HAZLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT DISTRICT UNIT/LESSON PLAN

HAZLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT DISTRICT UNIT/LESSON PLAN

Teacher Name : Renee etterau Subject : Scence Start Date(s): January 11, 2015 Grade Level (s): 4 Buldng :Drums Unt Plan Unt Ttle: an educatonal unt ttle summarzes content across several lessons that establshes and renforces certan sklls and essental knowledge for grade levels and content areas. Adaptatons and Habtat Essental Questons: Essental questons are concept n the form of questons. Questons suggest nqury. Essental questons are organzers and set the focus for the lesson or unt. Essental questons are ntators of creatve and crtcal thnkng. Essental questons are conceptual commtments focusng on key concepts mplct n the currculum hat are smlartes and dfferences between lvng thngs and ther lfe processes? How do lvng and nonlvng thngs nteract n ther envronment? How do adaptatons help organsms to survve? Explan how change n natural or human made systems affect the envronment hat possble effects do changes to a system have on the envronment and ecosystems? How can anmal behavor be an adaptaton for survval? hat s protectve colorng/camouflage? hat s mmcry? hat are appendages and how do they dffer n dfferent organsms? hat are body coverngs and how do they dffer n dfferent organsms? hat are body segments and how do they dffer n dfferent organsms? hat happens to a lvng thng when ts habtat s changed? hat s extncton? hat s endangered? hat are the basc needs of all lvng thngs? hat s an ecosystem? hat are adaptatons? How are plants and anmals adapted to water ecosystems? How are plants and anmals adapted to wetland systems? How are plants and anmals adapted to desert ecosystems? How are plants and anmals adapted to tundra ecosystems? How are plants and anmals adapted to forest ecosystems?

Groupng Standards: PA Core Standards, PA Academc Standards/Anchors (based on subject) Scence Elgble Content: S4A3.1.2 Explan a relatonshp between the lvng and nonlvng components n a system (ex. Food web, terrarum) S4 B 2.1.1 Identfy characterstcs for plant and anmal survval n dfferent envronments ex..wetland, tundra, desert, prare, ocean, forest S4 B 2.1.2 Explan how specfc adaptatons can help a lvng organsm survve. (ex.. protectve coloraton, mmcry, leaf sze, shape, ablty to catch or retan water S4B3.1.1 Descrbe the lvng and nonlvng components of a local system, lentc and lotc, forest, cornfeld, grassland, cty park. S4B3.1.2 Descrbe nteractons between lvng and non lvng components ex plants, water, sol, sunlght, carbon doxde, temperature, anmals-food, water, shelter, oxygen, temperature) of a local ecosystem S4B 3.2.1 Descrbe what happens to a lvng thng when ts habtat changes, S4B3.2.2 Descrbe and predct how changes n the envronment (fre polluton, flood, buldng dams) can affect systems S4 B 3.2.3 Explan and predct how changes n seasons affect plants, anmals, or delay human lfe (food avalablty, shelter, moblty) S4B3.3.2 Descrbe the human dependence on the food and fber systems from producton to consumpton. Summatve Unt Assessment : Summatve Assessment Objectve Students wll-demonstrate an understandng of adaptatons and how they help organsms survve and descrbe smlartes and dfferences between lvng thngs and ther lfe processes. Assessment Method (check one) x_ Rubrc Checklst X Unt Test Group Student Self-Assessment Other (explan) Day Objectve (s) DOK LEVEL Actvtes / Teachng Strateges Materals / Resources Assessment of Objectve (s) 1 Students wll defne vocabulary terms and research a partcular bome usng a graphc organzer to document ther research. Students wll create a habtat flap 3 2 Defne vocabulary: habtat, bome, (A communty of plants and anmals lvng together n a partcular clmate or regon) ecosystem, communty, arrangement. Also vocab : ranforest, prare, tundra, eb of lfe graphc organzer Prnted nformaton on Formatve- flapbook completon accuracy Summatve-

2 3 book whle the rotate centers to add nformaton from each research group. Students wll- wll defne vocabulary terms and research a partcular bome usng a graphc organzer to document ther research. Students wll create a habtat flap book whle the rotate centers to add nformaton from each research group. Students wll learn through tral and error that lvng thngs have physcal and behavoral characterstcs that help them to survve. 2 2 3 1 wetland ocean, desert, temperate Read text pages B12-B16, B6-9,, Small, count off by 7 eb of Lfe graphc organzer to gude research. Assgn forest, ranforest, desert, tundra, ocean, wetland, grassland(prare) Prnted paragraphs and pctures for each group Have class create a flapbook and label t. Then move from group to group to fll n bome nformaton Defne vocabulary: habtat, bome, (A communty of plants and anmals lvng together n a partcular clmate or regon) ecosystem, communty, arrangement Also vocab : ranforest, prare, tundra, wetland ocean, desert, temperate Read text pages B12-B16, B6-9,, Small, count off by 7 eb of Lfe graphc organzer to gude research. Assgn forest, ranforest, desert, tundra, ocean, wetland, grassland(prare) Prnted paragraphs and pctures for each group Have class create a flapbook and label t. Then move from group to group to fll n bome nformaton Complete study gudes B22 and A12 A24 B13 and A32 and B17 Habtat vdeo Vocab: habtat, adaptaton, nche,camouflage, mmcry, hbernate, physcal adaptatons, behavoral adaptatons (page B82 n teacher man.) Create a T chart of physcal and behavoral adaptatons read about on text B60-65 n notebooks B82-82 and wrte a summary of what pages tells you n notebooks. Add queston: ha t knd of coloraton would help an anmal lnng n the tundra? Actvty : No Thumbs Students te shoelaces, pck up cons, wrte name, hold a cup, wth no thumb use. Students answer the followng questons n notebooks. hch task was the hardest to s bomes Prnt paper for flapbook crayons eb of lfe graphc organzer Prnted nformaton on bomes Prnt paper for flapbook crayons Cups, cons, Formatve-study gude completon as graded work Summatve- Formatve-hat stuck wth me today? On note cards Summatve-

4 5 6 7 Students wll- l learn through tral and error that lvng thngs have physcal and behavoral characterstcs that help them to survve. Students wll-dentfy and descrbe the advantages of brd adaptatons, and to evaluate the mportance of adaptatons to brds. Students wll-create a project to explan that envronmental changes caused by humans and other organsms can have postve and negatve effects. Students wll- revew the concepts learned n the unt by playng a revew game scoot and completng complete and why? Easent? How dd you change your behavor to complete the tasks? hat anmals have thumbs lke we do? In an anmal wth no thumbs, what other parts can they use to perform tasks to survve? Adaptaton vdeo Actvty : No Thumbs Students te shoelaces, pck up cons, wrte name, hold a cup, wth no thumb use. Students answer the followng questons n notebooks. hch task was the hardest to complete and why? Easest? How dd you change your behavor to complete the tasks? hat anmals have thumbs lke we do? In an anmal wth no thumbs, what other parts can they use to perform tasks to survve? ASSIGN HABITAT PROJECT 2 Have students brng brd pctures to class. Look at adaptatons and decde what the brd eats, where t lves, and why. Students wll desgn and create magnary brds and then wrte a paragraph ncludng descrptons of brd adaptatons. Branstorm brd characterstcs and descrbe the advantages of the adaptatons Each student must descrbe: 1. here the brd wll lve 2. hat t wll eat 3. How t moves 4. Grl or boy 5. How t rases young 6. Beak, wng, and talon styles Use worksheet template to prepare project. 4 Read text B68-71 Vocab n notebooks: extnct, endangered, threatened, speces, mgrate Read PLAY the road to extncton and complete word search Body parts: defne appendage, body coverng, segments Actvty: Each student gets 3 paper peces., rte one appendage, body segment, coverng. Collect each category n a cup. Each student draws from each cup and has to draw the new organsm. Share. Use scoot cards on each desk to revew concepts. Place answers n the correct number space on paper. Cups, cons, PROJECT ILD book page 128 Copes of beaks and talons on brds Crayons Drawng paper Text book Cups Paper peces wth par names on them Scoot cards and answer sheet Text book Formatve- Summatve- Formatve- Summatve- Rubrc Formatve- Summatve- Quz Habtat and adaptatons Summatve- Unt Test

a revew page. Complete B84-85 n notebooks as study gude Fnsh all worksheets provded Read Camouflages Creatures sheet f tme from superteacherworksheets Camouflage Creatures worksheet