Science Alignment Teaching Module to Inquiry Advance Prep. Notes to Teachers Period Title Focus Questions Standards (Days) How do environmental stimuli Lesson A: Materials Needed: plastic sheet, crumpled paper, water, 6-1.2 6-3.4 2 Environmental cause physical responses in paper towels, paper, animal books and/or Internet access Stimuli animals? and section in the flipbook Include “cause effect” 6-1.2 4 6-3.5 Lesson A: Materials Needed: animal books and/or Internet access, 4 (3 if In what ways do animals respond Behavioral Concept Map omit part behaviorally to environmental “5W’s” Graphic Organizer, Week of Explain Responses stimuli? Explain Section: #6-10 can be omitted if there are time section) constraints. Explore: See workspace for hibernation, migration, and courtship video clips. Materials Needed: Major Concepts Synthesis Chart 6-3.6 Lesson A: 1 How do internal stimuli help 6-1.2 *Alternate Chart that simplifies concepts is located on the Internal Stimuli animals survive? workspace. Lesson A: 6-3.7 Materials: Streamlined Video, index cards, cards for card sort 2 How do learned behaviors in 6-1.2 Inherited and animals differ? Explore section: Pre-made behavior cards for this activity Learned can be found on the workspace. Behaviors 5 Streamline Video title is not correct. The correct title of the video is “Animal Instincts”. Week Additional Resources: Streamline Video on learned and inherited behaviors “Animal Intelligences”. Cumulative Unit Possible time to review and assess animal and inquiry 6-3.1-3.7 2 Assessment indicators covered this week.
Science Module Title Advance Prep. Notes to Teachers Teaching Period (Days) Focus Questions Alignment to Inquiry Standards Week 4 6-3.4 Lesson A: Environmental Stimuli Materials Needed: plastic sheet, crumpled paper, water, paper towels, paper, animal books and/or Internet access Include “cause and effect” section in the flipbook 2 How do environmental stimuli cause physical responses in animals? 6-1.2 6-3.5 Lesson A: Behavioral Responses Materials Needed: animal books and/or Internet access, “5W’s” Graphic Organizer, Concept Map Explain Section: #6-10 can be omitted if there are time constraints. Explore: See workspace for hibernation, migration, and courtship video clips. 4 (3 if omit part of Explain section) In what ways do animals respond behaviorally to environmental stimuli? 6-1.2 Week 5 6-3.6 Lesson A: Internal Stimuli Materials Needed: Major Concepts Synthesis Chart *Alternate Chart that simplifies concepts is located on the workspace. 1 How do internal stimuli help animals survive? 6-1.2 6-3.7 Lesson A: Inherited and Learned Behaviors Materials: Streamlined Video, index cards, cards for card sort Explore section: Pre-made behavior cards for this activity can be found on the workspace. Streamline Video title is not correct. The correct title of the video is “Animal Instincts”. Additional Resources: Streamline Video on learned and inherited behaviors “Animal Intelligences”. 2 How do learned behaviors in animals differ? 6-1.2 6-3.1-3.7 Cumulative Unit Assessment Possible time to review and assess animal and inquiry indicators covered this week. 2
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