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Performance Level: 1- Below Standards 2- Working Towards Standards
First Grade
3- Meeting Standards
10. Explain how animal behaviors are influenced by environmental conditions.
9. Demonstrate how seasonal conditions affect the characteristics of animals. Ex. Arctic Fox
8. Demonstrate how animals are adapted to live in their habitat.
7. Classify different animals into groups based on characteristics.
6. Compare and contrast the features of parents and offspring of several different animals.
5. Create a diagram of a life cycle.
4. Record data from an animal observation.
3. Observe the life cycle of an animal (tadpole).
2. Explain what animals need to live and thrive.
1. Identify the characteristics of living and non-living things
HHH Science Teacher Name- ___________________ Quarter 3 - Animals
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VOCABULARY Adaptation Breathe Camouflage Egg Enemies Environment Frog Gills Habitat Hibernation Hunt Life Cycle Lungs Metamorphosis Migration Nutrients Offspring Predators Shedding Shelter Tadpole
REPORT CARD ALIGNMENT To determine quarterly performance level, please analyze the performance level for each skill. ACADEMIC SKILLS Uses inquiry and observation skills to generate hypotheses Applies skills: gathers, classifies, measures and records Communicate scientific ideas effectively using content specific vocabulary Makes generalizations, draws logical conclusions, analyzes and interprets data
ASSOCIATED CHECKLIST SKILLS #3, 8 #1, 2, 5 #6, 10 #4, 7, 9
RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES CHECKLIST SKILL
RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES “Sorting Living & Nonliving Objects”
1 “Animal Needs” 2 3 4
“Life Cycle of a Frog Worksheet” “Diary of a Frog” “Diary of a Frog” “Diary of an Earthworm” “Animals – Earthworms - Light or Dark” “Animals – Earthworms – Wet or Dry” “Life Cycle Frog Wheel”
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http://www.kizclub.com/animals.htm (Baby Animals Matching Game) “Parent versus Offspring Venn Diagrams” “Animal Classification Activity” Brainpopjunior.com – Search “Classifying Animals” “Animal Study” “Blubber Experiment” “Common Core Interdisciplinary Writing Task – Animals” “Animal Study”
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ACTIVITIES USED