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SCIENCE: Living/Non-living
Things |
Goals: 12A3,12A4 Activities: a) (Pre-assessment - teacher may need to model this for students) KWL what do students KNOW about Living Things, Non-Living, parts of a plant, what a hypothesis is, what plants need to grow, etc. What do they WANT to know about these things and what have they learned. b) (Research/Activity) Students will be asked to go to the class website and see what information they can find to help them define what living things are and what non-living things are. (Assessment) In Journals students will need to answer the following questions: What are the four characteristics of Living Things? How do we define Non-Living things and how do non-living things differ from living things? c) (Review)
Students will need to review their KWL in their
journals to see what info they covered
in class previously and to see what they have learned. Teacher
will have students
fill in the “L” part of their chart. d) (Pre-assessment) Students will need to write what they think are some examples of both “Living and Non-Living Things.” e) (Research/Activity) Students will go to class website to find examples of “Living/Non-living Things.” Students will be able to check their ideas with those presented on the webpage and they will be asked to record at least three other examples they found from the webpage. f) (Review)
Students will need to review
their KWL in their journals to see what info they covered
in class
previously and to see what
they have learned. Teacher
will have students fill
in the “L” part of their
chart. g) (Pre-assessment) In Journals students will be asked to classify some items that they learned about previously. The teacher will mix items up for students on the chalkboard and students will record these items in their journals in their appropriate classification column titled “Living or Non-living.” h) Activity – Science Lab (students will go to lab and work with partners classifying items) i) Activity – Touch and Feel (students will feel in brown bag items and try to determine, which things are living or non-living) j) (Research/Activity) Students will go to class webpage and take an online assessment of classifying “Living/Non-living Things.” Students will print out their results of the quiz or record their results in their journals. k) (Assessment) Students will need to write about what they learned from doing this activity; that is what did they learn from being able to classify “Living/Non-living Things?” Their explanations will need to include how they were able to apply the four characteristics to items to help them determine their classification. Final Assessment: Students will need to draw a picture of a Living or Non-living thing and write a small report about the item stating what it is, what classification it is, and why or how they know. Students will share their final assessment in class with others. Assessments: KWL charts, journal entries, quiz scores, written report, drawing, and performance assessment. Homework: none Materials: computers.
Journals, pencils and crayons
(optional). Mini
Lesson: Plants What
are the four parts of a plant? What
things do seeds
or plants need
to grow? Does anyone
remember what a “hypothesis”
is? Remember
when we did our
experiments and
I asked
you all what is your hypothesis
for what will happen to the
seed? Story
Time—Teacher will
read the book, How Do Plants Grow? Assessment: KWL ********************************************************************************************************* Extension Goals: 12A3,12A4 Lab
Activity:
students will need to
classify
and sort the parts
of the
plant we eat. Once classification
is done
with lab partners, students will be asked to draw their work
on a piece
of paper. Materials:
Lab classification
sheets,
part of the plant worksheets,
and
pencils. Assessment: class
discussion Homework: None |