Kindergarten Science Unit 4

Big Idea:

Identify the parts of animals and the needs of animals.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

K.9 (A) Differentiate between living and nonliving things based upon whether they have basic needs and produce offspring.

K.9(B) Examine evidence that living organisms have basic needs such as food, water, and shelter for animals and air, water, nutrients, sunlight, and space for plants.

K.10(B) identify basic parts of plants and animals;

Focus TEKS

K.10(A) Sort plants and animals into groups based on physical characteristics such as color, size, body covering, or leaf shape.

Ongoing TEKS

K.2(B) plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations

K.2(C) Collect data and make observations using simple tools

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:

• I will identify the three main parts of a spider.
• I will identify the parts of a bat.
• I will identify whether something is living or non living.
• I will describe the basic needs of a living organism.

Essential Questions:

• How do you know something is living/nonliving?
• What do plants, animals, and people need to live?
• What happens when an organism doesn’t get one of its needs?
• What coverings do animals need to survive in different environments?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: ScienceFusion, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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