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Sample Lesson Plan for Science
Kindergarten through Fourth Grade
Goal: The students will develop life science skills in the area of interdependence.
CPI: Describe the ways in which organisms interact with each other and their habitats in order to meet basic needs. 5.3.2.C.1
ACSSSD Objective: Match plants and animals to their habitat. 5.3.2.C.1.c
Activity: “Animals: Creature Features” http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/. The teacher will display
information about several animals that live in each of the seven habitats on the National Geographic website using the Smartboard.
After the students read and discuss several animals, break students into small groups to create a poster depicting ways that the animals
interact with each other in their habitat to meet their basic needs.
Modifications
Materials
Assessment
Cross Content Areas
1. The teacher will choose
1. Smartboard
1. Rubric
Language Arts
several animals from each of
Computer
Completed outline and
Technology
the seven habitats from the
National Geographic website
worksheet
National Geographic website.
Modified outline
The teacher will provide
Pencils
students with a modified
Teacher created matching
outline to complete while
worksheet
navigating the website using
the Smartboard. The students
will complete a worksheet
consisting of a matching
activity. The students will
match each organism to its
correct habitat.
2. The teacher will choose a
few animals from three of the
2. Smartboard
Computer
2. Rubric
Completed worksheet
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habitats on the National
Geographic website. The
teacher will show the class the
animal and provide them with
one defining characteristic
about its habitat. The students
will complete a teacher created
worksheet with picture symbols
and pictures of the habitats and
animals. The students will cut
and paste the pictures of the
animals next to the pictures of
the appropriate habitat.
National Geographic website
Animal and habitat pictures
from www.sciencephotos.com
3. The teacher will show
students pictures of animals
and their habitats. As a group
assignment, the class will
complete a poster board chart
that has two sections
(representing two habitats).
Each student will be given
pictures of animals and will
need to match the animal to the
correct habitat.
3. Poster board
Habitat and animal pictures
from www.sciencephotos.com
Teacher created worksheet
Scissors
Glue
3. Rubric