LEARNI NG PLAN

Science Grade 1

Learning Targets I can explain what an endangered animal is. I can describe what extinction is. I can describe the importance of protecting o r animals. I can explain wa!s to help endangered animals. Next Generation Science Practice"s#$ 2. Developing and using models 8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information. Next Generation Science Endpoint"s#$ Grade %and Endpoints for LS&.' %! the end of grade &$ The places where plants and animals live often change, sometimes slowly and sometimes rapidly. hen animals and plants get too hot or too cold, they may die. !f they cannot find enough food, water, or air, they may die. Essential Science ( estion$ hat is an endangered animal" )aterials*Reso rces*+igital )edia Needed$ Endangered Animals by #aith $c%ulty orld map &lastic animals 'ut outs of trees, fish, houses and a factory (ndangered species cards )cience probe *rochure ,i-e E.s Learning Acti-it! Engage /ow will !o establish the essential science 0 estion and help st dents re-eal and reflect on their science ideas1 To stimulate discussion review going green with the students. The last few weeks we have been discussing ways that we can help save the earth. We have learned how to be green by recycling, picking up garbage and using less water. Its also our ob to protect the animals that share the earth with us. 'ontinuing to engage students by as+ing the essential science ,uestion!oes anyone know what an endangered animal is" Students will share what they know about endangered animals and give examples of when and where they have heard of them. %e.t, e.plain what an endangered animal is. An endangered animal is an animal that is at risk of disappearing from the earth and needs our protection to survive. If an animal disappears it becomes e#tinct, which means that it can never come back. $our goal

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today is to learn all about endangered animals and how you can help them survive for a really long time% /ow will st dents test their science ideas abo t the target science concept1 2hat phenomena will st dents explore1 2hat 0 estions will !o as3 to help st dents explore patterns and relationships1 /ead the boo+ Endangered Animals and provide the following information during the story 0fter page 2- There was once enough food and water for people and animals to share, but now population is growing so fast that people need more resources and places to live. 0fter page 1- &ities, roads, and houses are causing animals to lose their natural habitat. A habitat is a special place where animals live. 'ust like you have a home or place to live, so do animals. 0fter page 8- (acaws are beautifully colored birds that belong to the parrot family. They live in &entral and )outh American rain forests 2show students on the world map3. (acaws are intelligent, social birds. They are becoming endangered because some people trap them to keep them for pets and because their habitats in the rainforests are disappearing. 0fter page 4- *iant pandas are the rarest member of the bear family. They live mainly in bamboo forests high in the mountains of western china 2show students on the world map3. *iant pandas eat up to +, pounds of bamboo every day. -oads and railroads are destroying their bamboo forest, causing them to become endangered because they are running out of food. 0fter page 12- Tigers are native to Asia 2show students on the world map3. The main reason that they are endangered is from illegal hunting for their furs. They are also losing their habitats because of logging and forest destruction. 0fter page 11- The Endangered )pecies Act was passed by our government in ./01. The act helps to protect our disappearing animals. (ore than /22 species of plants and animals are protected by the Endangered )pecies Act in the 3nited )tates. They help prevent e#tinction of our nations wildlife. 2hat 0 estions will !o as3 to help st dents explain patterns1 2hat scientific ideas will !o introd ce to help explain patterns and relationships in the data1 /ow will !o compare st dents. ideas and scientific nderstandings1 4 tline age appropriate lang age5 acc rate science nderstandings5 and effecti-e 0 estioning strateg!. )tudents will be introduced to vocabulary words endangered, habitat and e.tinct. These will be placed on a word wall for students to refer bac+ to. 0s+ students some guided ,uestions about why animals are endangered. !o you think its the animals fault that they are becoming endangered" 4o, the main causes of animals becoming endangered are humans% 5umans are cutting down trees, building homes, roads, filling in swamps and polluting the earth. All of these acts take away natural habitats from the species that live there. What do you think happens to the animals if their habitats are disappearing" $es, animals are forced to leave their

natural habitats and may not be able to find a new home that is suitable to their basic needs and they begin to disappear. Discuss ways that students can help endangered animals. The good news is that we can all take steps to help endangered animals. $ou can help by6 7earning more about endangered animals. 8isiting a wildlife refuge. 9roviding a habitat for wildlife by planting native plants. 4ative plants provide food and shelter for native wildlife. -ecycle and buy recycled products. Extend /ow will !o help st dents practice sing their new science ideas and de-elop a more sophisticated nderstanding of the target science concept1 /ow is this science 3nowledge applied in their dail! li-es1 5se the +nowledge that students learned throughout their e.plorations and the e.planations given to play a game called Endangered Animals. We are going to play a game called Endangered Animals. In order to play the game I need everyone to follow the directions. In a minute we are going to move to the green carpet. I need all of you to sit in your assigned spots. !uring the game you must stay sitting on your pockets. The only time you may get up is if it is your turn to play a card. If you cannot follow the directions you will be asked to go back to your seat and wont be able to participate. We are going to begin with land that is full of animals that are healthy and safe. This is a make believe place, but while we are playing you will see that what happens in the game, happens in real life. 6ave everyone move to the green carpet and begin playing the game. Throughout the game chec+ for understanding by as+ing ,uestions. To play the game each of you will draw a card. $ou will read the card to the class and follow the directions given. I will start to show you how it works% 0fter the game, as+ students what strategies they would use to help the animals that have become endangered. ith each answer given add animals bac+ to the carpet to show that we can protect and save the animals. Animals have become endangered during our game. What would you do to protect them so that they do not become e#tinct" /ow will st dents demonstrate that the! ha-e achie-ed the learning targets1 )tudents will receive an (ndangered 0nimals brochure. They will answer the ,uestions hat is an endangered animal" hat is an e.tinct animal" They will fill in-

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