Standard 5- Life Science Biodiversity and Change- 3 weeks – Academic Vocabulary 0507.5.2 Analyze fossils to I can show visually how organisms have Macmillan/McGraw-Hill-Closer Look 5 Camouflage, protective coloration, protective demonstrate the connection changed over time. Lesson 3: Animal Adaptations for survival resemblance, mimicry, variation, mutation, between organisms and I can compare through charting how animals natural selection, fossil, absolute age, relative environment that existed in the past select their environment. Lesson 4: Change over Time pp. 122-137 age and those that currently exist. Lab investigations 0507.5.1 Investigate physical Essential Questions Performance Tasks Explore: How do adaptations help animals survive characteristics associated with Students will read for clarification about how How does natural selection explain how in environments? (TE) p.109 different groups of animals. and distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment organisms have changed over time? Quick Lab (TE) p. 111 Modeling an Adaptation based on research findings, and speculation in a What is the purpose for using certain criteria How do variations help animals survive? Explore: text. to classify organisms into groups? Elaborate/Evaluate: Quick lab: Deep-Sea Creatures What specific types of adaptations enable student will use created work sheet to simulate Online Resources organisms to survive in particular how animals may have to adapt to their environments? environment for survival. Video Resources Learn that fossils are the stone remains of animals or plants that were once alive
Standard 5- Life Science – Biodiversity and Change- 3 weeks 0507.5.2 Analyze fossils to demonstrate the connection between organisms and environment that existed in the past and those that currently exist. 0507.5.1 Investigate physical characteristics associated with different groups of animals. I can show visually how organisms have changed over time. I can compare through charting how animals select their environment. Essential Questions How does natural selection explain how organisms have changed over time? What is the purpose for using certain criteria to classify organisms into groups? What specific types of adaptations enable organisms to survive in particular environments? Macmillan/McGraw-Hill-Closer Look 5 Lesson 3: Animal Adaptations for survival Lesson 4: Change over Time pp. 122-137 Lab investigations Explore: How do adaptations help animals survive in environments? (TE) p.109 Quick Lab (TE) p. 111 Modeling an Adaptation Explore: How do variations help animals survive? Quick lab: Deep-Sea Creatures Online Resources Video Resources Learn that fossils are the stone remains of animals or plants that were once alive Academic Vocabulary Camouflage, protective coloration, protective resemblance, mimicry, variation, mutation, natural selection, fossil, absolute age, relative age Performance Tasks Students will read for clarification about how and distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in a text. Elaborate/Evaluate: student will use created work sheet to simulate how animals may have to adapt to their environment for survival.
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