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Big Idea:
Big Idea:
Weather & Seasons Change; Animals adapt to winter weather
Student Expectations:
Student Expectations:
Priority TEKS
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
Focus TEKS
K.8(A) Observe and describe weather changes from day to day and over seasons.
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(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 characteristics of the winter season.
- I will identify the needs of a winter animal.
- I will describe the ways a plant adapts to winter weather.
Essential Questions:
Essential Questions:
- What is the purpose of the thermometer and how does it work?
- How does a tree look in winter?
- How does our clothing change for winter?
- How does your location affect your weather?
- How and why do we keep track of the weather?
- How do plants and animals adapt to winter?
Extra Information:
Extra Information:
Adopted Textbook: ScienceFusion, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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