This is a unit on ocean animal life-cycles! The unit is filled with 7 engaging lessons. First students will be learning the basics of what a life-cycle is in lesson one. Next, the students will be going on a field trip to an aquarium OR a virtual aquarium as part of lesson two to view all the ocean animals they will be learning about in future classes. Lessons three through seven go in-depth about individual ocean animals and are all in the classroom using activities on the internet such as WebQuests, childrens literature, and using hands-on inquiry based lessons.

Students will end their unit taking a unit test comprised of multiple choice questions, diagram fill-ins, and a constructed response. In groups, they will also complete a presentation to put together their learning of one specific animal and will be assessed using an analytical rubric.

All documents needed to successfully teach this unit are provided withinin the tabs above. There are four major tabs, three containing many subset tabs. Each tab will provide you with the planning of the unit, the materials needed, doucments needed, and how to assess learning. A master resource list is provided for every resource used to create the unit.

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