Lesson Plan Description

The third lesson plan

This is an inquiry-based lesson in which students learn about how ecosystems support living organisms. Students will engage in hands-on activities to answer comparative questions, analyze their findings, and present them to the class. More questions will emerge to continue scientific investigations and further the learning process.

Ecosystem model

Grade Level

K-1

Time Requirement

4 days

30-45 minutes each

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Standards

Scientific Inquiry, Practice and Applications

  • Apply knowledge of science content to real-world challenges.
  • Plan and conduct simple scientific investigations using appropriate safety techniques based on explorations, observations and questions.
  • Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses.
  • Use data and mathematical thinking to construct reasonable explanations.
  • Communicate with others about investigations and data.
  • The world is discovered through exploration.
  • Exploration leads to observation. Observation leads to questions.
  • Natural events happen today as they happened in the past.
  • Events happen in regular patterns and cycles in the natural world.

Educational Standards

K.LS.1: Living things have specific characteristics and traits.

K.LS.2: Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.

1.LS.2: Living things survive only in environments that meet their needs.

1.LS.1: Living things have basic needs, which are met by obtaining materials from the physical environment.