Timeline for Animals and their Habitats Thematic Unit
This unit is anticipated to take 4 weeks.
Unit Correlated with Scott Forseman Textbook chapters 3 & 4 and http://animalsandhabitatsunit.weebly.com/
Week 1
Students will begin Animals and
their Habitats unit.
Students will begin by doing a
book walk through the textbook,
looking at various pictures and
reviewing upcoming topics.
Students will be presented with
key concepts and vocabulary
prior to beginning lesson 1.
Vocabulary will be presented
with a word splash.
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Animals and Their Habitats
Tiger Math Graph
Students will review key
vocabulary words prior to
lesson.
Students will review key
vocabulary words prior to
lesson.
Students will be able to answer
questions:
Students will be able to
answer questions:
What are living and non-living
thing organisms?
What are the different
types of graphs?
What are the basic needs for
living things?
What kinds of questions can
generate data?
What is a habitat?
How can graphs and plots be
used to represent data?
Lesson 3
Biomes
Students will review key
vocabulary words prior to
lesson.
What are the Earth’s biomes?
What are the characteristics of
the different biomes?
What are the relationships
among organisms in a biome?
What are the relationships
among living and nonliving things
in a biome?
If time allows, one class period each week will be reserved for students to spend in the computer lab, working on the research for their
Adopt an Animal Poster/Research Project.
Each day this week, the students will spend time exploring the different biomes and animals that inhibit them...
Timeline for Animals and their Habitats Thematic Unit
This unit is anticipated to take 4 weeks.
Unit Correlated with Scott Forseman Textbook chapters 3 & 4 and http://animalsandhabitatsunit.weebly.com/
Week 2
Vocabulary review of key terms
This entire week will be spent exploring the different biomes; what plants and animals can be found in each biome?
What adaptations are required? How to the plants and animals who live here work together?
Freshwater
Marine
Desert
Forest
Grassland
Tundra
Timeline for Animals and their Habitats Thematic Unit
This unit is anticipated to take 4 weeks.
Unit Correlated with Scott Forseman Textbook chapters 3 & 4 and http://animalsandhabitatsunit.weebly.com/
Week 3
.
Vocabulary review of key terms
What's There to Eat??
Predators/Prey
What types of food do animals
eat?
What are carnivores, herbivores,
and omnivores?
What category do humans fit
into?
Vocabulary review of key terms
Animal Adaptations
How do plants and animals adapt
to different environments?
Vocabulary review of key terms
Endangered Species
Is the world a safe place for all
animals and plants? Why or why
not?
What different traits affect
whether a plant or animal can
survive in a given environment?
What does it mean for a species
to be endangered?
How do plants and animals change
in areas where seasons change?
What animal or plant species do
you know of that are endangered
or extinct?
What does it mean to adapt?
Why do some animals hibernate?
Vocabulary review of key terms
Rainforests
What are tropical rainforests
and where are they found?
Who lives in tropical rainforests?
Why are tropical rainforests
important?
Why are tropical rainforests
being destroyed?
Why can’t tropical rainforests be
replaced?
How can we help save tropical
rainforests?
Timeline for Animals and their Habitats Thematic Unit
This unit is anticipated to take 4 weeks.
Unit Correlated with Scott Forseman Textbook chapters 3 & 4 and http://animalsandhabitatsunit.weebly.com/
Week 4
Students will spend time
reviewing the key words and
concepts.
Students will be allowed to play
the interactive games on the
computer.
Matching card games will also be
available.
Students will present their
Adopt an Animal Poster
And vote on which animal the
class will adopt!
End of Unit Exam
TRIP TO THE
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