only a top anchor tab down so they How would you find shelter? can take notes underneath. Show the Texas Forests PowerPoint to introduce the flora and fauna. Allow them to make notes in their science notebook. Remind them that the organisms and the non-living things make up the environment that surrounds another organism. DAY 2 ELABORATION Time: 40 minutes Activities/Events Guiding Questions Teacher Directions Partner Reading What can the forest provide for all of Hand out the Deciduous Forests these organisms? passage to each pair of students. What the forest environment not Have the students read the Habitat provide? section and look at the picture of the If you were an organism in this Four Seasons of Deciduous Forests at environment, do you see anything the end. Save these copies for the you might need to protect yourself next lesson. from? Each pair of students will create a How would you avoid being eaten? of Forest Pros and Cons on a How would you find food? sheet of paper. The partners will How would you find shelter? discuss all of the things they think the forest will provide for them under Pros. They will list problems they may encounter in their environment under Cons. Remind them to use what they learned from the reading and everything they discussed the previous day. Allow the students to share what they wrote and make an anchor chart of the Pros and Cons. Be sure to keep a copy as their concerns will lead into the following lesson, Surviving in the Forest. EVALUATE Time: 15 minutes Activities/Events Assessment
only a top anchor tab down so they can take notes underneath. Show the Texas Forests PowerPoint to introduce the flora and fauna. Allow them to make notes in their science notebook. Remind them that the organisms and the non-living things make up the environment that surrounds another organism. How would you find shelter? DAY 2 ELABORATION Time: 40 minutes Activities/Events Teacher Directions Guiding Questions Partner Reading Hand out the Deciduous Forests passage to each pair of students. Have the students read the Habitat section and look at the picture of the Four Seasons of Deciduous Forests at the end. Save these copies for the next lesson. Each pair of students will create a of Forest Pros and Cons on a sheet of paper. The partners will discuss all of the things they think the forest will provide for them under Pros. They will list problems they may encounter in their environment under Cons. Remind them to use what they learned from the reading and everything they discussed the previous day. Allow the students to share what they wrote and make an anchor chart of the Pros and Cons. Be sure to keep a copy as their concerns will lead into the following lesson, Surviving in the Forest. What can the forest provide for all of these organisms? What the forest environment not provide? If you were an organism in this environment, do you see anything you might need to protect yourself from? How would you avoid being eaten? How would you find food? How would you find shelter? EVALUATE Time: 15 minutes Activities/Events Assessment