Week 38

(Living Things & Classification)

Learning objective = Students will investigate evidencethat living things are made of cells and where they come from. Students will also study what living things need to stay alive, grow, and reproduce. Students will explore how living things are classified, and how the theory of evolution supports the classification of organisms.

Resource 1 = https://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/animals/animal-cells.htm

Resource 2 = https://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/plants/kingdoms-of-life.htm

Classification: Camp Vertebrate | Education through Puppetry | Grades K-2, 3-5 Preschool Teaching and Lesson ResourcesWelcome to Camp Vertebrate where all the back-boned creatures go to celebrate! Learn how amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals are classified in this delightful music video.

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