Weeks I the SC–04–4.6.1 Habitats 1. What are some Magic School Bus-Hops Home Teacher can…tell levels in a simple Basic relationship of Biomes different habitats observations/check 12-13 food chain plants and animals in Environment in Adair County? KCCT Coach Book lists ecosystems (food Independent work I chains) Carnivores 2. How are all AIMS Activities can…explain KCCT type tests (Food chains, what would Herbivores living things Student dioramas different happen if a link SC-04-4.7.1 Omnivores connected? Bill Nye Biodiversity – Lab sheets environments) from a food chain Survival and Scavengers Brain pop test disappeared reproductive success of Decomposers 3. How does BBC KS2 Bitesize: Science: BBC quizzes organisms in particular Producers energy move Living things: Food Chains VENN diagrams I environments Consumers from the sun up can…connect Food Chains food chains to Primary the food chain? Student diorama of ecosystem make a food web Secondary of their choice must include – Tertiary 4. What must an ways for each organism to I the organism be able meet its basic needs can…trace flow of energy to do to survive? from the sun up Brainpop.com the food chain back to decomposers I can…evaluate adaptations of given animals to find suitable environments I can…evaluate features of an environment to predict types of organisms that could live there I can…explain how each organism in my created diorama meets its basic needs in its environment
Weeks 12-13 (Food chains, different environments) I can…tell the levels in a simple food chain I can…explain what would happen if a link from a food chain disappeared I can…connect food chains to make a food web I can…trace the flow of energy from the sun up the food chain back to decomposers I can…evaluate adaptations of given animals to find suitable environments I can…evaluate features of an environment to predict types of organisms that could live there I can…explain how each organism in my created diorama meets its basic needs in its environment SC–04–4.6.1 Basic relationship of plants and animals in ecosystems (food chains) SC-04-4.7.1 Survival and reproductive success of organisms in particular environments Teacher observations/check lists Independent work KCCT type tests Student dioramas Lab sheets Brain pop test BBC quizzes VENN diagrams Food Chains Habitats Biomes Environment Carnivores Herbivores Omnivores Scavengers Decomposers Producers Consumers Primary Secondary Tertiary 1. What are some different habitats in Adair County? 2. How are all living things connected? 3. How does energy move from the sun up the food chain? 4. What must an organism be able to do to survive? Magic School Bus-Hops Home KCCT Coach Book AIMS Activities Bill Nye – Biodiversity BBC KS2 Bitesize: Science: Living things: Food Chains Student diorama of ecosystem of their choice – must include ways for each organism to meet its basic needs Brainpop.com