FRAME THE LESSON
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5th grade Scinence
Student Expectations Bundled in
Lesson
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5.9 A(R)- Observe the way organisms live and
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3.9A(S)- observe and describe the physical
characteristics of environments and how they
support pop & comm w/in an ecosystem
Discovery Education video - Assembly Required: Making an Ecosystem
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from Biotic and Abiotic Parts; Science Rock - Environments;
Study Jams - Ecosystems
Explore:
Stemscopes - Interdependency
survive in their ecosystems by interacting with
the living and non-living elements.
Explain:
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Teaching Points & Activities
Engage:
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Resources/Materials:
Stemscopes
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AIMS lab book
library books
computers
shoe boxes
constructions paper
craft materials
animal figures or stickers
environment background pictures (calendar)
Vocabulary; Measuring Up - Ecosystems
Elaborate:
Brainpop - Ecosystems; Stemscopes - Content Connections Companion
Evaluate:
Stemscopes - Interdependency quizzes; Measuring Up answers; lab
answers
Critical Writing Prompt:
Stemscopes - Writing Science: Think about the
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Objective/Key Understanding:
We will observe the way organisms live and survive in their
Stop & Check for Understanding—High Level Questions
bird do for the zebra? What can the zebra do for the
bird?
Explain the function of the living and nonliving elements in your environment.
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the living and non-living elements.
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Debate why your environment provides the best chance for your animals survival.
What would happen if you remove one of the biotic elements from an ecosystem?
Abiotic?
Create a new species of animal/plant. What would it need to survive in its ecosystem?
Small Group Purposeful Talk Question Stems:
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What are the living elements of an ecosystem?
What are the nonliving elements of an ecosystem?
Closing Product/ Question/ Informal
Assessment:
I will
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and survive in their ecosystems by interacting with the living and
non-living elements.
What do organisms need to survive?
Why do plants also need light and soil?
Vocabulary:
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interdependency, ecosystems, living (biotic), non-living (abiotic), organism, flora, fauna, Compare your environment to other groups.
What things are the same and what are
symbiotic relationship
different?
Rigor & Relevance: (Real World Connection)
What biotic and abiotic elements do you depend on
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to survive?
Why bees are so important to humans.