In this activity students will be broken up into groups to learn how to navigate with a GPS unit. Each group will be given a GPS unit and need to locate a series of waypoints. The waypoints will be...
This 9 day study will have students classifying animals as vertebrates and invertebrates (as well as into classes based on their characteristics) and indentifying animals using a dichotomous key....
Learners will explore food chains and food webs by classifying producers and consumers and the role they serve in a food chain and food web. Objectives: 3rd. Identify sunlight as the primary source...
Major Concept(s): animals with protective coloration are more difficult to see Objectives: Students will sort, by color, the “prey” they capture Students will determine the color of “prey”...
GPS lab to go with What Can You See? How do Animals Adapt? (animal adaptation unit). This GPS lab could be used as an extension to the unit or as a vocabulary check. Lesson Objective The GPS lab is...
Learners will develop an understanding that water follows a certain path as it cycles through different phases. They will follow the path of water in Thomas Locker’s Water Dance. They will use...
To engage the students, I will demonstrate the water cycle using a model. At the end of the demonstration, I will do a formative assessment that asks students to draw pictures of the different...
The students will be classifying different animals into the five classes of vertebrates: mammals; fish, birds, amphibians, and reptiles by using unique and common characteristics of each. Lesson...
Changes in Ecosystems and Interactions of Organisms with their Environments Big Idea: 1. Organisms are interdependent with one another and with their environment Concept: A. All populations living...
