Learning Goals Access Points Weekly Assignments Describe the general processes of food production, support, Essential Understanding: Weekly Assignment 8: Concrete: Students will identify different water transport, and reproduction in the major parts of Connect parts of plants (leaf, stem, root, and plants. plants. flower) to their functions (food production, Representation: Students will explain the Relate parts of plants, such as leaf, stem, root, seed, and support, water transport, and reproduction). function of different plant parts. flower, to the functions of food production, support, water transport, and reproduction. Recognize major plant parts, such as root, stem, leaf, and Essential Question: What is the function of roots? flower. Identify that prehistoric plants and animals changed over Essential Understanding: Weekly Assignment 9: Concrete: Students will recognize fossils. time (evolved) or became extinct. Investigate fossils and relate them to their Representation: Students connect plants and Match fossils to related species. species. fossils. Recognize that plants and animals change as they age. Essential Question: What information can I learn from fossils? Essential Understanding: Classify living organisms into their kingdoms. Weekly Assignment 10: Students will identify the Match organisms to the animal, plant, and fungus Classify living organisms into their Concrete: kingdoms living things are classified into. kingdoms. kingdoms (animal, plants, and fungus). Representation: Students will differentiate Sort common living things into plant and animal kingdoms. between types of living things. Essential Question: How do I classify trees?
Learning Goals Access Points Weekly Assignments Essential Understanding: Concrete: Students will identify different plants. Representation: Students will explain the function of different plant parts. Essential Question: What is the function of roots? Describe the general processes of food production, support, water transport, and reproduction in the major parts of plants. Relate parts of plants, such as leaf, stem, root, seed, and flower, to the functions of food production, support, water transport, and reproduction. Recognize major plant parts, such as root, stem, leaf, and flower. Weekly Assignment 8: Connect parts of plants (leaf, stem, root, and flower) to their functions (food production, support, water transport, and reproduction). Essential Understanding: Concrete: Students will recognize fossils. Representation: Students connect plants and fossils. Essential Question: What information can I learn from fossils? Identify that prehistoric plants and animals changed over time (evolved) or became extinct. Match fossils to related species. Recognize that plants and animals change as they age. Weekly Assignment 9: Investigate fossils and relate them to their species. Essential Understanding: Concrete: Students will identify the kingdoms living things are classified into. Representation: Students will differentiate between types of living things. Essential Question: How do I classify trees? Classify living organisms into their kingdoms. Match organisms to the animal, plant, and fungus kingdoms. Sort common living things into plant and animal kingdoms. Weekly Assignment 10: Classify living organisms into their kingdoms (animal, plants, and fungus).