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PlantsandAnimals
LifeScience/Grade1
Inthisunit,studentswilldevelopanunderstandingofhowplantsandanimalsusetheirexternalpartstohelpthemsurvive,grow,andmeettheirneeds.Studentswilllearnhowbehaviorsofparentsandoffspringhelptheoffspringsurvive.(AdaptedfromNGSS)
Authors:JoyDeMayo,SecondGradeTeacher,ColegroveParkElementarySchoolLindsayOsterhoudt,ScienceCoordinator,NorthAdamsPublicSchoolsGraceSullivan,EnglishMajor,Women’s,Gender,andSexualityStudiesMajor,WilliamsCollegeJessicaWojcik,InterdisciplinaryStudiesMajor,EducationMajor,SocialWorkMinor,MassachusettsCollegeofLiberalArts
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TableofContents
UnitPlanLesson1:SwallowsintheBirdhouse(Literacy)Lesson2:AnimalMovesLesson3:AnimalClassesLesson4:AnimalNeedsLesson5:TillenaLou’sDayintheSun(Literacy)Lesson6:AnimalSurvivalLesson7:CaringforYourOffspringLesson8:PlantLifeCyclesLesson9:PlantNeedsLesson10:TopsandBottoms(Literacy)Lesson11:ComparingPlantsLesson12:PlantSurvivalLesson13:SpreadingSeedsLesson14:PlantsandAnimalsLookLikeTheirParentsListofUnitResources
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UNITPLAN
Stage1DesiredResults1-LS1-1.Useevidencetoexplainthat(a)differentanimalsusetheirbodypartsandsensesindifferentwaystosee,hear,graspobjects,protectthemselves,movefromplacetoplace,andseek,find,andtakeinfood,water,andair,and(b)plantshaveroots,stems,leaves,flowers,andfruitsthatareusedtotakeinwater,air,andothernutrients,andproducefoodfortheplant.ClarificationStatement:Descriptionsarenotexpectedtoincludemechanismssuchastheprocessofphotosynthesis.
1-LS1-2.Obtaininformationtocomparewaysinwhichthebehaviorofdifferentanimalparentsandtheiroffspringhelptheoffspringtosurvive.ClarificationStatement:Examplesofbehaviorscouldincludethesignalsthatoffspringmake(suchascrying,cheeping,andothervocalizations)andtheresponsesoftheparents(suchasfeeding,comforting,andprotectingtheoffspring).]
MeaningUNDERSTANDINGS UStudentswillunderstandthat…
● Allorganismshavebodyparts.Animalsusetheirbodypartsindifferentwaystosee,hear,graspobjects,protectthemselves,movefromplacetoplace,aswellas,find,andtakeinfood,waterandair.Plantsalsohavedifferentparts(roots,stems,leaves,flowers,fruits)thathelpthemsurviveandgrow.
● Inmanykindsofanimals,parentsandtheoffspringthemselvesengageinbehaviorsthathelptheoffspringtosurvive.
● Individualsofthesamekindofplantoranimalarerecognizableassimilarbutcanalsovaryinmanyways.
ESSENTIALQUESTIONS Q1. Howandwhydoanimalsmove?2. Whydoplantshavedifferentparts?3.Whatdoanimalsneedtosurvive?Whatdoplantsneedtosurvive?
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1-LS3-1. Useinformationfromobservations(first-handandfrommedia)toidentifysimilaritiesanddifferencesamongindividualplantsoranimalsofthesamekind.[ClarificationStatements:Examplesofobservationscouldincludethatleavesfromthesamekindofplantarethesameshapebutcandifferinsize.Inheritance,animalsthatundergometamorphosis,orhybridsarenotexpected.]
ELA/Literacy–
RI.1.1Askandanswerquestionsaboutkeydetailsinatext.
RI.1.2Identifythemaintopicandretellkeydetailsofatext.
W.1.8Withguidanceandsupportfromadults,recallinformationfromexperiencesorgatherinformationfromprovidedsourcestoansweraquestion.
StudentLearningTargetsBytheendofthisunit,studentswillbeableto...● Identifywaysanimalsprotectthemselves.● Discusshowanimalparentsprotecttheiryoung.● Describethewaysinwhichdifferentanimalsmove.● Describethebodypartsthatanimalshaveandhowtheyusethemtomove.● Identifyanimalsandtheclassthatitbelongsto.● Identifythefourbasicneedsofananimal-air,food,water,andshelter.● Recognizeanimalsandplantsneedfoodandwatertosurvive.● Identifywaysinwhichanimalsusetheirbodiestoprotectthemselves.● Identifywaysinwhichanimalsbehaveoracttoprotectthemselves.● Identifywaysinwhichanimalparentscarefortheiroffspringsothattheoffspringcansurvive.
● Describethelifecycleofaplantandidentifythedifferentpartsofaplant.● Identifythatplantsneedwater,air,andsunlighttosurvive.● Identifythatplantsmaketheirownfood.● Labelthepartsofaplant(stem,roots,leaves,flower/fruit).● Compareandcontrasttwoplants.● Identifythatfruitshaveseedsbutvegetablesdonothaveseeds.● Identifythatplantsofthesametypecanhavevariations.(Forexample:applescomeindifferentcolors.)
● Identifywaysinwhichplantsdefendthemselves.● Explainhowandwhyplantsspreadtheirseeds.● Identifysimilaritiesanddifferencesamonganimalsandplantsofthesamekind.
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Stage2–EvidenceEvaluativeCriteria AssessmentEvidence
● Sciencejournal● Classdiscussions● Grouppresentations● Individualprojects/activities
UnitAssessment–CEPA● Independentsciencejournalentriesfromeachlesson● Classdiscussions● Presentations(bothindividualandgroup)● Individualactivitiessuchas,theanimalclassessortingactivity,theThingsMyPetNeeds
bookletproject,thecamouflagedesignproject,thehowtoplantaseedguideproject,thetopandbottomplantactivity,thedrawingandlabelingaplantactivities,thesuperseedproject,andtheanimalmatchingworksheet.
Stage3–LearningPlanWordwall:Asstudentslearnnewwordsforeachlessonawordwallwillbecreated,thiswillbeapieceoflargechartpaper.Everytimealessonhasnewvocabularywordsthosewordsshouldbeaddedtothewordwall.Thiswordwallshouldbehungupintheclassroomsostudentsmayreferbacktoit,itwillalsobereferencedintheverylastlessonoftheunit.ClassroomteachersareencouragedtotryoutnewwordwalldesignsandactivitiesrelatedtotheAcademicLanguageProfessionalDevelopment.Lesson1:SwallowsintheBirdhouse(LiteratureLesson:taughtbytheclassroomteacher)Studentslistentothestoryaboutafamilywatchingtwobirdsmakeahomeandraiseafamilyinabirdhouseintheiryard.Studentswilldrawabirdhouseattheendofthestory.Teacherswillthenpresenttheclasswithabirdhouseforstudentstoobserve.Lesson2:AnimalMovesStudentswillwatchavideoandcompleteaworksheetabouthowanimalsmove.Theywillalsoimitateanimalsbycopyingthewayaparticularanimalmoves.
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Lesson3:AnimalClassesStudentswilllearnaboutthesixanimalclasses.First,thesciencefellowwillreviewaPowerPointandplayagamewiththeclass.Studentswillbepairedupandorganizeaworksheetofanimalsintothesixclasses.Lesson4:AnimalNeedsStudentslearnthatanimalsneedfourbasicthingstosurvive.Theywillexplorethisideathroughconversation,asentencepuzzle,andbymakingabookletofneeds.Lesson5:TillenaLou’sDayintheSun(LiteratureLesson:taughtbytheclassroomteacher)Theclassroomteacherwillreadastory(TillenaLou’sDayIntheSunbyBarbaraTharp)thatemphasizesessentialsforlivingthings,studentswillbeillustratingthethreeessentialsthingsinaposterthatcanthenbecollated.Lesson6:AnimalSurvivalStudentslearnaboutthethreewaysthatanimalsprotectthemselvesinordertosurvive,eitherbybuildingshelters,makingsounds,orusingdefensestrategies.Lesson7:CaringforYourOffspringStudentslearnhowdifferentanimalmotherscarefortheiroffspring;theywillbereviewinginformationandpicturesviapowerpoint.Afterwards,theywillbreakintogroupsandcreateaskitforhowtheywouldtakecareofacertainanimalbabythatisassignedtothem.Lesson8:PlantLifeCyclesStudentsreviewthelifecycleandpartsofaplantthroughaflowchartandsong.Theywillthenseeexamplesofscientificdiagramsandcreatetheirowndiagramstoexplainthelifecycleofanappletree.
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Lesson9:PlantNeedsTheclasswillcollaboratetocreatea“HowToPlantASeed”guidethatincludesallthethingsplantsneedtomaketheirownfood.Theywillgettotesttheirplanbyplantingtheirownseeds.Lesson10:Tops&Bottoms(LiteratureLesson:taughtbytheclassroomteacher)ReadTopsandBottomsbyJanetStevens.Thistrickstertalefeaturesthe“tops”(tomatoes,corn)and“bottoms”(roots-carrots,potatoes)ofplants.Readthestoryanddiscussthetypesofplants.Studentscanmakeaclassmuralofagardenaddingeitheratoporbottomplant.Lesson11:ComparingPlantsStudentsexplorethedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenfruitsandvegetablesthroughaseriesofcategorizationactivities.Inthebeginningofthelessontheywillusebackgroundknowledgetosortpicturesoffruitsandvegetables,studentswillhaveachancetoexplorevariationsinplantsofthesamespeciesbytastetestingyellow,green,andredapples.Lesson12:PlantSurvivalStudentswilllearnabouthowanimalsandplantsprotectthemselvesfrompredatorsandthingsthatwanttoeatthem.Thelessonbeginswithapuppetshowaboutafamiliar,hardyplant(dandelions)followedbyaclassdiscussionandapuzzlegame.Finally,theclasswillplaycharadesandthinkabouthowtheywoulddefendthemselvesiftheywereplants.Lesson13:SpreadingSeedTheconceptofseeddispersalwillbeintroducedwithEricCarle’s“TheTinySeed.”Avideowillexplainthepurposeandtypesofseeddispersal.Afterward,studentswillemploytheirowncreativitytodesignaSuperSeed.Lesson14:PlantsandAnimalsLookLikeTheirParentsStudentswillbelearningwhyplantsandanimalslookliketheirparents,andwillalsobecompletinganimalmatchingworksheets.AdaptedfromMassachusettsDepartmentofElementaryandSecondaryEducation’sModelCurriculumUnitTemplate.OriginallybasedonUnderstandingbyDesign2.0©2011GrantWigginsandJayMcTighe.UsedwithPermissionJuly2012
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TieredVocabularyList
Tier1 Tier2 Tier3
birdhousemoveswimfoodairpet
comfortableparentbabyharvestfruit
vegetablepoisonousparent
materialspredictleap
describeclass
characteristicsneed
imaginaryessentialcamouflageprotectionnonfictiondiagramtrunkcyclecleverprofit
dispersalstrategysimilardifferent
migrationbroodpredatorsessilemammalreptile
amphibiansurvivenectaroffspringnutrientsresourcessurvivaldefenseoffspring
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Lesson1:SwallowsintheBirdhouseThislessonshouldbetaughtbytheclassroomteacherbeforethesciencefellowsbegin
BACKGROUND
OverviewoftheLesson Inthislesson,studentswilllistentoastoryaboutSwallowsandhowparentSwallowsbehave.Studentswillputupabirdhouseinawindowintheirclassroomtoobserve.Studentswillthenillustratewhattheinsideofthebirdhousecouldlooklike.Theclassroomteachershouldbeginthewordwallvocabularychart.Thereisanoptionalbreakpointintheactivitiesincasethereisnotenoughtimetocompletetheentiretyofthelessoninoneclassperiod(atthediscretionofthesciencefellowsandclassroomteacher).FocusStandard(s)1-LS1-1.Useevidencetoexplainthat(a)differentanimalsusetheirbodypartsandsensesindifferentwaystosee,hear,graspobjects,protectthemselves,movefromplacetoplace,andseek,find,andtakeinfood,water,andair,and(b)plantshaveroots,stems,leaves,flowers,andfruitsthatareusedtotakeinwater,air,andothernutrients,andproducefoodfortheplant.[ClarificationStatement:Descriptionsarenotexpectedtoincludemechanismssuchastheprocessofphotosynthesis.]1-LS1-2.Obtaininformationtocomparewaysinwhichthebehaviorofdifferentanimalparentsandtheiroffspringhelptheoffspringtosurvive.[ClarificationStatement:Examplesofbehaviorscouldincludethesignalsthatoffspringmake(suchascrying,cheeping,andothervocalizations)andtheresponsesoftheparents(suchasfeeding,comforting,andprotectingtheoffspring).]
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RI.1.1Askandanswerquestionsaboutkeydetailsinatext.RI.1.2Identifythemaintopicandretellkeydetailsofatext.W.1.8Withguidanceandsupportfromadults,recallinformationfromexperiencesorgatherinformationfromprovidedsourcestoansweraquestion.
LearningTargetsIcanidentifywaysanimalsprotectthemselvesIcandiscusshowanimalparentsprotecttheiryoungIcanillustratenestingmaterialsneededforabird
Assessments● Studentswillmakeanillustrationoftheinsideofabirdhousewithappropriateobjectsandnestingmaterial,birdhouse
picturesshouldincludeappropriatenestingitems(string,grass,leaves,yarn).● Inclassdiscussions,verbalizehowanimalparentsprotecttheiryoung.
WIDALanguageObjectives(DependentontheneedsofyourELLstudents)TargetedAcademicLanguage/KeyVocabulary
Tier1:birdhouseTier2:material,predictTier3:migration,brood,predator
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RESOURCESANDMATERIALSQuantity Item Source
1 SwallowsintheBirdhousebyStephenRSwinburne Bin1 MySpyBirdhouse/Nestingboxwithsuctioncupsthatattachto
awindowBin
Classset Largedrawingpaper ClassroomTeacherClassset Crayons ClassroomTeacher1
CompendiumofAcademicLanguageTechniques UpdatedregularlyontheNAPSWebsite
4containersperclass Frosting Bin3bagsperclass Birdseed Bin110”pieceperstudent Stringorribbon Bin1 Box ClassroomTeacher Newspaper ClassroomTeacherClassSet Pinecones Bin/ClassroomTeacher**Itemsinboldshouldbereturnedforusenextyear**
LESSONDETAILSWordWall
Beforebeginningthislesson,theclassroomteachershouldbeginthewordwall,everynewvocabularywordshouldbewrittenonthewordwall.Thewordwallshouldbehungupintheclassroomsostudentsmayseethewordsandreference
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thematanytimeduringthisunit,newvocabularywordsshouldbeaddedbeforeeachlessonistaught.Itistheclassroomteacher’sresponsibilitytopre-teachthevocabularywordsforthenextlessonbeforethesciencefellowcomesin.
LessonOpening/ActivatorIntroducethefollowingwordstotheclass
a. migration-theprocessoractofmovingtoanewlocationb. brood-tosituponeggstobehatched(referstoabird)c. predator–ananimalthathuntsasmallerorweakeranimal
Thesewordscaneitherbeplacedonthewordwall,orthestudentscanbegincomposingaglossaryintheirsciencejournals.Thisdecisioncanbemadeatthediscretionoftheclassroomteacherandsciencefellowsinordertoadequatelymeettheneedsofeachindividualclassroom.Ifthesciencejournaloptionischosen,thiscanbeincludedintheassessmentofstudentcomprehensionforthislesson.ThesewordsshouldberevisitedthroughouttheweekbytheclassroomteacherandalsothroughouttheentirePlantsandAnimalsunit.Thiscouldbedoneby:keepingthewordwallupuntiltheendoftheunit,incorporatingthetermsintoELAlessons,and/orrevisitingoldertermsonthewordwalltoseehowtheyrelatetotermsthatarebeingadded.
DuringtheLesson1. Showtheclassthecoverofthebookandaskstudentswhattheynotice.Askstudentstopredictwhatmayhappenin
thebook?Theteachershouldreadthebook,stoppingandaskingquestionsabouttheeventsinthestory.Makesuretopointoutnewvocabularywordsthatareinthestory.
2. Afterthestory,discussthatthefemaleandmalebothtookcareoftheirbaby,askiftheycanthinkofsomeofthejobsthefemaledidandthemaledid.Weresomethesame?Weretheydifferent?Reviewthebehaviorsofthemale&female:
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a. female—buildsnest,warmseggs,feedsyoung,teacheshowtocatchbugsb. male—protectsthenest,announces“familyiscoming”,feedsyoung,teacheshowtocatchbugs
3. Askstudentsifthishappensintheirhome.Dodifferentfamilymembershavedifferentresponsibilitiesorjobs?Dothey
worktogether?
4. TheteacherwillthenshowstudentstheMySpyBirdhouseandtogethertheywillhangitonaclassroomwindow.Studentsthencandrawapictureoftheinsideofabirdhouseastheyseeit,andalsoapredictivesketchofwhatthebirdhousewilllooklikeoncebirdsmovein.Studentscanrevisitthisdrawingthroughouttheunit/latertocomparewiththeirtimelyobservations.Iflimitedonspace,sharewiththeotherfirstgradeclass.
5. Throughouttheunitthestudentscanobservethebirdhouseandasksomepromptingquestions:
● Havetherebeenanychangesinthebirdhousesinceputtingitup/yesterday/lastweek/?● Whatchangesdoyousee?● Isthisshelterinagoodspotforthebirds?Why?● Whatdoyouthinkthisshelterlookslikeatnight?
Writedownobservationsinsciencejournal,andsketchwhatbirdhousewouldlooklikeonceabirdmovesin.Cansketchspecificcomponents/elementsthatabirdwouldbringinwithit(i.e.nestingmaterials).AnotheroptionifthebirdhouseactivitydoesnotmatchthecomfortleveloftheclassroomistodisplaytheEagleCam(http://www.dceaglecam.org/)andhavestudentsobserveaeagleanditsnestthesamewaytheywouldtheirlocalbirds.*Ifbirdhouseactivityisunsuccessfulandbirdsdonotsettle,emphasizepredictiveelements/hypotheticalconnections-askstudentswhattheywouldexpecttoseeetc.
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Thisisapossiblebreakpointsothatthelessoncanbecompletedovertwoclassperiodsasopposedtoasingleclassperiod.
ActivityExplainthatanimalsneedfoodtosurvive,peoplecanhelpanimalsgetfood;onewayistomakebirdfeeders.Todaywearegoingtomakepineconebirdfeedersforthebirdsthatlivearoundourschooloraroundyourhome.*Note-thisactivityisweatherdependent,optimalseasonaltimeisfallorspring
a. Havestudentsgooutsidetocollectpineconesthataremediumtolargesize.Iftherearenotmanyaroundtheschool,theclassroomteacherorsciencefellowmayneedtocollectsomeinadvance.Eachstudentwillneedhisorherownpinecone.
b. Thesciencefellowshouldgiveeverystudentapre-cutpieceofstringtotiearoundtheirpineconesotheycanhangitup.Theclassroomteacherandsciencefellowmayneedtohelpstudentstiethestring.Nextstudentswillneedtocovertheoutsideoftheirpineconeinfrosting.
c. Lastlyhavestudentscoverthepineconesinbirdseed.Findamediumsizeboxandcoverthebottomwithpaperornewspaperandpourthebirdseedintothebottomofthebox.Havestudentscomeupafewatatimetorolltheirpineconesinthebirdseed.
d. Takeafieldtripoutsidetohangthebirdfeedersaroundtheschoolintrees,ifthisisnotpossiblehavethestudentsputtheirpineconesinaplasticbagandletthemtaketheirbirdfeedershome.
e. Afterafewdaysaskstudents:Areyourbirdfeedersstillcoveredwithseeds?Whathaveyouobserved?Whathasorhasnotchangedaboutyourbirdfeeders?Canyoumakeanyfuturepredictionsconcerningyourbirdfeeders?Havestudentswriteafewsentencesabouttheirobservationsinsciencejournals,andsketchbirdfeederdiagram(optional:withlabels)overthefewdaysspansotheycancomparebeforeandafter.[SP6:constructingexplanationsanddesigningsolutions]
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Assessments● Studentswillmakeanillustrationoftheinsideofabirdhousewithappropriateobjectsandnestingmaterial,birdhouse
picturesshouldincludeappropriatenestingitems(string,grass,leaves,yarn).● Inclassdiscussions,verbalizehowanimalparentsprotecttheiryoung.
Extension
• ReadBlueBirdintheGardentoclass.• Haveadiscussiononrecycledbirdhouses,suchashollowedoutgourdsorothermaterialsthatmayberecyclable(ex.
Milkcartons).-Havethekidsbrainstormthingstheymaybeabletouseintheirhouseortheclassroomthatwouldactasrecycledbirdhouses.
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Lesson2:AnimalMoves
BACKGROUND
OverviewoftheLessonInthislesson,studentswilllearnabouthowanimalsmove.Studentswillbewatchingavideoofanimalsmovingandwillcompleteanobservationworksheettogoalongwiththevideo.Studentswillalsobeimitatinganimalmovementsaswellasdrawingapictureintheirsciencejournalstoillustratethis.Theclassroomteachershouldreviewanddiscussthevocabularywordsforthislessonbeforethesciencefellowcomestoteach.FocusStandard1-LS1-1.Useevidencetoexplainthat(a)differentanimalsusetheirbodypartsandsensesindifferentwaystosee,hear,graspobjects,protectthemselves,movefromplacetoplace,andseek,find,andtakeinfood,water,andair,and(b)plantshaveroots,stems,leaves,flowers,andfruitsthatareusedtotakeinwater,air,andothernutrients,andproducefoodfortheplant.[ClarificationStatement:Descriptionsarenotexpectedtoincludemechanismssuchastheprocessofphotosynthesis.]
LearningTargetsIcandescribethewaysinwhichdifferentanimalsmove.IcandescribethebodypartsanimalsusetohelpthemmoveAssessmentAttheendofthislesson,askeachstudenttostandup,picktheirfavoriteanimal,andpretendtomovethewaythatanimalshould.Studentsshouldtrytheirbestnottorepeatpreviouslyusedanimals;sciencefellowsandclassroomteachercouldofferalternativesifthestudentcannotthinkofone.Theyshouldalsosayawordtodescribethewaythatanimalmoves.This
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mayalsobeobservedintheclassactivity“WhoAmI?”Besuretoaskthemwhatbodyparttheyareusingtomakethatmove.Reviewthestudents’sciencejournalsaftertheyhavecompletedthedrawingactivity.TargetedAcademicLanguage/KeyVocabulary
Tier1:Move,swimTier2:leap,describeTier3:sessile
RESOURCESANDMATERIALSQuantity Item Source1perstudent Sciencejournal ClassroomTeacher1boxperstudent Crayons,markers,pencils ClassroomTeacher2pieces Chartpaper(1forwordwall,and1foropeningactivity) ClassroomTeacher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP2te1jF0y0(Animalmoves
video)Thumbdrive
1perstudent AnimalMovementWorksheet Binder**Itemsinboldshouldbereturnedforusenextyear*
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Talkaboutwhatitmeanstomove,doesmovingalwaysmeanthatyouwentfromoneplacetoanother?Couldyoustayinyourseatandstillmove?Asktheclasstomove,iftheywishtheycangetupoutoftheirseats.Askthestudentstodescribethewaytheyaremoving.Forexample,somestudentsmaysaytheyarejumping,walking,orwiggling.Iftheygiveyouawordsuchaswalkorjump,askthemhowtheydidit.Whatbodypartsdidtheyhavetousetomakethatmove?Nowthat
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weknowhowhumansmove,let’stalkaboutthewaythatanimalsmove.Doanimalsmovejustlikehumansdo?Whatbodypartsdoanimalsuse?Havethestudentsnameseveralwaysinwhichanimalsmove?
DuringtheLessonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP2te1jF0y0:ThisYouTubevideoisfromashowcalledAnimalAtlas,itisapproximately22minuteslong,thisvideocontainslotsofinformationregardinghowanimalsusetheirbodypartstomove.Teacherscanreviewthevideoaheadoftimetodecideiftheywouldliketoshowonlypartsofthevideo.Studentsshouldwatchthisvideoandfilloutthecorrespondingworksheeteitherduringorafterwatchingthevideo,dependentontheneedsofthestudents.Scaffoldasneeded.Alternativemodification:dependingonneedsofstudents,canalsodotheworksheetasawholeclass,orbreakstudentsupuntilsmallgroupsActivity1:WhoAmI?(Beforebeginningthisactivitycheckwiththeclassroomteacheraboutappropriatebehaviorexpectations)-Everystudentisgoingtopretendtobeadifferentanimal.Giveeachstudentsananimaltoactoutbuttokeepittohimselforherselfandnottellanyone.StudentsshouldgetupoutoftheirseatsONEBYONEandimitatetheanimaltheyhavedecidedtobe.Whenastudentispretendingtobeananimaltheycanmovearoundthewholeclassroomiftheywishto.Thestudentswhoarestillsittingshouldtrytoguesstheanimalthatisbeingactedoutusingappropriateclassroombehavior(raisingtheirhand,usinginsidevoices,etc…).TellthestudentsthatwhenactingoutananimaltheyareNOTallowedtospeak.Theclassshouldguesswhattheanimalisbasedonthemovements,iftheclassisstrugglingtoguess,thentheactingstudentmaymakenoisestogivethemahint.Iftheclassisstrugglingtoidentifytheanimal,thesciencefellowsorclassroomteachercanprovidehintsastotheidentityofthatanimal(i.e.“Itlooksliketheyhaveabushytailandlovetonibbleonthings!”(Squirrel),etc…)[SP8:obtaining,evaluating,andcommunicatinginformation]Alternative:Youcouldalsosplitclassupintothreegroupstoallowformorediscussionandstudenttalk.
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Activity2:ScienceJournalingNowthatstudentsknowhowandwhyanimalsmove,theywillbedrawinganexampleintheirsciencejournal.Atthetopofanewpagestudentsshouldputthetitleofthislesson“AnimalMoves”andwritethedate.Askstudentstopickananimalthattheyarefamiliarwith.Thestudentsshoulddrawapictureofthatanimal,oncethestudentshavefinishedtheirpictures,theyshouldwriteoneortwowordsdescribingthewaythatanimalmoves.Theclassroomteacherandsciencefellowwillneedtowalkaroundandhelpstudentswritethewordscorrectlyintheirsciencejournals,aswellasofferguidanceonextraordinarymovementwords(i.e.scurry,waddle,pounce,etc.;).
LessonClosingTalkaboutwhyanimalsneedtomove?Howdoesahabitat(whereananimallives)impactthewayananimalmoves?Whywouldtheywanttogofromoneplacetoanother?Whywouldtheywanttomoveatall?Howdoesmovinghelpthemsurvive?Besuretodiscussbirdsspecificallyandthinkbacktowhatwasdiscussedinlessonone.AssessmentAttheendofthislesson,askeachstudenttostandup,picktheirfavoriteanimal,andpretendtomovethewaythatanimalshould.Studentsshouldtrytheirbestnottorepeatpreviouslyusedanimals;sciencefellowsandclassroomteachercouldofferalternativesifthestudentcannotthinkofone.Theyshouldalsosayawordtodescribethewaythatanimalmoves.Thismayalsobeobservedintheclassactivity“WhoAmI?”Besuretoaskthemwhatbodyparttheyareusingtomakethatmove.Reviewthestudents’sciencejournalsaftertheyhavecompletedthedrawingactivity.Extension
• WatchEagleCamwithclassandrecordsomeoftheeagles’behavior.
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Lesson3:AnimalClasses
BACKGROUND
OverviewoftheLessonInthislesson,studentswilllearnaboutthesixdifferentclassesofanimals.ThesciencefellowwillneedtoreviewthePowerPointinthislessonbeforecomingintoteach.Studentswillbeworkingasaclasstosortthroughanimalsandputthemintheircorrectclasses.Theclassroomteachershouldreviewanddiscussthevocabularywordsforthislessonbeforethesciencefellowcomesintoteachandaddthenewvocabularywordstothewordwall.Thereisanoptionalbreakpointintheactivitiesincasethereisnotenoughtimetocompletetheentiretyofthelessoninoneclassperiod(uptothediscretionofthesciencefellowsandclassroomteacher). FocusStandard1-LS3-1.Useinformationfromobservations(first-handandfrommedia)toidentifysimilaritiesanddifferencesamongindividualplantsoranimalsofthesamekind.[ClarificationStatements:Examplesofobservationscouldincludethatleavesfromthesamekindofplantarethesameshapebutcandifferinsize.Inheritance,animalsthatundergometamorphosis,orhybridsarenotexpected.]LearningTargetsIcanidentifyanimalsandtheclassthatitbelongsto.Icangroupanimalsbysameclass
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AssessmentReviewthestudents’sciencejournalstomakesuretheyhaveselectedanddrawnthecorrectanimalfortheirgivenclass.Ifstudentshaveincorrectlyclassifiedananimal,askthemwhattheirreasoningwas.[SP7-EngaginginArgumentfromEvidence]
WIDALanguageObjectives(DependentontheneedsofyourELLstudents)TargetedAcademicLanguage/KeyVocabulary
Tier2:class,characteristicTier3:mammal,reptile,amphibian
RESOURCESANDMATERIALSQuantity Item Source
1perstudent Sciencejournal ClassroomTeacher3setsperclass AnimalImageworksheet(laminatedcolorcopies) Bin1 PowerPointofanimalclasses Thumbdrive VariousMathManipulatives ClassroomTeacher**Itemsinboldshouldbereturnedforusenextyear**
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Whydowegroupthingsorclassifythings?(Thisskillcanbedemonstratedorpracticedusingmathmanipulatives.)Whydowehavegroupsofitemssuchasfood,tools,andtoys?Isgroupinghelpfultous?Howdowegroupanimals?Howelsecanwegroupanimals?Scientistsgroupanimalsthatarealikeorsharesimilarcharacteristics.Whothinkstheycangivemeanexampleofagroupofanimals?Talkaboutthedifferentcharacteristicsthatagroupofanimalshaveincommon,buildoffstudentresponses.Iftheysaydog,forexample,alldogsarethesamebecausetheyhavefurandfourlegs.Thisincludeslotsofotheranimalstoo,manyanimalshavefurandfourlegs.Thesecouldallfitunderonegroup“mammals.”
DuringtheLesson
1. Talktothestudentsabouthowtocategorizeanimalsbyclass.Therearesixmainclassesofanimalsthatwewillbefocusingontoday.Classes—Putthesixclassesontheboardandaskstudentstodescribeanyoftheonestheyhaveheardbefore.Askthestudentstonamesomeoftheanimalsthatbelongtoeachclass.Forexample,thefishclassincludesaclownfishandaseahorse.Thisisagoodopportunitytocreateaclassanchorchart!TheanchorchartshouldbemadeonasheetofpaperthatiseasilyaccessibleandcanberevisitedbothduringandafterthePowerPoint.
a) Birdsb) Amphibiansc) Mammalsd) Reptilese) Fishf) Invertebrates
Gooverdescriptionsofeachclass.UsethePowerPoint“AnimalClasses”tohelpcommunicatethecharacteristicsofeachclass(ThisPowerPointisontheunitthumbdrive).ThesciencefellowshouldreviewthePowerPointbefore
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teachingthelesson.MakesuretospendtimediscussingthecharacteristicsofeachclassintroducedinthePowerPoint.Attheendthereisaminiguessinggame,apictureofananimalispresentedwithariddleandthestudentsthenhavetoguesswhatclassthatanimalbelongsto.Theanswerispresentedonthefollowingslide.
Thisisapossiblebreakpoint(uptothediscretionoftheclassroomteacherandthesciencefellows)ifthereisnottimetocompletetheentirelessoninoneclassperiod.
2. SortingActivity-Studentsshouldworkinsmallgroupsorasaclasstosorttheanimalsa. Studentswillworkasaclassorinsmallgroupstoorganizetheanimalpicturesintothesixanimalclasses.
Studentsshouldtaketheanimalsandplacetheminthecategorytheythinktheybelongin,providingjustificationtothesciencefellowsandclassroomteachersasnecessary.
3. ScienceJournalingHavestudentswritedownthesixclassesofanimalsandanexampleofananimalfromeachclassintheirsciencejournal.Writeasentenceforeachoftheexampleanimalstheychoseexplainingwhythatanimalbelongsinthatclass(orhowevermanyteacherfindsfeasible).Thestudentsshouldalsodrawpicturesoftheanimalstheychoose.
AssessmentReviewthestudents’sciencejournalstomakesuretheyhaveselectedanddrawnthecorrectanimalfortheirgivenclass.Ifstudentshaveincorrectlyclassifiedananimal,askthemwhattheirreasoningwas.[SP7-EngaginginArgumentfromEvidence]
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Lesson4:AnimalNeeds
BACKGROUND
OverviewoftheLessonInthislessonstudentswilllearnaboutthefourbasicneedsofanimals.Theywillbesolvingasentencepuzzleandcreatingabookletabouttheseneeds.Theclassroomteachershouldreviewanddiscussthevocabularywordsforthislessonbeforethesciencefellowcomesintoteachandaddnewvocabularywordstothewordwall. FocusStandard1-LS1-1.Useevidencetoexplainthat(a)differentanimalsusetheirbodypartsandsensesindifferentwaystosee,hear,graspobjects,protectthemselves,movefromplacetoplace,andseek,find,andtakeinfood,water,andair,and(b)plantshaveroots,stems,leaves,flowers,andfruitsthatareusedtotakeinwater,air,andothernutrients,andproducefoodfortheplant.[ClarificationStatement:Descriptionsarenotexpectedtoincludemechanismssuchastheprocessofphotosynthesis.]LearningTargetIcanidentifythefourbasicneedsofananimal-air,food,water,andshelter.
Assessment(s)● Reviewwhatstudentswroteintheirsciencejournalsaboutwhathumansneedtolivehumansareanimals,whichthey
learnedinpreviouslessonssotheyshouldlistthefourbasicthingsthatanimalsneed.Itwouldalsobehelpfultoreviewanimalclassestoreinforcewhattheyhadlearnedinthepreviouslesson.Nomatterhowdifferenttheanimalsindifferentclassesare,allanimalsneedthefourbasicthings.
● ReviewwithstudentsThingsMyPetNeedsbooklet.
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● Talkabouttheimportanceofpetcarewiththestudentsandaskthemaboutanypetcareexperiencestheymayhavehad.
WIDALanguageObjectives(DependentontheneedsofyourELLstudents)
TargetedAcademicLanguage/KeyVocabulary Tier1:food,air,petTier2:need,imaginaryTier3:survive
RESOURCESANDMATERIALSQuantity Item Source
1perstudent ScienceJournal ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Scissors ClassroomTeacher1perpair WhatdoAnimalsNeedWorksheet Binder1perstudent Gluestick ClassroomTeacher1perpair Constructionpaper ClassroomTeacher1perclass Stapler ClassroomTeacher1perstudent ThingsMyPetNeedsBooklet(3pages) Binder1boxperstudent Crayonsandormarkers ClassroomTeacher
1perstudent Mediumorlargesizepinecone ClassroomTeacher/Bin**Itemsinboldshouldbereturnedforusenextyear**
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LESSONDETAILSLessonOpening/Activator
Thesciencefellowshouldleadadiscussionaboutwhatitmeansforanimalstoneedsomething.Askstudentstothinkaboutanimalsinthewildoreventheirpet’sneeds.Whataresomeofthethingsthatanimalsneedinordertosurvive?Ifanswerslike“dogtoys”comeup,explaintothestudentsthattheanimalprobablywouldnotdieifitdidnothaveitstoys.Ifananimalwentwithoutfoodthoughitwouldnotsurvive.Makesuretotalkaboutwheretheycanfindwaystosatisfytheirneeds.Forexample,ifadogneedsfoodhowdoeshegetit?Dopeopleprovidehimfoodordoestheenvironmentprovidefood?Howdoanimalsinthewildfindtheirfood?Dotheyneedtohuntforit?Cananimalsalwaysfindfood?
DuringtheLesson
Activity1a. Havestudentspairupwithapartner.Tellthemtheywillbesolvingapuzzletofigureoutwhatanimalsneed.Hand
eachpaironeofthe“WhatdoAnimalsNeed”worksheet.b. Thisworksheetisdividedupintosquareswithoneortwowordsoneachsquare.Thestudentsmustcutthe
squaresupandputthemtogethermakingfullsentences,oncetheyhavefinishedtheywillknowtheanswertothequestion,“Whatdoanimalsneedtosurvive?”Eachsquarewillbeusedupsothereshouldbenoleftoverwords.
c. Havethestudentsgluethesentencesonapieceofconstructionpaperintheircorrectorder.Havethemwritetheirnamesonthebackandhangthepicturesupintheclassroomifpossible.
d. Theanswerkeyisprovidedhere.Whenstudentshavetheirsentencestogetheritshouldlooklikethis…i. Whatdoanimalsneedtolive?ii. Animalsneedfoodtolive.iii. Animalsneedwatertolive.iv. Animalsneedsheltertolive.
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v. Animalsneedairtolive.e.Ifsomegroupsofstudentsfinishearlyorneedadditionalguidingsteps,havethemillustratetheirsentences.
Activity2ThingsMyPetNeedsbookletStudentswillbecreatingabookletaboutwhatananimalneedstosurvive.*Teachercanalsocreatebookletstructureandstapledaheadoftimeandpassouttostudents,dependingonneedsofstudents/feasibilityofconstructingtheirownduringclasstime.
a. Thisbookletwillhaveacoverpagewherethestudentscanpickanddrawtheirimaginarypet.(Itdoesnothavetobetheircatordog.)
b. Ontheinsidetherewillbefourpagesthathavethewords“Mypetneeds______tolive.”Studentsshouldwriteoneofthefourbasicneedsoneachpage,makingsurethattheyhaveonepageforeachneed.Oncetheywritethewordtocompletethesentence,studentsshoulddrawapictureofwhatitisthattheanimalneeds.Forexample,iftheirfirstpagesays“Mypetneedssheltertolive.”thenthestudentshoulddrawashelterforthatanimal.
c. Thelastpagehasthesentence“Mypetcansurvivenow!”anddrawanaccompanyingpicture.Makesurestudentsputtheirnameonthefrontorbackpageoftheirbooklets.
d. Encouragestudentstobringthebookhomeandsharewithfamilymembersandfriends.ChallengingAlternative:
a. Makethebooklet8pagesinsteadof4,orinsteadhavestudentswriteanddrawintheirsciencejournals.b. Foreachpagethatthestudentwritesoneofthefourbasicneeds,havethenextpagebeaboutsomethingthat
theirpetwantsorlikes.Thestudentsshouldwritedowntheirownsentencesandillustratethemasdescribedabove.
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c. Thisactivityshouldallowstudentstobecreativeaboutwhattheyimaginetheirpetswouldlikeandtothinkactivelyaboutthedifferencesbetweenthethingstheirpetsneedversusthethingstheirpetslike(e.g.whatwouldhappeniftheirpetdoesn’tgetwhattheylike?).
LessonClosingHavestudentsgatherinacirclewiththeirbooklets.Allowsomestudentstoshareandreadthebookletthattheymade.Again,relatethislessonbacktobirds.Whatdothebirdsoutsideneedtosurvive?
Assessment(s)● Reviewwhatstudentswroteintheirsciencejournalsaboutwhathumansneedtolivehumansareanimals,whichthey
learnedinpreviouslessonssotheyshouldlistthefourbasicthingsthatanimalsneed.Itwouldalsobehelpfultoreviewanimalclassestoreinforcewhattheyhadlearnedinthepreviouslesson.Nomatterhowdifferenttheanimalsindifferentclassesare,allanimalsneedthefourbasicthings.
● ReviewwithstudentsThingsMyPetNeedsbooklet.● Talkabouttheimportanceofpetcarewiththestudentsandaskthemaboutanypetcareexperiencestheymayhave
had.
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Lesson5:“TillenaLou’sDayintheSun”Thislessonshouldbetaughtbytheclassroomteacher.
BACKGROUND
OverviewoftheLessonInthislessontheclassroomteacherwillreadTillenaLou’sDayintheSunbyBarbaraTharpy.TillenaLouandhersiblingsspendalazydayimaginingwhatitmightbelikeiftheywereothertypesofanimals.Studentswilldrawtheessentialthings(air,food,water)neededtoliveontheirpostersattheendofthelesson. FocusStandard(s)RI.1.1Askandanswerquestionsaboutkeydetailsinatext.(1-LS1-2),(1-LS3-1)
RI.1.2Identifythemaintopicandretellkeydetailsofatext.(1-LS1-2)
1-LS1-1.Useevidencetoexplainthat(a)differentanimalsusetheirbodypartsandsensesindifferentwaystosee,hear,graspobjects,protectthemselves,movefromplacetoplace,andseek,find,andtakeinfood,water,andair,and(b)plantshaveroots,stems,leaves,flowers,andfruitsthatareusedtotakeinwater,air,andothernutrients,andproducefoodfortheplant.[ClarificationStatement:Descriptionsarenotexpectedtoincludemechanismssuchastheprocessofphotosynthesis.]
1-LS1-2.Obtaininformationtocomparewaysinwhichthebehaviorofdifferentanimalparentsandtheiroffspringhelptheoffspringtosurvive.[ClarificationStatement:Examplesofbehaviorscouldincludethesignalsthatoffspringmake(suchascrying,cheeping,andothervocalizations)andtheresponsesoftheparents(suchasfeeding,comforting,andprotectingtheoffspring).]
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LearningTargetsIcanrecognizethatanimalsandplantsneedfoodandwatertosurvive.Icanidentifywaysanimalsprotectthemselves.AssessmentStudentsshouldbeabletorespondtothequestion:Whatisessentialforlivingthingstosurvive?WIDALanguageObjectives(DependentontheneedsofyourELLstudents)
TargetedAcademicLanguage/KeyVocabularyTier1:comfortableTier2:essentialTier3:nectar
RESOURCESANDMATERIALSQuantity Item Source
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Optional http://www.bioedonline.org/tasks/render/file/index.cfm?fileID=8E28B3AE-957F-2A75-00EF2F01812C503B
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LESSONDETAILSLessonOpening/Activator
Askstudentswhatessentialmeans,dothesamewiththewordsbehaves,nectar,andcomfortable.Writethestudents’ideasontheboard.Oncetheyhavegiventheirideas,writethecorrectdefinitionsontheboardandaskthestudentstowritethemdownintheirsciencejournals.
Essential—extremelyimportantandnecessaryNectar—asweetliquidproducedbyplantsandusedbybeestomakehoneyBehaves—actsinaparticularwayComfortable—allowingyoutoberelaxedandhavenoworries
DuringtheLesson1. Readthestoryaloudontheoverheadprojector.2. Afterreading,discusswithyourstudentswhattheyhadlearnedfromthestory.Whatwerethethreeessentialsoflifein
thestory(food,air,water)?Canyouthinkofanotheressentialoflife?Thefourthandfinalessentialforananimaltosurviveisshelter.
AssessmentStudentsshouldbeabletorespondtothequestion:Whatisessentialforlivingthingstosurvive?
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Lesson6:AnimalSurvivalBACKGROUND
OverviewoftheLesson Inthislessonstudentswilllearnthatanimalsprotectthemselvesinmanydifferentways.Someoftheirprotectionmaycomefromtheiractions,thewaytheybehave,orthetypeofsheltertheybuild.Thesciencefellow(s)andclassroomteacherwillbepresentingapuppetshowfortheclass;theyshouldreadthepuppetshowbeforethelessontoprepare.Theclassroomteachershouldreviewanddiscussthevocabularywordsforthislessonbeforethesciencefellowcomesinaswellasaddthenewvocabularywordstothewordwall.Thereisanoptionalbreakpointintheactivitiesincasethereisnotenoughtimetocompletetheentiretyofthelessoninoneclassperiod(atdiscretionofthesciencefellowsandclassroomteacher).
FocusStandard1-LS1-1.Useevidencetoexplainthat(a)differentanimalsusetheirbodypartsandsensesindifferentwaystosee,hear,graspobjects,protectthemselves,movefromplacetoplace,andseek,find,andtakeinfood,water,andair,and(b)plantshaveroots,stems,leaves,flowers,andfruitsthatareusedtotakeinwater,air,andothernutrients,andproducefoodfortheplant.[ClarificationStatement:Descriptionsarenotexpectedtoincludemechanismssuchastheprocessofphotosynthesis.]
LearningTargetsIcanidentifywaysinwhichanimalsusetheirbodiestoprotectthemselves.Icanidentifywaysinwhichanimalsbehaveoracttoprotectthemselves.Assessment(s)
● Studentswillbeassessedthroughclassdiscussion
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● Reviewthecamouflageactivitythatstudentshadtodesigntoknowiftheyunderstandhowcamouflageworks● Reviewsciencejournals
WIDALanguageObjectives(DependentontheneedsofyourELLstudents)TargetedAcademicLanguage/KeyVocabularyTier2:camouflage,protection
RESOURCESANDMATERIALS
Quantity Item Source1perstudent ScienceJournal ClassroomTeacher1boxperstudent Crayonsandormarkers ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Scissors ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Gluestick ClassroomTeacher Constructionpaper ClassroomTeacher PowerPointonAnimalShelters Thumbdrive1perstudent PlasticEggs Bin¼cupperstudent Sunflowerseeds Bin1perstudent Itemstodecorateeggswith:googlyeyes,Elmer’sglue,colorfultape Bin1copyforSF;1forCT PuppetShow:“Camouflage”(HandsonNaturep.232-233) Binder Puppets Bin**Itemsinboldshouldbereturnedforusenextyear**
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LESSONDETAILSLessonOpening/Activator
Openthislessonwithadiscussionaboutwhatitmeanstoprotectyourself.Howdohumansprotectthemselves?Weusesweatersandcoatsinthewintertoprotectourbodiesfromthecold.Weusesunscreentoprotectourskinfromthesun.Weuseourhousesorsheltertoprotectusfromtheweather.Animalsprotectthemselvestoo.Askstudentshowanimalsprotectthemselves?Theycertainlydonothavewinterscoatsandsunscreen.Doanimalsneedtoprotectthemselvesfromthesamekindsofthingsthathumansneedtoprotectthemselvesfrom?Isitthesameforeveryanimal?[SP1:askingquestionsanddefiningproblems]
DuringtheLesson1. Buildingshelters:Animalsbuildsheltersasawaytoprotectthemselves.Asaclass,gothroughthePowerPointand
havestudentsguesswhomadetheshelter.Whydidtheymaketheshelter?Howdidtheymaketheshelter?Diditcomefromtheirownbodies?Didtheyusesticksandleaves?(ThePowerPointisontheunitthumbdrive).
2. Usingsounds:Manyanimalsmakesoundstoscareoffotheranimals.Makingthesesoundssometimeshelpsthemto
survive.Onegreatexampleofananimalthatmakesnoisetowardoffpredatorsistherattlesnake.ShowthestudentsaYouTubevideoofrattlesnakenoises,teachersdonotneedtoshowtheentirevideojustenoughforthestudentstograsptheidea,thenaskiftheycanmakethenoisethemselves.Todaywearegoingtopretendwearerattlesnakes.
3. Rattleactivity:EachstudentwillneedoneplasticEastereggandatablespoonofsunflowerseeds.
● PlacetablespoonofsunflowerseedsintotheplasticEastereggandcloseit,usetapeifneeded.● Optional:HavethestudentsdecorateEastereggsiftheywouldliketo,usingtheitemsprovidedinthebinand
additionalmaterialsavailableintheclassroom.Theycouldalsoreflectonwhytheyhavechosenthematerialsorcolorsthattheyhavechosen(perhapsforprotectionorcamouflage).
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● Oncetherattlesarecompleted,havethesciencefellowstepoutsidetheclassroomwithoutmakingascene.Thesciencefellowshouldwaitrightoutsidethedoorforafewseconds.Theclassroomteacherwillexplaintothekidsthatrattlesnakesusetheirrattlestoscareawaypredatorsthatmaywanttohurtoreatthem,andthisisonewaythatanimalsusetheirbodypartstosurvive.Thesciencefellowshouldcomebackinwhenheorshehearstheclassroomteacherfinishexplaining.Asthesciencefellowcomesintheclassroomteachershouldsay,“Look!Herecomesapredatornow!Whatareyougoingtodo?”Theclassshouldcatchonthattheyneedtoshaketheirrattlestogetthesciencefellowtoleavetheclassroomagain.
● After the activity, ask students to either put away their rattles or collect them after the activity so they don’t misuse them during the rest of the class.
Thisisapossiblebreakpoint(uptothediscretionofthesciencefellowsandclassroomteacher)ifthereisnotenoughtimetocompletetheentiretyofthislessoninoneclassperiod.
4. Defensestrategies:Askstudentstobrainstormdifferentwaysanimalscandefendthemselvesagainstpredatorsandnature.Somedefensestrategiesmayincludebeingprickly,smellingbad,stingers,hardshell,soundingscary,lookingscary,beingslimyorslippery,camouflage,andtastingbad.Animalsuselotsofdifferentbodypartstoprotectthemselves.Giraffeshavelongnecksandfightwiththem,porcupineshavequillsandstickthemintopeopleoranimals,skunkssprayotherssotheydonotusetheirbodypartstoomuchtofight,toadstastebadsotheyusetheirwholebodytowardoffapredator.Talkabouthowdifferentanimalsusedifferentdefensemechanisms.
5. CamouflageActivity: ReadMixedUpChameleonandleadclassinadiscussiononcamouflage.
6. Camouflagepuppetshow:Thesciencefellow(s)andclassroomteachercanworktogethertoputonthepuppetshow
fortheclass,usethepuppetsincludedinthebin.Thepuppetshowcomesfrompages232and233oftheHandson
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Naturebook.Ahandoutisincludedinthebinder.Itisrecommendedthatthesciencefellow(s)andclassroomteacherreadthepuppetshowbeforereadingittotheclass.Askstudentstopayattentiontothepuppetshow.
LessonClosing1 Havestudentsgettogetherinalargecircle,askthemonebyonetogoaroundandsayonethingtheylearnedtodayor
answerthequestion“Howdoanimalssurvive?”
2. Afterwards,havethestudentsgobacktotheirdeskandwritedownintheirsciencejournalsonethingthattheylearnedfromthislessonaboutanimalsurvival.Timepermitting,acoupleofstudentscansharetheirentrieswiththeclass,orhaveeverystudentengageinpairshare.
Assessment(s)● Studentswillbeassessedthroughclassdiscussion● Reviewthecamouflageactivitythatstudentshadtodesigntoknowiftheyunderstandhowcamouflageworks● Reviewsciencejournals
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Lesson7:CaringforYourOffspring
BACKGROUND
OverviewoftheLessonInthislessonstudentswilllearnabouthowanimalparentscarefortheiroffspring.Studentswillworkingroupstopretendtocareforababyanimalbasedoninformationthatwillbepassedouttothem.Theclassroomteachershouldreviewanddiscussthevocabularywordsforthislessonbeforethesciencefellowcomesintoteachaswellasaddnewvocabularywordstothewordwall.
FocusStandard1-LS1-2.Obtaininformationtocomparewaysinwhichthebehaviorofdifferentanimalparentsandtheiroffspringhelptheoffspringtosurvive.[ClarificationStatement:Examplesofbehaviorscouldincludethesignalsthatoffspringmake(suchascrying,cheeping,andothervocalizations)andtheresponsesoftheparents(suchasfeeding,comforting,andprotectingtheoffspring).]
LearningTargetIcanidentifywaysinwhichanimalparentscarefortheiroffspringsothattheoffspringcansurvive.
Assessment(s)• Listentostudentgrouppresentationsonhowanimalparentscarefortheiroffspring.• Reviewthestudents’sciencejournals.
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TargetedAcademicLanguage/KeyVocabularyTier1:parent,babyTier2:Tier3:offspring
RESOURCESANDMATERIALSQuantity Item Source
1perstudent ScienceJournal ClassroomTeacher1pergroup Animalbabyandparentcards(laminated) Bin ProjectorandComputer ClassroomTeacher AreyouMyMothervideo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Koi-RJATEThumbdrive
Optional AreyouMyMotherbyP.DEastman Library**Itemsinboldshouldbereturnedforusenextyear**
LESSONDETAILSLessonOpening/ActivatorTobeginthislesson,haveasmalldiscussionaboutwhatitmeanstotakecareofsomeone.Howdopeopletakecareoftheirkids?Askstudentshowtheirparentsorgrandparentstakecareofthem.Howdothosethingshelpyousurviveeveryday?Doyouthinkthatanimalsdothesamething?Dotheytakecareoftheiroffspringinthesamewaythatyourparentstakecareofyou?Askthestudentstocompleteathink-pair-shareactivityinwhichtheydiscusshowtheythinkanimalstakecareoftheiroffspring(nesting,providingfoodandshelter,etc.….).Havethepairssharetheirideasandusethemtocreateacomprehensive
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listonthewhiteboard,addingcomponentsandguidingdiscussionasnecessaryinordertoinsurestudentcomprehensionduringthefollowingactivities.ScienceFellowsshouldreviewdifferentstrategiesthatanimalsutilizeinthecaringoftheiroffspringiftheyarenotcomfortablewiththesubjectsothattheycaneffectivelyguidediscussion.DuringtheLesson
1. Thesciencefellowcanpresentathisvideo(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Koi-RJATE)orreadthebook“AreyouMyMother”byP.DEastmantothestudentsanddiscusshowthebabybirdknewthatthebirdattheendishismotherbasedontheirphysicalappearanceandthendiscusswhatthemotherprovidesforthebabybirdadhowtheirparentsprovideforthem
2.Groupactivity-Studentswillworktogetheringroupstotakecareofababyanimalthewaythatitsrealparentswould.
a. Studentswillneedtobeingroupsofthreeorfour.Placestudentsinamixedabilitygroup,theclassroomteacherwillneedtoassigngroups.Therewillbesevendifferentanimalbabiestotakecare.Thestudentswillreceiveakangaroo,apenguin,anelephant,anorangutan,arabbit,analligator,oracheetah.
b. Eachgroupwillreceiveinformationabouttheiranimalbaby.Thisinformationwillbewrittenonacardandtheclassroomteacherorsciencefellowwillneedtohandonecardtoeachgroup.Animaldescriptionsarelocatedinthebinderandthebin.Tellthestudentsthattheyarenowtheparentsofthisbaby.Askthestudentstoworktogethertoreadthecardandfigureouthowtheyshouldtakecareoftheirbaby.Note:Theclassroomteacherandsciencefellowwillneedtocirculatetheclassroomandhelpgroupswhoarestrugglingtoreadtheinformation.
c. Oncethestudentsknowhowtotakecareoftheirbaby,tellthemthattheyneedtoprepareaskitthatshowswhat
theylearned.Theywillpresentthisskittotheentireclasssoeveryonewillhavethechancetolearnabouteachanimal.Suggesttothestudentsthatmaybeonestudentshouldnarratewhatisgoingonwhiletheotherstudents
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pretendtobetheparents;theycouldalsoeachtaketurnsdoingadifferentparttotakecareoftheirbabies.Givethestudentssometimetothinkaboutandpracticewhattheywillsay.Havestudentsgatherinacircleonthefloor.Onebyonehavethegroupscomeupandpresenttheirskittotheclass.[SP8:obtaining,evaluating,andcommunicatinginformation]
i. Dependingonthewantsandneedsoftheclassandclassroomteacher,askitmightnotbethemosthelpfulwayofportrayingthisinformation.Alternatively,studentscouldwriteafewsentencesandcreateanillustrationofhowtheywouldtakecareoftheirbabyanimal.Studentsshouldsharetheirworkatthefrontoftheclass.
d. Onceeveryonehaspresented,havestudentsdebriefintheirsciencejournalsaboutwhattheylearnedtoday.Ask
themtowrite1-2sentencesaboutsomethingthatsurprisedthem(thattheylearned)andwhy.OptionalLessonExtension:Readthebook“AnimalsandTheirBabies”andencourageclassroomdialoguetoreinforcetheseconcepts.
LessonClosingTalkaboutthewaysthatanimalsandhumansaresimilar.Dotheybothtakecareoftheiryounginthesameway?Askstudentstopointoutsimilaritiesanddifferences.ThesciencefellowmaywanttorecordtheseontheboardinachartoronaVenndiagram.Also,talkabouthowthebirdsoutsidetheschoolcarefortheiryoung.Doesthecarechange?Dotheydothingsdifferentlyinthespringversusthewinter?
Assessment(s)• Listentostudentgrouppresentationsonhowanimalparentscarefortheiroffspring.• Reviewthestudents’sciencejournals.
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Lesson8:PlantLifeCycles
BACKGROUND
OverviewoftheLesson**Thislessonrequiresborrowingnon-fictionresourcesfromthelibraryorschedulingtimewithalaptop/tabletcart.Studentswillreviewthelifecycleandpartsofaplantthroughaflowchartandsong.Theywillthenseeexamplesofscientificdiagramsandcreatetheirowndiagramstoexplainthelifecycleofanappletree.Theclassroomteachershouldreviewanddiscussthevocabularywordsforthislessonbeforethesciencefellowcomesintoteachaswellasaddthenewvocabularywordstothewordwall.
FocusStandard1-LS1-1.Useevidencetoexplainthat(a)differentanimalsusetheirbodypartsandsensesindifferentwaystosee,hear,graspobjects,protectthemselves,movefromplacetoplace,andseek,find,andtakeinfood,water,andair,and(b)plantshaveroots,stems,leaves,flowers,andfruitsthatareusedtotakeinwater,air,andothernutrients,andproducefoodfortheplant.[ClarificationStatement:Descriptionsarenotexpectedtoincludemechanismssuchastheprocessofphotosynthesis.]
LearningTargetIcandescribethelifecycleofaplantandidentifythedifferentpartsofaplant.
Assessment
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Askthestudenttodescribethelifecycleofaplantthatgrowsattheirhouse(maybeinagardenorintheirbackyard).Besurethattheycanreferencethepartsofaplantbyname.TargetedAcademicLanguage/KeyVocabulary
Tier2:nonfiction,diagram,trunk,cycle
RESOURCESANDMATERIALSQuantity Item Source
1perclassroom Projectorandcomputer ClassroomTeacher “PlantParts”video:
http://www.schooltube.com/video/8b5cd92efbe9708a4a5a/Plant-Parts
Thumbdrive
1perstudent Largeblankpaper ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Coloredpencils ClassroomTeacher Textbookdiagramsofplants LibraryorInternet5-10 Researchresources/non-fictionbooksaboutplants Library1perstudent LifeCycleReadingandQuestions(PlantsfromSeeds:4pages) BinderEnoughforeachchildtohaveafew
Post-its Bin
**Itemsinboldshouldbereturnedforusenextyear**
LESSONDETAILS
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LessonOpening/ActivatorAsagroup,fillinthePlantLifeCyclediagram.Thisactivityshouldcallonplantknowledgefromkindergarten.Thesequestionsmaybeusefulinguidingtheconversation:
● Whatisa“lifecycle?”● Howdoesaplantstartitslife?Whathappensnext?
DuringtheLesson1. Watchtheplantpartsvideoasaclass.Afterwards,inventmovementstorepresentthedifferentpartsofaplant.(eg,
handsatyoursidesforastem,handsaboveyourheadforaflower,armsoutstretchedforleaves,andtouchthefloorforroots.)Repeatthevideo,thistimeincludingthesemovements.
2. Givetheclasstimetoexplorebooksaboutplants.Usingpost-its,askthemtobookmarkanydiagramsthattheyfind.A
diagramisasimple,labeleddrawingthatshowstheappearanceorstructureofsomething.Itmaybehelpfultoasktheschoollibraryforsomeadditionalnon-fictionmaterialaboutplants.Thisactivitycanalsobedoneusinglaptopsortabletsandanonlinesearchengine.
3. Explainthattheyaregoingtocreatetheirownscientificdiagramthattheycanusetoeducatetheirfriendsaboutappletrees.Step1:Startbydrawingaseedandlabelingit.Step2:Drawaseedling.Labelthestem,roots,andleaves.Step3:Drawasmalltree.Explainthatatrunkisatypeofstem.Labelthetrunk,roots,andleaves.Step4:Drawasmalltreewithflowers.Explainthattheseareappleblossoms.Theywillgrowintoapples.Labeltheflowers,trunk,roots,andleaves.Step5:Drawanappletreewithapples.Labelthefruits,trunk,roots,andleaves.
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Step6:Drawtheinsideofanapple.Explainthatthesearewhereappletreeskeeptheirseeds.Labelthefruitandseeds.
Alternative:Toguidestudentunderstanding,Google‘lifecycleofanappletree’inimages.Talkaboutthesimilaritiesandthedifferencesintheimagesthatyoufind.Whataretheconstants?Youmightalsobringinanappleandcutitinhalfinfrontoftheclassforthemtosee.Letthemtouchthehalvesoftheapple,noticingtheseedsandtheirpositioning,emphasizingtheirroleinrecreatingthelifecycleoftheappletree.
LessonClosingAskthestudentstovolunteerdifferentwaysthatplantsproduceseeds.(Examples:dandelionseeds,orangeseeds,peachpits,etc.)andcreatealisttogether.
AssessmentAskthestudenttodescribethelifecycleofaplantthatgrowsattheirhouse(maybeinagardenorintheirbackyard).Besurethattheycanreferencethepartsofaplantbyname.
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Lesson9:PlantNeeds
BACKGROUND
OverviewoftheLesson Inthislesson,theclasswillcollaboratetocreatea“HowToPlantASeed”guidethatincludesallthethingsplantsneedtomaketheirownfood.Theywillgettotesttheirplanbyplantingtheirownseedsandreviewplantneedsbyactingoutthewaysinwhichplantsgatherthenecessaryresources.Theclassroomteachershouldreviewanddiscussthevocabularywordsforthislessonbeforethesciencefellowcomesintoteachaswellasaddthenewvocabularywordstothewordwall.Thereisanoptionalbreakpointintheactivitiesincasethereisnotenoughtimetocompletetheentiretyofthelessoninoneclassperiod(uptothediscretionofthesciencefellowsandclassroomteacher).
FocusStandard1-LS1-1.Useevidencetoexplainthat(a)differentanimalsusetheirbodypartsandsensesindifferentwaystosee,hear,graspobjects,protectthemselves,movefromplacetoplace,andseek,find,andtakeinfood,water,andair,and(b)plantshaveroots,stems,leaves,flowers,andfruitsthatareusedtotakeinwater,air,andothernutrients,andproducefoodfortheplant.[ClarificationStatement:Descriptionsarenotexpectedtoincludemechanismssuchastheprocessofphotosynthesis.]LearningTargetsIcanidentifyplantsneedwater,air,andsunlighttosurvive,theytakeintheseresourcesthroughtheirleavesandroots.Icanexplainhowplantsmaketheirownfood.
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AssessmentReadandevaluatethe“HowtoPlantASeed”guide,checkingtomakesurethatallnecessaryplantresourcesareincluded.Individually,askeachstudentwhereplantsgettheirfoodandwhattheyneedtogetit.WIDALanguageObjectives(DependentontheneedsofyourELLstudents)
TargetedAcademicLanguage/KeyVocabulary Tier3:nutrient,resource
RESOURCESANDMATERIALSQuantity Item Source
Chartpaperandmarkers ClassroomTeacher1pergroup Whitepaper ClassroomTeacher Markers,crayons,andorcoloredpencils ClassroomTeacher1perclass Clearfrontreportcover(forbindingtheclassbook) Bin1perstudent Smallplasticcup Bin1cupperstudent Pottingsoil Bin1perstudent Seeds Bin Water ClassroomTeacher1perclassroom Projectorandcomputer(optional) ClassroomTeacher**Itemsinboldshouldbereturnedforusenextyear**
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LESSONDETAILSLessonOpening/Activator
Remindthestudentsofthe“PlantParts”songanddancefromthepreviouslesson.Askforvolunteerstodemonstrateeachpartanditsaccompanyingdancemove.Asaclass,dothedanceoncethrough.(Re-playthevideoifithelpsparticipation.)
DuringtheLesson1. Asaclass,youwillcreatea“HowTo”guideforplantingaseed.Beginbybrainstormingallthethingsthatplantsneedto
survive(water,sunlight,air).Posethefollowingquestionstotheclass:a. Howdoplantsgetwater?(Therootsabsorbwaterfromthesurroundingsoil.Rootsalsoabsorbnutrients,such
asnitrogen,iron,andcalcium.)b. Wheredoplantsgettheirfood?(Theymaketheirownfoodintheformofsugar.)c. Whydoplantsneedsunlight?(Theyusetheenergyfromthesuntomaketheirownfood.)d. Whatdotheleavesofaplantdo?(Theytakeinenergyfromthesunandcarbondioxidefromtheair.)e. Whathappensifplantsdon’tgetsunlight,water,andair?(Theywiltanddie.)
Thisisapossiblebreakpointifthelessoncannotbecompletedinoneclassperiod(thisisuptothediscretionofboththesciencefellowsandtheclassroomteacher)
2. Nowthatyouhavegatheredthebasicinformation,youarereadytoputitinorder.Discussthebasicstepsofplantingaseed;belowisasuggestedoutline,butthespecificstepsmayvarybyclass.Dividetheclassintosmallgroupsbasedonthenumberofsteps.Eachgroupwillfilloutapageofthebookwithasentenceexplainingthedirectionalongwithanillustration.Theclassroomteachershouldlabelandlaminateacoverforthe“HowToPlantASeed”booklet;whenthestudentsarefinished,itcanbeboundtogetherandkeptintheclassroomfortherestoftheunit.
a. Step1:Fillaplanterwithsoil.b. Step2:Digasmallholeandplanttheseed.c. Step3:Covertheseedupwithsoil.
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d. Step4:Placetheplantsomewherethatitcangetlotsofsunlight.e. Step5:Watertheplantwhenneeded(whenthesoildoesn’tlookdamp).
Tonote
● Thepagesofthebookshouldbefilledoutin“portrait”orientation.● Beforedividingtheclassintogroups,checkwiththeteacherregardingtheabilityofthestudents.Somegroups
mayneedextrasupportparticularlywithwritingsentences. Iflessonistoocomplexforclass,considerfindingahowtoplantseedslistonlineorcreateyourownandplacethemoutofordersothestudentscanplacetheminthecorrectorderinordertousetheirinvestigationskillsbutinamoretimesavingandsimpleway.
3. Nowthestudentswillhaveachancetoplanttheirownbeanseedsfollowingthedirectionsthattheycameupwith.
Eachstudentwillgetaseed.4. Afterseedsareplantedmakesurestudentsrecordgrowthintheirsciencejournalsforthenextweekorso.
LessonClosingTellthestudentsthatalthoughplantscan’tmovefromplacetoplacebutsomeplantscanmovetheirleavesandstems.Forexample,theupside-downtreesatMassMoCAhavetrunksthatgrowtowardthesky(towardthesunlight);Africandaisies(gazania)closeuptheirflowersatnightandopenduringthedaywhenthesuncomesout.AssessmentReadandevaluatethe“HowtoPlantASeed”guide,checkingtomakesurethatallnecessaryplantresourcesareincluded.Individually,askeachstudentwhereplantsgettheirfoodandwhattheyneedtogetit.
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Lesson10:Tops&Bottoms
ThislessonshouldbetaughtbytheclassroomteacherBACKGROUND
OverviewoftheLessonStudentswillseethatfruitsandvegetablescomefromdifferentsectionsoftheplant(top,middle,bottom).Theclassroomteachershouldreviewanddiscussthevocabularywordsforthislessonaswellasaddthenewvocabularywordstothewordwall. FocusStandard(s)1-LS1-1.Useevidencetoexplainthat(a)differentanimalsusetheirbodypartsandsensesindifferentwaystosee,hear,graspobjects,protectthemselves,movefromplacetoplace,andseek,find,andtakeinfood,water,andair,and(b)plantshaveroots,stems,leaves,flowers,andfruitsthatareusedtotakeinwater,air,andothernutrients,andproducefoodfortheplant.[ClarificationStatement:Descriptionsarenotexpectedtoincludemechanismssuchastheprocessofphotosynthesis.]
RI.1.1Askandanswerquestionsaboutkeydetailsinatext.(1-LS1-2),(1-LS3-1)RI.1.2Identifythemaintopicandretellkeydetailsofatext.(1-LS1-2)
W.1.8Withguidanceandsupportfromadults,recallinformationfromexperiencesorgatherinformationfromprovidedsourcestoansweraquestion.(1-LS3-1)
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LearningTargetsIcanlabelthepartsofaplant(stem,roots,leaves,flower/fruit).Icancompareandcontrasttwoplants.Icanuseinformationfromthestorytoprovideanswersandmakeamural.
AssessmentStudentswillwriteanexampleofa“top”plantanda“bottom”plantandincludeapictureofeach.Studentsshouldwritehowtheseplantsarethesameandhowtheyaredifferent. TargetedAcademicLanguage/KeyVocabularyTier1:harvestTier2:clever,profit,
RESOURCESANDMATERIALSQuantity Item Source
1 TopsandBottomsbyJanetStevens Bin20 Popsiclesticks:10with“top”writtenonthemand10with
“bottom”writtenonthemBin
1 Largerollofplainpapertomakeaclassmural ClassroomTeacher
Classset Crayons,markers,andorcoloredpencils ClassroomTeacher
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LESSONDETAILSLessonOpening/Activator
Beginthislessonwithathink-pair-shareactivityinwhichthestudentsbrainstormwhattheythinkwasimportantinformationfromthepreviouslessons(focusingmainlyonLesson9).Thepairswillthentaketurnssharingwiththeclass,allowingforaclassdiscussiontooccur.Thisdiscussionshouldbeguidedbythesciencefellowsasappropriatesothatthekeyfactsaboutnutrientsandresourcesarereviewedpriortotheteachingofthislesson.Askstudentsiftheyknowwhatatrickstermightbe.Tellthestudentstopaycloseattentiontowhattheharedoesinthestory.Havestudentsconcentrateonthedifferentfruitsandvegetablesinthestory
DuringtheLesson
1. ReadthestoryTopsandBottomstotheclass.2. Afterthestoryaskthestudentsthefollowingquestions:
a. WhattypeofcharacteristheBear?(lazy,notahardworker,sleepy,unmotivated)b. WhattypeofcharacteristheHare?(trickster,hardworker,takescareofhisfamily)c. WhydidtheBearchangefromwantingthetopsoftheplanttothebottom/middleoftheplants?(Hesawtherabbit
wasgettingallthegoodpartsoftheplants)d. HowdoyouthinktheBearchangesfromthebeginningofthestorytotheend?(Bearlearnsheneedstodoworkto
getthefoodheneeds.Hechangesintoahardworkingbear.)Handapaperplatetoeachstudent,havethemwritetopandbottomoneithersideoftheplatethenusingoldmagazinescutoutplantsandanimals(ordrawplantsandanimals)wheretheyfallonthetoptobottomgradient.
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LessonClosingHangupallpaperplatesandletthestudentsdiscussthedifferencesintheirplatesAssessmentStudentswillwriteanexampleofa“top”plantanda“bottom”plantandincludeapictureofeach.Studentsshouldwritehowtheseplantsarethesameandhowtheyaredifferent.
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Lesson11:ComparingPlants
BACKGROUND
OverviewoftheLesson Inthislesson,studentswillexplorethedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenfruitsandvegetablesthroughaseriesofcategorizationactivities.Inthebeginningofthelessontheywillusebackgroundknowledgetosortpicturesoffruitsandvegetablesandthenchecktheirchoicesbyobservinganddiscussingrealfruitsandvegetables.Thentheywillhaveachancetoexplorevariationsinplantsofthesamespeciesbytaste-testingyellow,green,andredapples.Thisideaofvariationinplantsofthesametypecanbefurtherexploredwithatripoutsidetoobservevarioustypesofplants.Theclassroomteachershouldreviewanddiscussthevocabularywordsforthislessonbeforethesciencefellowcomesintoteachaswellasaddthenewvocabularywordstothewordwall.FocusStandard1-LS3-1.Useinformationfromobservations(first-handandfrommedia)toidentifysimilaritiesanddifferencesamongindividualplantsoranimalsofthesamekind.[ClarificationStatements:Examplesofobservationscouldincludethatleavesfromthesamekindofplantarethesameshapebutcandifferinsize.Inheritance,animalsthatundergometamorphosis,orhybridsarenotexpected.]LearningTargets IcanidentifythatfruitshaveseedsandvegetablesdonothaveseedsIcanidentifythatplantsofthesametypecanhavevariations,forexample,applescomeindifferentcolors
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AssessmentAskeachstudenttonameonefruitandonevegetableandexplainwhyeachbelongsinitscategory.
TargetedAcademicLanguage/KeyVocabulary Tier1:fruit,vegetable
RESOURCESANDMATERIALSQuantity Item Source
1setperclass Fruitsandvegetablessortingcards Bin Chartpaperandmarkers ClassroomTeacher Tape ClassroomTeacher1setperclass Apple,strawberries,potato,tomato SueBeauchamp1perstudent Gluesticks ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Scissors ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Paperplates Bin Magazines(withpicturesoffruitsandvegetables-cooking
magazinessuggested)Bin
ComputerandProjector ClassroomTeacher Red,yellow,andgreenapples(enoughforthewholeclasstotryone
sliceofeachcolor)SueBeauchamp
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LESSONDETAILSLessonOpening/Activator
Labelonepieceofchartpaper“Fruits”andtheother“Vegetables.”Asaclass,sortallofthepicturesoffruitsandvegetablesthendiscussthefollowing:
● Howarethefruitsdifferentfromeachother?Howaretheythesame?● Howarethevegetablesdifferentfromeachother?Howaretheythesame?
DuringtheLesson1. Demonstratecuttingopenanappleandapotatoatthefrontoftheroom.Showtheclasstheinsideofboththeapple
andpotato(ifnecessary,usetheprojector).Explainthatallfruitshaveseedsandvegetablesdonot.Usestrawberriesasanotherexampleofafruit;pointoutthatsometimestheseedsareontheoutsideofafruit.Refertotheopeningactivity:didyoucategorizeatomatoasafruitoravegetable?Cutopenatomatoandshowtheclasstheseedsandexplainthatitisafruit.Discusswiththeclasstheimportanceofaseed’sshape(adandelionseedisfluffyatthetopsoitcanfloatinthewinds,theseedsthatgetcaughtonyourclotheshelptorelocatethemintootherareasoftheforest,helicopterseedsspinawaywhenblownoffthetree).
2. Usingwhatyouhavejustlearned,goovertheinitialcategorizationactivity.Doesanythingneedtobechanged?Note:Thesefruitsareoftenmislabeledasvegetables:cucumber,tomato,andeggplant.
3. Explainthatfruitsandvegetablescomeinmanydifferentcolors.It’simportanttoeatlotsofdifferentcolors,soyourbodygetsallofthenutrientsitneeds.Challengetheclasstofillapaperplatewithfruitsandvegetablesofeverycolorintherainbow.Possiblealternative/artextension:fruitandvegetablestamping-tocreateavisualrepresentationsorcategorizationofthedifferentshapesoffruitsandveggies.Providestudentswithslicesofdifferentfruitsandvegetables(apples,
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oranges,lemons,cucumbers,peppersetc.),asmallamountofpaint,andwhitesheetsofpaper.Tellthestudentsthattheyshouldcarefullydiponeoftheirfruitandveggieslicesinthepainsandpressitontotheirsheetofpaper.Oncecompleted,asktheclassifanyoftheshapesaresimilar.Theaskiftheycanpredictwhytheylooksimilarordifferent.
4. Passoutthepaperplatesandthendistributemagazinesevenlyamongthetables.Thestudentswillhavetotaketurnschoosingandcuttingoutpictures;itmayhelptogooverpropersharingetiquettebeforestartingthisactivity.Thestudentswillcutoutpicturesoffruitsandvegetablesoftheirchoiceandgluethemontheplate.
5. Asktheclasshowmanystudentsincludedapplesontheirplate.Howmanyincludedredapples?Greenapples?Yellowapples?Althoughtheseallcomefromthesametypeofplant,theylookverydifferent.Optional:Haveaclasstastetestofthethreetypesofapples,thenmakeabargraphshowinghowmanystudentspreferredeachcolorofapple.Togeneratethenumbersforthegraph,eitheraskstudentstoraisetheirhandfortheirfavoritetypeofapplewithoutvotingtwice(eachvote=1pointforthattype)oraskstudentstoratetheirpreferenceforeachtypeonascaleof1-3(with3beinglikethemost).
AssessmentAskeachstudenttonameonefruitandonevegetableandexplainwhyeachbelongsinitscategory. Extensions:
1) Havestudentstracktheirveggieandfruitintakeforaweekandthenmakeaclassroomgraphsothekidscanseethedifferencesintheirdietswithhowmuchfruittheyeatversushowmanyveggiestheyeat
2) Lookupfruitsandvegetablesontheinternetanddiscusswhysomefallunderbothcategoriesfordifferentreasons.E.g.Zucchini,tomato,andsquasharetreatedasvegetablesbuttheyarefruitsbecausetheyhaveseeds.
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Lesson12:PlantSurvivalBACKGROUND
OverviewoftheLesson Inthislesson,studentswillusebackgroundknowledgeofthewaysinwhichanimalsprotectthemselvesfrompredatorstoexplorethewaysinwhichplantsprotectthemselvesfromthingsthatwanttoeatthem.Thelessonbeginswithapuppetshowaboutafamiliar,hardyplant(dandelions)followedbyaclassdiscussionandapuzzlegame.Thestudentsmayneedsomeassistanceidentifyingpiecesofthepuzzle,soleavetimetoanswerquestions.Finally,theclasswillplaycharadesandthinkabouthowtheywoulddefendthemselvesiftheywereplants.Theclassroomteachershouldreviewanddiscussthevocabularywordsforthislessonbeforethesciencefellowcomesintoteachaswellasaddthenewvocabularywordstothewordwall.
FocusStandard1-LS1-1.Useevidencetoexplainthat(a)differentanimalsusetheirbodypartsandsensesindifferentwaystosee,hear,graspobjects,protectthemselves,movefromplacetoplace,andseek,find,andtakeinfood,water,andair,and(b)plantshaveroots,stems,leaves,flowers,andfruitsthatareusedtotakeinwater,air,andothernutrients,andproducefoodfortheplant.[ClarificationStatement:Descriptionsarenotexpectedtoincludemechanismssuchastheprocessofphotosynthesis.]
LearningTarget Icanidentifywaysinwhichplantsdefendthemselves.
AssessmentHaveeachstudentdrawapictureofaplantthattheylearnedaboutduringthelessonandwriteonesentencedescribinghowitprotectsitself.
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WIDALanguageObjectives(DependentontheneedsofyourELLstudents)TargetedAcademicLanguage/KeyVocabulary
Tier1:poisonousTier3:survival,defense
RESOURCESANDMATERIALSQuantity Item Source
1setperclass Puppets Bin1perstudents Dandelionpuppetshowscript(HandsonNaturep.181) Binder2setsperclass Puzzlepieces(laminated) Bin PuzzleKey(forteachertoreference) Binder1perstudent Paper,crayons,pencils,etc. ClassroomTeacher**Itemsinboldshouldbereturnedforusenextyear**
LESSONDETAILSLessonOpening/ActivatorPerformthedandelionpuppetshowfromHandsonNature.Afterward,askthestudentstoidentifyseveralwaysinwhichthedandelionprotecteditself.DuringtheLesson
1. Earlierintheunit,thestudentslearnedhowanimalsdefendthemselves.Askthemtonameafewstrategies(ex:toadsarepoisonous,skunksspraybad-smellingchemicals,porcupineshavespikes).Everyoneknowstostayawayfromthese
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animals,becausetheycouldbedangerous.Askifthestudentscanthinkofanyplantsthattheyhavebeentoldtostayawayfrom(ex:poisonivy,poisonoak,cactuses).Why?Howdotheseplantsprotectthemselves?
2. Dividethestudentsintosmallgroupsanddistributeonepuzzlepiecetoeachstudentandexplainthattheywillusethepiecestomakeupgroupsofplantsandanimalsthatdefendthemselvesinthesameway.Beforestartingtheactivityaskifanyonedoesnotrecognizetheirplantoranimalandtaketheopportunitytogoovertheanimal’sprotectionmechanismasaclass,somestudentsmayneedmorehelptocompletetheactivity.
3. Intheirpuzzlegroupsaskstudentstoimagineaplantthatdefendsitselfinawaythatmatchesthethemeoftheirgroup.
Actoutaskitinwhichtwounsuspectingstudentscomeuponthisplantandperformitfortheclass.(Besuretonotethatthisisakeep-your-hands-to-yourselfactivity.)
AssessmentHaveeachstudentdrawapictureofaplantthattheylearnedaboutduringthelessonandwriteonesentencedescribinghowitprotectsitself.
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Lesson13:SpreadingSeeds
BACKGROUND
OverviewoftheLesson Thislessonrequiresalargespaceforplayingagamesuchasthegymoraplayingfield.TheconceptofseeddispersalwillbeintroducedwithEricCarle’s“TheTinySeed.”Avideowillexplainthepurposeandtypesofseeddispersalandthenthestudentscanexploretheideasthroughagame.Afterward,studentswillemploytheirowncreativitytodesignaSuperSeed.Theclassroomteachershouldreviewanddiscussthevocabularywordsforthislessonbeforethesciencefellowcomesintoteachaswellasaddthenewvocabularywordstothewordwall.
FocusStandard1-LS1-1.Useevidencetoexplainthat(a)differentanimalsusetheirbodypartsandsensesindifferentwaystosee,hear,graspobjects,protectthemselves,movefromplacetoplace,andseek,find,andtakeinfood,water,andair,and(b)plantshaveroots,stems,leaves,flowers,andfruitsthatareusedtotakeinwater,air,andothernutrients,andproducefoodfortheplant.[ClarificationStatement:Descriptionsarenotexpectedtoincludemechanismssuchastheprocessofphotosynthesis.]
LearningTargetIcanexplainhowandwhyplantsspreadtheirseeds.
AssessmentAskthestudentstodesignanddrawaSuperSeedthatcantravelveryfarandveryfast,intervieweachstudentregardingtheirdesignplanandhavethemcategorizetheirseeddispersalmethod.
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WIDALanguageObjectives(DependentontheneedsofyourELLstudents)TargetedAcademicLanguage/KeyVocabulary
Tier2:dispersal,strategy
RESOURCESANDMATERIALSQuantity Item Source
1perclass “TheTinySeed”byEricCarle Bin1perclass Projectorandlaptop ClassroomTeacher
“SeedDispersal”video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CCOWHa-qfc
Thumbdrive
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LESSONDETAILSLessonOpening/ActivatorRead“TheTinySeed”byEricCarle.Askthestudentsthefollowingquestions:
1 Howdidtheseedstravel?2 Whydidtheytravelsofarfromtheirparentflower?
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DuringtheLesson1. Watchthe“SeedDispersal”videoasaclass.Askthestudentstokeepaneyeoutforthethingsthathelpseedsmove.
2. TravelingSeedsGame:Gatherthestudentsinatightcircleinthecenterofalargespace(suchasoutsideorinthegym)
aroundthegameleader.Theleaderistheparenttreeandallofthestudentsareseeds.Theparenttreewillyelloutcommandsandalloftheseedswillhavetofollowthedirections.Youcanplaythisgameaslongasyoulike,butallowatleast10-15minutesforthegame.Thesearethecommands:
a. Abeareatsyou!Takefourbear-stepsawayfromthetree(crawlingonallfours).b. Thewindblowsyouaway!Taketwostepsfromthetree,withyourarmsoutlikeyouaresailingonthewind.c. FORESTFIRE!Stop,drop,androllaway!d. Youarecaughtonarabbit’sfur!Takethreehopsawayfromthetree.
OptionalLessonExtensionTakethestudentsonanaturehiketocollectseeds.Onceyoureturntotheclassroom,sorttheseedsaccordingtowhichseeddispersalmethodtheyfitinto.Iftimeandresourcesallowhavethestudentswalkthroughafieldoflonggrasswearingtallsocks;thisisanexcellentwaytodemonstratetheanimaldispersalmethod.(Anynaturehikesshouldincludeclose-toedshoesandbefollowedbyacarefultickcheck.)
AssessmentAskthestudentstodesignanddrawaSuperSeedthatcantravelveryfarandveryfast,intervieweachstudentregardingtheirdesignplanandhavethemcategorizetheirseeddispersalmethod.
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Lesson14:PlantsandAnimalsLookLikeTheirParents
BACKGROUND
OverviewoftheLesson Studentswilllearnaboutwhyplantsandanimalslookliketheirparents.Theywillalsobecompletingananimalmatchingworksheet.Theclassroomteachershouldreviewanddiscussthevocabularywordsforthislessonbeforethesciencefellowcomesintoteachaswellasaddthenewvocabularywordstothewordwall.Theclassroomteacherwillneedtocopyworksheetsbeforeteachingthelesson.
FocusStandard1-LS3-1.Useinformationfromobservations(first-handandfrommedia)toidentifysimilaritiesanddifferencesamongindividualplantsoranimalsofthesamekind.[ClarificationStatements:Examplesofobservationscouldincludethatleavesfromthesamekindofplantarethesameshapebutcandifferinsize.Inheritance,animalsthatundergometamorphosis,orhybridsarenotexpected.]
LearningTargetsIcanidentifysimilaritiesanddifferencesamonganimalsofthesamekind.Icanidentifysimilaritiesanddifferencesamongplantsofthesamekind.Assessment(s)
● Reviewingtheircreativejournalentry
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● Reviewingtheiranimalmatchingworksheet● Reviewingtheirplandrawingactivity
TargetedAcademicLanguage/KeyVocabulary
Tier1:parentTier2:similar,differentTier3:offspring
VocabularyReview:Theclassroomteachershouldreviewthewordwallthathasbeencreatedforthisunit.Breakthestudentsupintosmallergroupsandgiveeachgrouponewordfromthewordwall.Givethestudentsafewminutestotalkabouttheword.Wheneveryoneisdonehavethegroupssharewiththeclasswhatthewordmeans.Iftheycan,askthemtoprovideanexample.
RESOURCESANDMATERIALSQuantity Item Source
1perstudent Sciencejournal ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Familyphotoofchildwithparent/parents/brother/sister Elementarystudent/
ClassroomTeacher1boxperstudent Crayonsandormarkers ClassroomTeacher1pieceperstudent Blankpieceofwhitepaper ClassroomTeacher1perstudent(½theclass)
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Offspringplantworksheet Binder
1perstudent Coloredconstructionpaper ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Scissors ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Gluesticks ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Animalmatchingworksheet1 Binder1perstudent Animalmatchingworksheet2 Binder**Itemsinboldshouldbereturnedforusenextyear**
LESSONDETAILSLessonOpening/Activator
Startthislessonbyopeningwith:Howdoyouknowthatyoubelongtoyourparents?Ifwehadawholebunchofpicturesofparentsandtheirkidshowcouldwetellwhobelongstowhom?Ifthestudentssaysomethingalongthelinesoftheylookthesame,askthemtoexpand.Whatlooksthesame?Whydotheylookthesame?Aretheredifferencestoo?MakesuretoemphasizethattraitsDONOTincludesimilaritiesinclothing,butinsteadfocusonhaircolor,eyecolor,facialstructure,etc…Thisisanimportantsteptoavoidinganypossibleconfusion.
DuringtheLessonActivity1:Matchthebabiestotheirparentworksheet
Match-the-Babies-to-Their-Parentsworksheeta. Havestudentsdrawlinesbetweentheanimalsthatgotogether.b. Askthestudentstosharesomeoftheirfindings.Whichanimalswenttogether?Whichonesdidnot?Why?c. Oncetheyarefinishedtheymaycolortheanimalsiniftheychoose.Ifthereistime,havethestudentscuttheanimals
outintosquares,andplayamatchinggamewithafriendusingalloftheanimals.
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Activity2:MatchingPlantsWorksheets
Givestudentsablankpieceofpaper,pencils,crayons,andmarkers.Givestudentsoneofthetwoplantworksheetslocatedinthebinder.Halftheclasswilldrawtheparentplantandtheotherhalfwilldrawtheoffspringplant.Makesuretoremindstudentsthatparentsandoffspringarenottwins,theydonotlookexactlyalikesosomethingsshouldbedifferent.
a) Studentsshouldcolorandcutoutbothplants,eachstudentshouldhaveoneparentplantandoneoffspringplant.b) Giveeachstudentapieceofpaperandhavethemgluebothoftheplantssidebysideontheconstructionpaper.c) Labeltheplants“Offspring”and“Parent”andhavethestudentwritetheirnameonthebackoftheirpaper.
Activity3:ScienceJournaling
Givestudentstheoptiontowriteordrawaboutanythingsciencerelatedintheirjournals.Letthemcreatetheirownjournalentry,aslongastheinformationpertainstothisunit.
ExtendedActivity:ScienceJournal—NOTE:Onlycompletethistaskifstudentfamilydynamicslenditselftoeffectivelyaccomplishingthisactivity.Theclassroomteacherwillneedtodecideifthisactivityisappropriatefortheclass.Howdoyoulooklikeyourparents?Bringinapictureofyouandyourparentsorbrother/sister.Putthepictureinyoursciencejournalandwritedownwordsthatdescribehowyouareallsimilar.Forexample,samehaircolor,eyecolor,nose,bothtall/shortetc.LessonClosingBringtheclasstogetherinacircleandhavethestudentssharetheirplantsthattheydrew.Askthemtomentionafewkeyfeaturesthatmaketheoffspringandparentplantsimilarandonekeyfeaturethatmakethemdifferent.
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Assessment(s)
● Reviewingtheircreativejournalentry● Reviewingtheiranimalmatchingworksheet● Reviewingtheirplandrawingactivity
ListofUnitResourcesLesson1
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windowBin
Classset Largedrawingpaper ClassroomTeacherClassset Crayons ClassroomTeacher1
CompendiumofAcademicLanguageTechniques UpdatedregularlyontheNAPSWebsite
4containersperclass Frosting Bin3bagsperclass Birdseed Bin110”pieceperstudent Stringorribbon Bin1 Box ClassroomTeacher Newspaper ClassroomTeacherClassSet Pinecones Bin/ClassroomTeacher
Lesson2
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Quantity Item Source1perstudent ScienceJournal ClassroomTeacher1boxperstudent Crayons,markers,pencils ClassroomTeacher2pieces Chartpaper(1forwordwall,and1foropeningactivity) ClassroomTeacher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP2te1jF0y0(Animalmovesvideo) Thumbdrive1perstudent AnimalMovementWorksheet Binder
Lesson3
Quantity Item Source1perstudent Sciencejournal ClassroomTeacher3setsperclass AnimalImageworksheet(laminatedcolorcopies) Bin1 PowerPointofanimalclasses Thumbdrive VariousMathManipulatives ClassroomTeacher
Lesson4
Quantity Item Source1perstudent ScienceJournal ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Scissors ClassroomTeacher1perpair WhatdoAnimalsNeedWorksheet Binder1perstudent Gluestick ClassroomTeacher1perpair Constructionpaper ClassroomTeacher1perclass Stapler ClassroomTeacher1perstudent ThingsMyPetNeedsBooklet(3pages) Binder
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1boxperstudent Crayonsandormarkers ClassroomTeacher
1perstudent Mediumorlargesizepinecone ClassroomTeacher/Bin
Lesson5
Quantity Item Source1 http://ccitonline.org/ceo/home/content_images/Needs_Bk2_s.pdf
onlineversionofTillenaLou’sDayIntheSunbyBarbaraTharp
Thumbdrive
Optional http://www.bioedonline.org/tasks/render/file/index.cfm?fileID=8E28B3AE-957F-2A75-00EF2F01812C503B
Online
1perstudent Pieceofwhitepaper ClassroomTeacher
Lesson6
Quantity Item Source1perstudent ScienceJournal ClassroomTeacher1boxperstudent Crayonsandormarkers ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Scissors ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Gluestick ClassroomTeacher Constructionpaper ClassroomTeacher PowerPointonAnimalShelters Thumbdrive1perstudent PlasticEggs Bin
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¼cupperstudent Sunflowerseeds Bin1perstudent Itemstodecorateeggswith:googlyeyes,Elmer’sglue,colorfultape Bin1copyforSF;1forCT PuppetShow:“Camouflage”(HandsonNaturep.232-233) Binder Puppets Bin
Lesson7
Quantity Item Source1perstudent ScienceJournal ClassroomTeacher1pergroup Animalbabyandparentcards(laminated) Bin ProjectorandComputer ClassroomTeacher AreyouMyMothervideo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Koi-
RJATE
Thumbdrive
Optional AreyouMyMotherbyP.DEastman Library
Lesson8
Quantity Item Source1perclassroom Projectorandcomputer ClassroomTeacher “PlantParts”video:
http://www.schooltube.com/video/8b5cd92efbe9708a4a5a/Plant-PartsThumbdrive
1perstudent Largeblankpaper ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Coloredpencils ClassroomTeacher Textbookdiagramsofplants LibraryorInternet
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5-10 Researchresources/non-fictionbooksaboutplants Library1perstudent LifeCycleReadingandQuestions(PlantsfromSeeds:4pages) BinderEnoughforeachchildtohaveafew
Post-its Bin
Lesson9
Quantity Item Source Chartpaperandmarkers ClassroomTeacher1pergroup Whitepaper ClassroomTeacher Markers,crayons,andorcoloredpencils ClassroomTeacher1perclass Clearfrontreportcover(forbindingtheclassbook) Bin1perstudent Smallplasticcup Bin1cupperstudent Pottingsoil Bin1perstudent Seeds Bin Water ClassroomTeacher1perclassroom Projectorandcomputer(optional) ClassroomTeacher
Lesson10
Quantity Item Source1 TopsandBottomsbyJanetStevens Bin20 Popsiclesticks:10with“top”writtenonthemand10with“bottom”
writtenonthemBin
1 Largerollofplainpapertomakeaclassmural ClassroomTeacher
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Classset Crayons,markers,andorcoloredpencils ClassroomTeacher
Lesson11
Quantity Item Source1setperclass Fruitsandvegetablessortingcards Bin Chartpaperandmarkers ClassroomTeacher Tape ClassroomTeacher1setperclass Apple,strawberries,potato,tomato SueBeauchamp1perstudent Gluesticks ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Scissors ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Paperplates Bin Magazines(withpicturesoffruitsandvegetables-cookingmagazines
suggested)Bin
ComputerandProjector ClassroomTeacher Red,yellow,andgreenapples(enoughforthewholeclasstotryoneslice
ofeachcolor)SueBeauchamp
Lesson12
Quantity Item Source1setperclass Puppets Bin1perstudents Dandelionpuppetshowscript(HandsonNaturep.181) Binder
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2setsperclass Puzzlepieces(laminated) Bin PuzzleKey(forTeachertoreference) Binder1perstudent Paper,crayons,pencils,etc. ClassroomTeacher
Lesson13
Quantity Item Source1perclass “TheTinySeed”byEricCarle Bin1perclass Projector/laptop ClassroomTeacher
“SeedDispersal”video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CCOWHa-qfc
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Lesson14
Quantity Item Source1perstudent Sciencejournal ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Familyphotoofchildwithparent/parents/brother/sister Elementarystudent/
ClassroomTeacher1boxperstudent Crayonsandormarkers ClassroomTeacher1pieceperstudent Blankpieceofwhitepaper ClassroomTeacher1perstudent(½theclass) Parentplantworksheet Binder1perstudent(½theclass) Offspringplantworksheet Binder1perstudent Coloredconstructionpaper ClassroomTeacher1perstudent Scissors ClassroomTeacher
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