SCIENCE

The Circle of Life

• How does the wolf change throughout its life cycle?
• What needs does a wolf have throughout its lifecycle?
• How are life cycles similar and different?

Lessons:

Earth's Materials

• What is the relationship between living and non-living things? (Wolf and its environment)
• How do we use the resources provided by the earth? (Is there an impact on the needs of the wolf?)
• How does erosion affect the earth's surface? (What is erosion, and what role does the wolf play in erosion in the environment?)
• How do Earth's materials break down and build up on the surface of the earth?
• How are Earth's materials formed?

Lessons:

Weathering and Erosion Splashdown: https://www.uen.org/lessonplan/view/11138

Worm watch: https://www.naturewatch.ca/wormwatch/

Dig This! Erosion Investigation: http://www.cas.miamioh.edu/scienceforohio/Erosion/L.html

TECHNOLOGY

Website Ben’s Guide to Your Neighborhood - This website allows students to see some of the locations/buildings and services that are provided by the government (due to taxes) in the city.

ENGINEERING

Students who demonstrate understanding can:

3-5-ETS1-2.

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

The performance expectation above was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K- 12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices

Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

Constructing explanations and designing solutions in 3–5 builds on K–2 experiences and progresses to the use of evidence in constructing explanations that specify variables that describe and predict phenomena and in designing multiple solutions to design problems.

• Generate and compare multiple solutions to a problem based on how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the design problem.

Disciplinary Core Ideas

ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions

• Research on a problem should be carried out before beginning to design a solution. Testing a solution involves investigating how well it performs under a range of likely conditions.
• At whatever stage, communicating with peers about proposed solutions is an important part of the design process, and shared ideas can lead to improved designs.

Crosscutting Concepts

Influence of Science, Engineering, and Technology on Society and the Natural World

• Engineers improve existing technologies or develop new ones to increase their benefits, decrease known risks, and meet societal demands.

MATH

Mathematics -

MP.2

Reason abstractly and quantitatively. (3-5-ETS1-2)

MP.4

Model with mathematics. (3-5-ETS1-2)

MP.5

Use appropriate tools strategically. (3-5-ETS1-2)

3-5.OA

Operations and Algebraic Thinking (3-ETS1-2)