Topic:Animals, Plants, and Their Environment
Performance Expectation:
-LS1-1. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Disciplinary Core Idea:
All animals need food in order to live and grow. They obtain their food from plants or from other animals. Plants need water and light to live and grow. / Science and Engineering Practice:
Use observations about plants and animals to describe patterns and answer questions. / Cross Cutting Concept:
Patterns related to plants and animals can be observed and used as evidence of what they need to survive. / Literacy:
RI.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. (K-ESS2-2)
W.K.1 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book. (K-ESS2-2)
W.K.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic. (K-ESS2-2),(K-ESS3-3)
W.K.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them). (K-LS1-1)
SL.K.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail. (K-ESS3-1)
HOT Questions
  1. What similarities/differences (patterns) do you notice about plant and animal needs?
  2. What will happen to plants and animals if their needs are not met?
  3. How can I communicate about this pattern?
/ Math:
MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively. (K-ESS3-1)
MP.4 Model with mathematics. (K-ESS3-1)
K.CC Counting and Cardinality (K-ESS3-1)
K.MD.A.2 Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/”less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. (K-LS1-1)
Learning Target: “I Can”
I can identify the needs of plants and animals.
I can determine patterns of animal and plant needs.
I can explain the similarities and differences of plant and animal needs.
Key Vocabulary:
Plants
Flower / Living
Non-living
Animals / Habitat
Water
Food / Roots
Leaves
Stem / Shelter
Sunlight
Formative Assessment Plan
Target / Target Type / Assessment Type / Formative Assessment Options
I can identify the needs of plants and animals. / Knowledge
Reasoning
Skill
Product / Selected Response
Constructed Response
Personal Communication
Performance Assessment / Tell about the needs of plants and animals.
Write about the needs of plants and animals.
I can evaluate information to determine patterns of animal and plant needs. / Knowledge
Reasoning
Skill
Product / Selected Response
Constructed Response
Personal Communication
Performance Assessment / Tell about patterns of animal and plant needs.
Write about patterns of animal and plant needs.
I can explain the similarities and differences of plant and animal needs. / Knowledge
Reasoning
Skill
Product / Selected Response
Constructed Response
Personal Communication
Performance Assessment / Write about similarities and difference of plant and animal needs.
Tell about similarities and difference of plant and animal needs.
Activities:
Sing songs about plant and animal needs, living and non-living things, and the parts of a plant.
Brain Pop Jr.(habitats, parts of a plant, etc.)
Read books about plant and animal needs.
Invite community experts to present information about plant and animal needs.
Go on a field trip to a zoo, greenhouse, or a garden.
Research plant and animal needs.
Students write in journals about plant and animal needs and patterns they observe.
Students label the parts of a plant.
Students create draw or create models to show the needs of plants and/or animals.