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What is Science
Unit 1: Animal Superpowers
Unit 1: Animal Superpowers
In this unit, students explore how the external characteristics of animals are essential for their survival. Students also make observations of parents and their offspring, determining how they are similar and how their behaviors help offspring survive.
Science Standards
1.LS1.1 Recognize the structure of plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) and describe the function of the parts (taking in water and air, producing food, making new plants).
1.LS1.2 Illustrate and summarize the life cycle of plants.
1.LS1.1 Recognize the structure of plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) and describe the function of the parts (taking in water and air, producing food, making new plants). 1.ETS1.1 Solve scientific problems by asking testable questions, making short-term and long-term observations, and gathering information.
1.LS1.3 Analyze and interpret data from observations to describe how changes in the environment cause plants to respond in different ways.
1.LS2.1 Conduct an experiment to show how plants depend on air, water, minerals from soil, and light to grow and thrive. 1.LS1.2 Illustrate and summarize the life cycle of plants
1.LS2.3 Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Classroom Resources for Science
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
experiment - a test used to discover new information about a question
rain - water drops that fall from clouds
sound - vibrations that you can usually hear with your ears
storm - weather that usually includes strong wind and rain or snow
thunder - a rumbling sound during a storm, often after a flash of lightning
vibration - a quick movement back and forth
dark - very little or no light
experiment - a test used to discover new information about a question
light - what comes from the Sun and lamps and makes it possible to see things
glass - a material people make that's easy to see through
light - what comes from the Sun and lamps and makes it possible to see things
material - what something is made of, like metal, wood, or plastic
metal - a natural material that is often shiny and you cannot see through it
opaque - you cannot see through it, such as with the walls of a building
translucent - you can kind of but not completely see through it, such as with tissue paper
transparent - you can see through it, such as with glass
wood - a natural material that comes from trees
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