her sister got pregnant and Ms. D became a first-time aunt
How can you check to make certain your measurement is correct when measuring liquids?
Put the measuring cup on a flat surface to read it
Why might someone like Ms. D have trouble seeing?
Their retina is either too close or two far from the cornea lens
What is the purpose of a decomposer? What would happen if there were no decomposers in the world?
Decomposers break down dead things; if there were no decomposers, there would be dead plants and animals everywhere
Ms. D's stripey cay, TommyBoy, loves exactly three things in this world, all of which start with the letter "M". Name one of them.
Mama, Mikey, and mousies
What two ingredients are required to make any type of edible dough? Why?
Flour and some kind of liquid. The flour makes up the bulk and base of the dough and the liquid helps the dry particles of the flour to stick together
What is the difference in the structure of the eye for people who are blind and see only shadows and people who are blind and see only darkness?
People who can see shadows have a damaged/missing cornea lens; People who can see only darkness have a damaged retina or optical nerve
What is the purpose of dissection?
To show how something inside of a living being works; to see what the inside of a living being looks like
Around what holiday is Ms. D's first baby niece due?
December- Baby Min was born on the 18th!