Kindergarten Instructional Guide

Unit 8

Kindergarten Science

PACING

KEY LANGUAGE USE(S)

Mar. 7 - Mar. 29 Argue STRAND: Living Things & Their Surroundings: Survival Designs

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 infuence where living things are naturally found. Plants and animals affect and respond to their surroundings. KEY STANDARD(S) ● Standard K.2.4 Design and communicate a solution to address the effects that living things (plants and animals, including humans) experience while trying to survive in their surroundings. Defne the problem by asking questions and gathering information, convey designs through sketches, drawings, or physical models, and compare designs. Emphasize students working from a plant, animal, or human perspective. Examples could include a plant growing to get more sunlight, a beaver building a dam, or humans caring for the Earth by reusing and recycling natural resources. (ESS3.C, ETS1.A, ETS1.B, ETS1.C) END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE FEATURES & FUNCTIONS By the end of Unit 8 students will be able to design an experiment to prevent students from getting wet and cold while at recess. 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 student could wear a rain jacket to keep it from getting wet, students can wear gloves to keep their hands warm).

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

● K.2.4 Formative Assessment

VOCABULARY ● Survival ● Human

● Design ● Model ● Compare

● Environment