Unit 8
Unit 8
Unit 8: Organisms and Environment: Structures and Behaviors(17 Days)
Investigate and compare how animals and plants undergo a series of orderly changes in their diverse life cycles
Compare the structures and functions of different species that help them live and survive ina specific environment
Differentiate between inherited traits of plants and animals and learned behaviors
TEKS: 3.10B, 5.10A, 5.10 B
Ongoing: 5.1A, 5.1B. 5.2A, 5.2B, 5.2C, 5.2E, 5.2F, 5.3A, 5.3B, 5.3C, 5.4A
Essential Questions:
Unit 8: Organisms and Environment: Structures and Behaviors
Can you compare the structures and functions of different animals?
What are instincts?
How are inherited and learned traits different?
How do you distinguish between complete and incomplete metamorphosis?
Key Academic Vocabulary:
Unit 8: Organisms and Environment: Structures and Behaviors
Structure, Function, Inherited Trait, Learned Behavior, Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult, Nymph, Life Cycle, Seed, Seedling, Plant, Fruit, Embryo, Tadpole, Frog, Instinct, Behavioral Adaptation, Structural Adaptation