3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:Life Processes- Animals
  • Subject(s):Science
  • Days:20
  • Grade(s):K
Key Learning: Animals are living things that have needs as they grow and change.
Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 
How can you describe animals and their needs as they change and grow?
   
Concept: Living/ Nonliving
Concept: Needs
Concept: Change and Growth
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How are living and nonliving things different? (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do animals get what they need? (A)
How are living and nonliving things different? (ET)
How do animals get what they need? (ET)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do animals get what they need? (A)
How do animals change and grow? (A)
How do animals change and grow? (ET)
How can you describe an animal? (ET)
What are the names given for animal offspring? (A)
Vocabulary:

living, nonliving

Vocabulary:

food, shelter, air, water

Vocabulary:

offspring, animal, *life cycle, feathers, fur, scale, skin, claws, paws (various animal offspring names)

Additional Information:

Harcourt School Website: www.hspscience.com Teacher Education - http://www.learner.org/ Click on: Essential Science for Teachers Harcourt Ch 7 L 1-4 TM pg. 220, Assess. TR 55-56 *See Attached Documents for additional resources

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Acquisition Lesson:

2. What are animals like?3. What do animals need?

Extending Thinking Lesson:

Vocabulary Report

  • living -
  • food -
  • offspring -
  • animal -
  • shelter -
  • nonliving -
  • air -
  • *life cycle -
  • feathers -
  • water -
  • fur -
  • scale -
  • skin -
  • claws -
  • paws (various animal offspring names) -