2-LS-Unit+1-+Habitats

Moore Magnet Elementary School 2-LS Unit1-Habitats Learning Target: (Essential Question) Grade Level: 2nd Standards: Science || GLE 0207.1.1 Recognize that plants and animals are made up of smaller parts and use food, water, and air to survive. GLE 0207.2.1 Investigate the habitats of different kinds of local plants and animals. GLE 0207.2.2 Investigate living things found in different places. GLE 0207.2.3 Identify basic ways that plants and animals depend on each other. GLE 0207.3.1 Recognize that animals eat plants or other animals for food.

GLE 0207.5.1 Investigate the relationship between an animal’s characteristics and the features of the environment where it lives. || Technology/ISTE || 1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. 2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. 3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. 6. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. || Math || GLE 0206.3.3 Solve simple arithmetic problems using various methods. GLE 0206.2.1 Understand and use place value concepts to 1000. GLE 0206.2.2 Understand and use the base-ten numeration system. GLE 0206.2.3 Use efficient and accurate strategies to develop fluency with multi-digit addition and subtraction. || Engineering/Inquiry || GLE 0207.Inq.1 Observe the world of familiar objects using the senses and tools. GLE 0207.Inq.2 Ask questions, make logical predictions, plan investigations, and represent data. GLE 0207.Inq.3 Explain the data from an investigation. GLE 0207.T/E.2 Apply engineering design and creative thinking to solve practical problems. || **Performance Assessment Project:** **Describe Project** - What will the student do or create to demonstrate knowledge acquired? || Students will create their own organism and build a habitat that would suit that organism based on its characteristics. || **Scaffolding** - What are you providing to make students successful? || Providing materials, activities, cooperative learning, class discussions. || **Materials** - What materials will you need to teach this unit? || 1. Shoe Boxes 2. Construction paper 3. Pipe cleaners 4. Styrofoam balls 5. Abacus 6. Glue 7. Scissors 8. Ribbon 9. Straws 10. Fabric 11. Pom poms 12. Googley eyes 13. Markers 14. Crayons 15. Base Ten Blocks 16. Unifex cubes 17. Index cards 18. Workmats 19. Animal Crackers 20. Dry Erase markers and boards 21. Dice 22. Pictures/Magazines 23. Trade Books 24. Soil 25. Seeds || **Timeline** || First 7 weeks || **Rubric** || **Supporting Activities for Unit**- What activities will be done throughout the unit to support the learning? 1. Buildyourwildself.com 2. The mixed up Chameleon 3. Plants growing 4. Research 5. Fresh Water V Salt Water ||