5th grade Instructional Guide

GRADE5 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 2: Ecosystems

Module: Matter in Ecosystems Lesson 1: Plant Survival

Lesson 2: Interactions of Living Things

Module: Energy in Ecosystems

Lesson 3: Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

Science Technician

Success Criteria: I’ll know when I have learned it when I can write a persuasive paragraph on why plants should or should not be grown without soil, by presenting evidence to support my point of view. I can show my knowledge of what plants need in order to survive by summarizing what the giant sequoia needs in order to grow and survive. Success Criteria: I’ll know when I have learned it when I can make a claim, and use at least one piece of evidence from the unit to support my claim.

Canbedone in ELA block

Evaluate

30 min Learning Intentions:

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Lesson: Explain the Phenomena

Canbedone in ELA block

POSSIBLE EXTENSIONS McGraw Hill Grade 5 Unit 2: Ecosystems Module: Matter in Ecosystems Lesson 1: Plant Survival ○ Lesson 1 launch: Plant Growth - page 5 ○ Extend It: Page 18 ○ Recycling Matter-Leveled Readers