Elementary Library

Unit 5 3

Week 2 How do living things change over time?

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will identify different types of sources and create citations for information. (5.1, 8.1)

I can identify different sources and cite information I find in them.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

life cycle - the stages a living thing goes through from birth to death, including growing, developing, and sometimes reproducing

Books ●​ My Life Cycle series by John Sazaklis ●​ Life Cycles (Wonders Books (Firm)) series by Robin Alice Merritt ●​ Any other life cycle nonfiction in the library collection Student Devices for accessing World Book Online Life Cycle graphic organizer Note: This research project can be completed in partners, small groups, or whole class. Design what works best for the students in front of you and what you can manage. CROSS-CURRICULAR INTEGRATIONS USBE Science with Engineering Education Standards

Organism - any living thing

Source - where you get information

Citation - giving credit for someone else's work or ideas when you use them in your own writing or research

Standard 3.2.1 Develop and use models to describe changes that organisms go through during their life cycles. Emphasize that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but follow a pattern of birth, growth, reproduction, and death. Examples of changes in life cycles could include how some plants and animals look different at different stages of life or how other plants and animals only appear to change size in their life. (LS1.B) WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Greet students warmly at the library door and follow opening procedures to prepare students for learning. Say: We are going to start today with a Think-Pair-Share discussion. Find a partner you work well with –that you can be respectful and on-task with. Here is our discussion question: How have you changed since Kindergarten?

Allow student response.

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