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Big Idea:
Big Idea:
Recognize patterns and characteristics of the summer season; Animals can be grouped based on color, size and body coverings.
Student Expectations:
Student Expectations:
Priority TEKS
Priority TEKS
K.10(A) Sort plants and animals into groups based on physical characteristics, such as color, size, body covering or leaf shape.
K.10(B) Identify basic parts of plants and animals;
Focus TEKS
Focus TEKS
K.7(B) Observe and describe physical properties of natural sources of water, including color and clarity
Ongoing TEKS
Ongoing TEKS
K.2(B) plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations
K.2(C) Collect data and make observations using simple tools
K.2(D) Record and organize data and observations using pictures, numbers, and words
K.2(E) communicate observations about simple descriptive investigations
K.3(B) make predictions based on observable patterns in nature
K.4(A) collect information using tools, including computing devices, hand lenses, primary balances, cups, bowls, magnets, collecting nets, and notebooks; timing devices; non-standard measuring items; weather instruments such as demonstration thermometers; and materials to support observations of habitats of organisms such as terrariums and aquariums
Student Learning Targets:
Student Learning Targets:
- I will identify how weather changes.
Essential Questions:
Essential Questions:
- How does a tree change in the summer?
- How does our clothing change in the summer?
- How does your location affect your weather?
- How and why do we keep track of the weather?
- What activities do you plan to do this summer?
- What are some physical properties of the ocean?
- What are the two types of water?
- What kind of animals fit in the different water habitats?
- What are some physical properties of a river?
- Where can you find rivers?
- How are ponds useful to humans?
- How are oceans useful?
Extra Information:
Extra Information:
Adopted Textbook: ScienceFusion, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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