EYE CHART FOR GARDEN EARTH NATURALISTS MODULES

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1 Concept SET Abilities Education Standard Life Skill Success Indicator Suga and her 6 B s puppet show: Pollination Essential Question: Who are the Pollination Department workers? What is pollination? pollination systems pollination systems listening, empathy, analysis and reasoning Data collection, observation, asking questions, analysis, communication, use tools, collaborate The characteristics of organisms, organisms and environment Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms CONTENT Characteristics and changes in populations, Types of resources, Changes in environments Thinking, relating, communications empathy, relationships Investigate The Pollination Department: One, Two, Three: A Beetle A Butterfly, A Bee! Essential Question: What are the parts of a flower, and how do these parts function? Critical thinking, keeping records, The characteristics of organisms,, Life working, communications cycles of organisms Structure and function in living systems, Reproduction and heredity, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms Explains the importance of relationships between plants and animals as pollinators. Infers that pollinators play an important role with producing food, which produces energy in a food web. Explains the role of each pollination worker with comparisons to the positions people hold in their job roles. Identifies the different parts of a flower and explains their function. Explains the importance of pollen for plant reproduction by developing inquiry questions to be answered. pollination systems How Plants Communicate! Essential Question: How do traits, such as height, taste, and color, pass from one generation of plants to another generation? communication, roleplaying, collaborate The characteristics of organisms, Reproduction and heredity, Regulation and behavior Thinking, relating, communications, relationships, teamwork Develops an understanding of the process of pollination through role playing Determines how traits such as height, taste, and color pass from one generation of plants to another generation through discussion following activity. 1

2 pollination systems roleplaying Bees! Hardworking PD (Pollination Department) Workers! A Relay Race Essential Question: How do honey bees work as pollinators? Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A: Understanding about scientific inquiry Thinking, relating, communications, relationships, teamwork Names two things that bees get from flowers nectar and pollen Describes what bees do with nectar and pollen The characteristics of organisms, Describes how bees communicate to other bees in a hive. Regulation and behavior, Diversity and adaptations of organisms pollination systems Observation, communication, inference, collaborate, compare and contrast The Pollination Department on our Site! : Discovery Hunts Essential Question: Where do pollinators work on my school site? Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Critical thinking, communications, keeping records, teamwork Locates flowers and available sources of pollen on their site or nearby community Locates and observe pollinators on their site The characteristics of organisms, Life cycles of organisms, CONTENT STANDARD A: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Structure and function in living systems, Reproduction and heredity, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms pollination systems Observation, inference, investigation, analysis, communication Butterflies: Garden Earth s Beautiful Pollinators! Butterfly Life Cycle Stations Essential Question: What is the life cycle of a butterfly? The characteristics of organisms, Life cycles of organisms Thinking, Communications, keeping records, resiliency, concern for others, empathy, Conducts a caterpillar investigation and predicts behaviors of caterpillars. 2

3 Structure and function in living systems, Reproduction and heredity, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms nurturing, relationships Labels a diagram with parts of a butterfly and a caterpillar. Observes chrysalides and develops I wonder questions about butterflies. listening, analysis Welcome to the Food Production Department! Powerpoint / Dramatization Essential Question: What is the Garden Earth Food Production Department? Explains the importance of the ecoservice to creatures who live and work in their school The characteristics of organisms, site ecosystem. Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms, Regulation and behavior Explains the role of three food department worker with comparisons to the positions people hold in their job roles. Earth and Space Science/ CONTENT STANDARD D: Properties of earth materials CONTENT Types of resources, Changes in environments, Changes in environments History and Nature of Science/ CONTENT STANDARD G: Nature of science listening, empathy, analysis Madame Squirrel s Restaurant Puppet Show Essential Question: How does the department affect me? The characteristics of organisms, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms, Regulation and behavior Defines a food chain or food web. Determines what food is available for animals within the food web. Describes affects humans may have on food webs. CONTENT Types of resources 3

4 listening, observation, collaborate, compare/contrast, illustrate Madame Squirrel's Treasure Hunt Essential Question: What food sources are on your site? The characteristics of organisms, Earth and Space Science/ CONTENT STANDARD D: Properties of earth materials Identifies wildlife food in the forest and states who might eat it. CONTENT Types of resources Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms Earth and Space Science/ CONTENT STANDARD D: Structure of the earth system Silent Food Chains Essential Questions: What is a food web? listening, empathy, analysis, collaborate, construct, order, evaluate What is a food chain? Transfer of energy Explains the role of different living and non-living parts of a food chain. Analyzes the consequences for disrupting a food chain Structure and function in living systems, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms Earth and Space Science/ CONTENT STANDARD D: 4

5 Properties of earth materials, Structure of the earth system CONTENT Types of resources observation, data collection, listening, analysis, build, evaluate, infer Who s Eating on My School Site? Essential Question: What animals are eating at our site? Science as Inquiry/CONTENT STANDARD A: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Understandings about scientific inquiry Identifies animals that are eating at the school site Determines animals that comprise food chains at their school site observation, listening, analysis, infer, interpret, hypothesize Are You on the Right Track? Essential Question: How can we learn more about animal behavior? Science as Inquiry/CONTENT STANDARD A: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry Identifies animal tracks based on given clues Learns to use field guides in order to indentify organisms and interpret animal behavior CONTENT Characteristics and changes in populations, types of resources. Changes in environments Science as Inquiry/CONTENT STANDARD A: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, Understandings about scientific inquiry Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and 5

6 adaptations of organisms CONTENT Populations, resources, and environments observation, listening, analysis, construct, collect data, interpret Seed Eaters Undercover! Essential Questions: What do animals eat? Are seed eaters specific to certain seeds? Science as Inquiry/CONTENT STANDARD A: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry Determines if there are any seed eaters on the school site Identifies possible seed eaters of the school site by looking at the seed eating stations and rate of seed loss each day depending on seeds that are open or under cover CONTENT Characteristics and changes in populations, Types of resources, Changes in environments Science as Inquiry/CONTENT STANDARD A: Understandings about scientific inquiry Structure and function in living systems, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms Hummingbird Paper Flowers Essential Question: Why are flowers different shapes? 6

7 observation, listening, analysis, construct, design, interpret The characteristics of organisms, Reproduction and heredity, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms Compares the characteristics of the hummingbird with the flower it obtains nectar from for food Draws conclusions about the food preference of the hummingbird based on the relationship between the hummingbird and the flowers it feeds from observation, data collection, listening, analysis, hypothesize, compare/contrast Discovering Owl Pellets Essential Question: Do all animals digest their food in the same way? Inquiry/CONTENT STANDARD A: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry The characteristics of organisms,, Life cycles of organisms Examines the food habits of owls based on the dissection of an owl pellet. Compares the food habits of owls with other birds. Inquiry/CONTENT STANDARD A: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry Structure and function in living systems, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms communication, listening, analysis, evaluating, infer, categorize Welcome to the Air Cleaning Department! Powerpoint/Dramtization Essential Question: What is the Garden Earth Air Cleaning Department? The characteristics of organisms, CONTENT Personal health, Characteristics and changes in populations, Types of resources, Changes in environments, Science and technology in local Establishes how the Air Cleaning Department works at the club site. Determines threats the Air Cleaning Department faces at the club site. 7

8 challenges Structure and function in living systems, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms CONTENT Personal health, Populations, resources, and environments, Natural hazards, Risks and benefits listening, empathy, analysis, Design Solutions, A Visit with Old Man Spruce Puppet Show Essential Question: Who are the Air Cleaning Department workers? CONTENT Personal health, Characteristics and changes in populations Types of resources, Changes in environments, Science and technology in local challenges Works in a group to establish what services trees provide for humans. Records answers of services provided in different categories included in the puppet show. Discusses some of the threats that face the Air Cleaning Department. Structure and function in living systems, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms CONTENT Personal health, Populations, resources, and environments, Natural hazards, Risks and benefits, Science and technology in society Data collection, observation, analysis, communication, inference, evaluate, How Clean is My Air? Essential Questions: What is in the air? Is our school site air clean? The characteristics of organisms, Collects and compare data on the number of trees, amount of particulate matter and ozone in the air, and wind patterns on the school site. 8

9 develop solutions CONTENT Personal health, Characteristics and changes in populations, Types of resources, Changes in environments, Science and technology in local challenges Formulates questions about the interactions between the air cleaning department and the social systems of the school site. Structure and function in living systems, Reproduction and heredity, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms CONTENT Personal health, Populations, resources, and environments, Risks and benefits, Science and technology in society History and Nature of Science/CONTENT STANDARD G: Science as a human endeavor, Nature of science Data collection, observation, analysis, communication, inference, uses tools and estimates, records investigations, compare/contrast communication Which Tree is Biggest? Essential Questions: Why is it important to measure trees? Why are some trees of the same age different sizes? Do our forests need our care and attention? Properties of objects and materials Properties of earth materials Measures trees based on how trees are measured by foresters Applies knowledge of geometry using the concepts of circumference and diameter by measuring diameter and height of trees.. Determines the types and amount of resource material the trees on the club site have to offer based on tree size. CONTENT Personal health, Characteristics and changes in populations, Types of resources, Changes in environments, Science and technology in local challenges 9

10 Structure and function in living systems, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms listening, analysis, collaborate, design CONTENT Personal health, Populations, resources, and environments, Risks and benefits How A Tree Works! Essential Question: How does a tree work? Properties of objects and materials, Position and motion of objects Builds a human tree in order to describe the parts of a tree. Demonstrates how each part functions or works using tree cookies. data collection, listening, analysis, test, evaluate Structure and function in living systems, Reproduction and heredity, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms Colors of a Leaf Essential Questions: Why are plants green? What gives leaves their color? Why are leaves different colors? Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism Collects leaves have several different kinds of pigments that are responsible for the leaf color Conducts experiment to test for the presence of pigments that are necessary for photosynthesis The characteristics of organisms, Transfer of energy 10

11 listening, analysis, empathy, collaborate, develop solutions Chipko Tree Hugging Essential Questions: Why should we care about trees? Why are trees important to Earth? The characteristics of organisms, CONTENT Types of resources, Science and technology in local challenges Identifies a tree using senses other than sight. Discusses the relevance of the Chipko Movement of India and how it relates to their lives today Creates a plan where they can use two ways to help Earth's forests. History and Nature of Science/CONTENT STANDARD G: Science as a human endeavor Life Science Structure and function in living systems, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms Structure of the earth system CONTENT Populations, resources, and environments Observation, communication, test a control of variables, prediction, data collection, analysis, hypothesize, infer, use tools History and Nature of Science/CONTENT STANDARD G: Science as a human endeavor Investigating UV Radiation with UV Sensitive Beads Essential Questions: What does UV radiation do to humans? Do sunscreens effectively block UV? Science as Inquiry/CONTENT STANDARD A: Understanding about scientific inquiry Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism Tests UV radiation exposure by using UV beads in different scenarios. Devises a scientific experiment in order to determine where UV rays are located and/or how they can be shielded from something. Tests and recognize measures that can be taken to reduce the risks associated with exposure to solar radiation. 11

12 Objects in the sky Science and Technology/CONTENT STANDARD E: Abilities of technological design CONTENT Personal health Science as Inquiry/CONTENT STANDARD A: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Transfer of energy Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms Earth in the solar system Science and Technology/CONTENT STANDARD E: Abilities of technological design CONTENT Personal health, Science and technology in society observation, compare/contrast, collect data Old Man Spruce s Tree Hunt Essential Questions: What makes trees different from each other? Why are trees different? Names four reasons animals in nature benefit from trees. Identifies things that come from different trees Makes observations and record different types/forms of trees 12

13 Reproduction and heredity, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms Observation, prediction, analysis, Construct, collect data Seed Necklace Essential Question: How do seed dispersal adaptations help plants survive and reproduce? Creates a seed germination necklace to observe the process of germination. Records measurements of plant in order to understand the requirements for seed germination listening, empathy, analysis, develop solutions, evaluate, infer Structure and function in living systems, Reproduction and heredity, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms Old Man Spruce Fights Air Pollution: Puppet Show Essential Questions: How do humans affect the air quality? What can humans do to reduce air pollution? The characteristics of organisms, Properties of earth materials CONTENT Personal health, Characteristics and changes in populations, Types of resources, Changes in environments, Science and technology in local challenges Identifies each character and how it represents an element to air pollution or the elimination of pollution. List sways that humans are responsible for creating and eliminating air pollution. Develops a plan and discuss ideas to eliminate air pollution in urban areas Structure and function in living systems, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms Structure of the earth system 13

14 CONTENT Personal health, Populations, resources, and environments, Risks and benefits, Science and technology in society History and Nature of Science/CONTENT STANDARD G: Nature of science listening, empathy, analysis, design solutions The Day Sol Refused To Shine Essential Questions: Why should we care about the air? How do humans affect air quality? What can we do to improve it? The characteristics of organisms,, Earth and Space Science Examines effects of the sun, and pollution, on the ecosystem Determines and discuss effects of poor air on food production Objects in the sky Devises a plan where students can take to protect the air CONTENT Personal health, Characteristics and changes in populations, Types of resources, Changes in environments, Science and technology in local challenges Researches how industries are cleaning up air pollution and report back to the group. Transfer of energy Structure and function in living systems, Earth and Space Science Structure of the earth system, Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT Personal health, Populations, resources, and environments 14

15 listening, empathy, analysis, compare/contrast Roger Root Meets Old Man Spruce Puppet Show Essential Questions: Why are roots important? What do trees need to live? What is photosynthesis? Discusses and diagram the process of photosynthesis Explains the parts of a tree and leaves and their functions Properties of earth materials Structure and function in living systems, Reproduction and heredity, Regulation and behavior, Populations and, Diversity and adaptations of organisms 15