Kindergarten Instructional Guide

Kindergarten Science

Unit 7

PACING

KEY LANGUAGE USE(S)

Explain: Cause-and-effect reasoning , obtaining and communicating information

Jan. 27 - Feb. 19

STRAND: Living Things and Their Surroundings: Effects on Surroundings Living things (plants and animals, including humans) depend on their surroundings to get what they need, including food, water, shelter, and a favorable temperature. The characteristics of surroundings influence where living things are naturally found. Plants and animals affect and respond to their surroundings. KEY STANDARD(S) ●​ Standard K.2.3 Obtain, evaluate, and communicate i nformation about how living things (plants and animals, including humans) affect their surroundings to survive. Examples could include squirrels digging in the ground to hide their food, plant roots breaking concrete, or humans building shelters. (ESS2.E) END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE FEATURES & FUNCTIONS By the end of Unit 7, students will be able to explain how a plant, animal, or human affects its surroundings to survive. Language Functions and Features: ●​ Use pictures and diagrams to describe the phenomenon ●​ Make a claim (If _______ happens, I predict that ________ will occur. ) ●​ Use declarative statements (a beaver cuts down trees and makes dams, a bee moves pollen from one plant to another plant) FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ●​ K.2.3 Formative Assessment VOCABULARY ●​ Survival ●​ Plants ●​ Impact ●​ Environment

●​ Animals ●​ Humans

●​ Cause ●​ Effect