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Unit 4 Lesson Plan - Plant and Animal Environments Click here to enter text. Time 27 Days Teacher: Frame: Grade: Kindergarten School: Subject: PSI Kindergarten Science

NGSS DCI ESS2.E: Biogeology Plants and animals can change their environment. (K- ESS2-2) http://www.nextgenscience.org/kess2-earth-systems

ESS3.A: Natural Resources Living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. Humans use natural resources for everything they do. (K-ESS3-1) http://www.nextgenscience.org/kess3-earth-human-activity

Instructional Objective: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs. K-ESS2-2 Instructional Objective: Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different K-ESS3-1 plants or animals (including humans)and the places they live.

Essential Questions (What questions will the student be able to answer as a result of the instruction?)  What is the relationship between animals and what they eat, and how does that determine where they live?  What features help plants and animals survive in different environments?  How are these features used?  How do plants and animals depend on the land, air, and water to survive?  How do plants and animals change the environment to meet their needs?

Knowledge & Skills (What skills are needed to achieve the desired results?) By the end of this unit, students will know: By the end of this unit, students will be able to:  How plants and animals can change their  Diagram/explain how plants and animals environment. can change their environment to meet  Living things need water, air, resources their needs. from land to survive.  Diagram/explain the relationship between  Living things live in places that have the the needs of different plants or animals things they need to survive. and the places they live.  Humans use natural resources from the  Diagram/explain what features animals

www.njctl.org Kindergarten Science Unit 4: Environment environment. and plants have to survive in different  Plants, animals and their surroundings environments. make a system, they work together to meet  Sketch/explain how human use resources needs. in different environments.

Assessment (What is acceptable evidence to show desired results (rubrics, exam, etc.)? Attach Copy During the Smart Notebook lesson designed to introduce concepts, students will be continually questioned on these concepts using a combination of class work, whole group discussion, and the SMART Response system. Class work, experiments, and Discovery Center activities will be discussed as a class and misconceptions will be addressed by the teacher prior to evaluations listed below.

Assessments:  Responder Questions used throughout unit.  Teacher observation during completion of experiments and whole group activities (including completed activity lab sheets).  Unit Test

Labs/ Classroom Experiments – Activities 1- Transfer of Energy – Owl Activity 2- Spider – Features Activity 3- Wetlands Food Web Actvity 4- “Action” Food Web Activity 5- Camouflage Caterpillar Activity 6- Snowshoe Hare Activity 7- Lab 1 Winter Survival “Warmth” 8- Hibernation Mural Activity 9- Migration Activity 10-Desert Food Web Activity 11-Nature Walk Activity

(What is the sequence of activities, learning experiences, etc, that will lead to desired results (the plan)? Topic Class Work Homework Day Activity Sheets 1&2 Environment 1 Questions 1-3 N/A Slides 7-14 (Slides 15-17) Ecosystem Transfer of Activity - Owl- 2 Energy N/A Transfer of Energy Slides 18-25 Activity Sheets 4&5 Food Chain 3 Questions 4-6 N/a Slides 26-28 (Slides 29-31)

www.njctl.org Kindergarten Science Unit 4: Environment Ecosystem Animals 4 Activity Sheet 6 N/A Slides 32-34 Spider Feature Ecosystem Animals Activity 7(slide 38) 5 Survival N/A Questions 7-9 Slides 35-42 (Slides 43-45) Activity Sheets 8&9 Wetlands – Animals 6 Questions 10-11 N/A Slides 46-54 (Slides 55-56) Activity Sheet 10 Wetlands – Plants 7 Questions 12-14 Activity Sheet 12 Slides 56-63 (Slides 64-66) Activity Sheets Wetlands Food Chain 11&13 8 N/A Slides 67-74 Wetlands Food Web Activity “Action” Food Web Wetlands Food Web Activity 14 (slide 75) 9 N/A Slide 75 Questions 15-16 (Slides 76-77) Activity Sheet 15 People & the Wetlands 10 Questions 17&18 N/A Slides 78-81 (Slides 82-83) Forest – Plants & Animals Questions 19&20 11 N/A Slides 84-89 (Slides 90-91) Caterpillar Forest Survival Camouflage Activity 12 N/A Camouflage Activity 16 Slides 92-98 (Slide 98) Snowshoe Hare Activity Changing Environment Activity Sheet 17a&b 13 Camouflage N/A Questions 21-23 Slides 99-102 (Slides 103-105)

Lab 1 Forest Environment Winter Survival 14 Winter Survival N/A Activity 18 (slide Slides 106-111 109) Hibernation Mural Winter Survival Activity 19 (slide 15-16 Hibernation 123) N/A Slides 112-123 Questions 24-26 (Slides 124-126) www.njctl.org Kindergarten Science Unit 4: Environment Migration Activity Winter Survival Activity 20 (slide 17 Migration 131) N/A Slides 127-131 Questions 27-28 (Slides 132-133) Forest Animals – Activity Sheet 21 18 Defenses Questions 29-31 N/A Slides 134-137 (Slides 138-140) Activity Sheet 22 Forest Food Web 19 Questions 32-33 N/A Slides 141-144 (Slides 145-146) Activity Sheet 23&24 People in the Forest 20 Questions 34-36 N/A Slides 147-153 (Slides 154-156) Desert Plants & Water Activity 25 Desert Plants & Animals 21 (slide 169) N/A Slides 157-169 Questions 37-39 (Slides 170-172) Desert Animals Activity Sheet 26 22 Adapting to Heat Questions 40&41 N/A Slides 173-184 (Slides 185-186) Activity Sheet 27 Desert Homes/Shelter 23 Questions 42&43 N/A Slides 187-190 (Slides 191-192) Desert Food Web Activity 28 (slide Desert Food Web 24 195) N/A Slides 193-195 Questions 44-45 (Slides 196-197) People in the Desert Questions 46-47 25 N/a Slides 198-202 (Slides 203-204) Changes in the Nature Walk Activity 26 Environment N/A Activity Sheet 29 Slides 205-213

27 Test Testing N/A

*Please note that all lessons are designed as 40minute lessons so you may need to make adjustments based on your school schedule.

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