UbD Planning Template Stage 1

Title: Exploring Your World Topic: Li e !rocesses Subject/Course: EDIS 5010 "r#de: $inderg#rten Designer%s&:

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K.6 The student will investigate and understand the differences between living organisms and nonliving objects. Key concepts include a) all things can be classified as living or nonliving; and b) living organisms have certain characteristics that distinguish them from nonliving objects including growth, movement, response to the environment, having offspring, and the need for food, air, and water. K.7 The student will investigate and understand basic needs and life processes of plants and animals. Key concepts include a) animals need ade uate food, water, shelter, air, and space to survive; b) plants need nutrients, water, air, light, and a place to grow to survive; c) plants and animals change as they grow, have varied life cycles, and eventually die; and d) offspring of plants and animals are similar but not identical to their parents or to one another.

Understandings: Students will understand that Living organisms have certain characteristics that distinguish them from nonliving objects including growth, movement, response to the environment, having offspring, and the need for food, air, and water All living things grow, breathe, reproduce, excrete, respond to stimuli, and have similar basic needs like nourishment ffspring of plants are similar but not identical to their parents Some plants and animals get ox!gen from the air, some get ox!gen from the water "lants and animals change as the! grow Students will know All things are either living or nonliving (he definition of a living thing (he definition of a nonliving thing Animals need ade)uate food, water, shelter, air, and space to survive "lants need nutrients, water, air, light and a place to survive (he different stages of lifec!cles of animals and plants "lants provide food for people and other

#ssential $uestions: %ow do living things differ from nonliving things& 'hat are the basic needs of living things& %ow do plants and animals change as the! grow& 'h! do plants and animals change as the! grow& %ow are offspring similar to their parents&

Students will be able to *dentif! and describe the basic characteristics of living and nonliving things found at home and at school +lassif! items b! living or nonliving +ompare and contrast !oung plants and animals with their parents using pictures and,or live organisms -escribe some simple changes that plants undergo during lifec!cles .changes in their bod! si/e, color, covering, or shape0 -escribe some simple changes that plants

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undergo during their life c!cles .si/e, presence of leaves and branches, fruits, and seeds0

St#ge .' /ssess+ent E0idence "erformance (asks: ther #vidence: Lifec!cle of a frog project .culminating 1esponses during classroom discussion project0 Level of engagement with project .are the! observing closel!, are the! making an effort in their research diaries, are the! working well with their partner0 Abilit! to successfull! complete performance task and assessments Sort pictures according to living,nonliving 2atching bab! animals with their mothers Understanding the parts of a plant