Week 6: May 11-13*

Learning Goal:

Identify solutions to human problems by mimicking how plants use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Estimated Time for The Week:

20-30 minutes

Type of Lesson:

Biomimicry

Materials:

Electronic Device, paper, pencil

Learn & Practice:

For the Google Slides to click-through the below directions, click here! (It includes pictures for the steps below.)

• Review
  • What is Biomimicry - Video
• Listen
  • Listen carefully to how people copied plants to solve a problem.
  • Inventing with plants
• Practice
  • Biomimicry matching game
    • Match the invention with the animal it mimics
    • Click the next slide for the correct answers
• Challenge
  • Think of a problem that you have!
  • Now think of an animal or plant that may help you solve that problem.
    • What could you mimic?
  • Brainstorm this idea on the next page!
    • Print your brainstorm page

• Create
  • Now find materials around your house and create your invention!
  • Possible Materials: Paper, cardboard, tape, scissors, etc.
  • Optional: Take a picture and send it to your teacher.

• Additional Ideas/Extension
  • Informative writing
    • Write a story that explains biomimicry
      • The topic sentence would give the definition.
      • Three details would give examples of biomimicry
      • Don’t forget your conclusion sentence!
  • Read: What if You Had Animal Hair?

Learning Goal:

• I can describe why banks are important in our communities

Estimated Time: 20 minutes

Learn & Practice:

For the Google Slides to click-through the below directions, click here!

1. Read the story Save Money from Capstone Learning
   • Username: continue
   • Password: reading
2. Draw a picture of a bank that you have seen in your community
3. Let’s write! Even if banks look different on the outside, they all have an important purpose. Choose a question to write about or a sentence starter to complete!
   • What is the purpose of a bank?
   • A bank is important, because…
   • We have banks, because…
   • People use banks to…
4. Additional ideas:
   • Create your own bank at home!
     • Decide what your bank would look like on the outside.
     • You can use fake money from a game (like Monopoly money) or create your own money using paper.
     • Ask your parents or siblings to come visit your bank.
   • Play a game that uses fake money and be the bank teller throughout the game.
     • Examples: Monopoly, Life, etc…
   • Math Extension: Ask your parents if you can help count the money in their wallets.
   • Math Extension: Identify the different coins you would find in a bank and how much each is worth.