Catherine Liebrock Grade Level: 2

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November 6- November 6, 2013-2014 Science
Academic Standard!"-#A Cha$ter 4
4%1 &colo'(
)enchmark!*+ndicator!
Students will:
4.1.2.A: ,e!cribe ho- a $lant or an animal i! de$endent on livin' and nonlivin' thin'! in an a./atic habitat%
4.1.2.C: +denti0( !o/rce! o0 ener'( in an a./atic habitat%
4.1.2.D: +denti0( di00erence! in livin' thin'! color, !ha$e, !i1e, etc%" and de!cribe ho- ada$tation! are
im$ortant 0or !/rvival%
4.1.2.E: +denti0( ho- livin' thin'! !/rvive chan'e! in their environment%
4.1.2.F: 2 ,i!tin'/i!h bet-een !cienti0ic 0act and o$inion% 2 A!k ./e!tion! abo/t ob3ect!, or'ani!m! and
event!% 2 4nder!tand that all !cienti0ic inve!ti'ation! involve a!kin' and an!-erin' ./e!tion! and com$arin'
the an!-er -ith -hat i! alread( kno-n% 2 #lan and cond/ct a !im$le inve!ti'ation and /nder!tand that
di00erent ./e!tion! re./ire di00erent kind! o0 inve!ti'ation!% 2 4!e !im$le e./i$ment tool! and other
technolo'ie!" to 'ather data and /nder!tand that thi! allo-! !cienti!t! to collect more in0ormation than rel(in'
onl( on their !en!e! to 'ather in0ormation% 2 4!e data*evidence to con!tr/ct e5$lanation! and /nder!tand that
!cienti!t! develo$ e5$lanation! ba!ed on their evidence and com$are them -ith their c/rrent !cienti0ic
kno-led'e% 2 Comm/nicate $roced/re! and e5$lanation! 'ivin' $riorit( to evidence and /nder!tandin' that
!cienti!t! make their re!/lt! $/blic, de!cribe their inve!ti'ation! !o the( can be re$rod/ced and revie- and
a!k ./e!tion! abo/t the -ork o0 other !cienti!t!%
&!!ential*6o$ical*G/idin' 7/e!tion!"
8hat are the $art! o0 a $lant9
:b3ective! )loom;! 6a5onom("
Students will:
4nder!tand $lant! and their $art!
4nder!tand ho- !eed! travel
A!!e!!ment :$tion!*#er0ormance Criteria
Students will:
:b!erve !t/dent! ./e!tion! and an!-er! in cla!! di!c/!!ion
&!!ential Learnin'! and Learnin' :$$ort/nitie!
Students will:
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=ead $a'e! 10-11 in !t/dent book! on ho- !eed! are !cattered

6/e!da(:
#a'e! 12-13 on ho- $lant! are 'ro/$ed
8atch a video on cla!!i0(in' $lant!
8edne!da(:
=ead $a'e! 16-1> a! a -hole cla!!
,i!c/!! ho- $lant! are ada$ted 0or their environment!
6h/r!da(:
=ead $a'e! 20-23 on ho- de!ert and $rairie $lant! ada$t
?rida(:
=ead $a'e! 24-2@
Com$lete the lab 1one on i0 $lant! need li'ht to 'ro-%
6imeline 30 min/te!
,i00erentiation: Content, #roce!! Learnin' :$$ort/nitie!", #rod/ct A!!e!!ment :$tion!"
Allo- !t/dent! to -ork in $artner! or team! !o that tho!e -ho !tr/''le -ith an( o0 the conce$t! can com$lete
the activitie!
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Clo!/re
6icket o/t the door, $redict -hat -ill ha$$en to the celer(, name $art o0 a $lant, tell me ho- one -a( a !eed
travel!%
&!!ential <aterial!
Celer(
?lo-er namin' $art
St/dent book!
=/bric or Checkli!t
NONE
=e0lective A!!e!!ment
1% 6o -hat e5tent -ere !t/dent! $rod/ctivel( en'a'ed9
2% ,id the !t/dent! learn -hat + intended9
3% ,id + modi0( m( in!tr/ction9
4% 8hat -o/ld + do di00erentl( ne5t time9
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