Abby's+Unit

Cells -//All living things are made of cells that perform functions necessary for life.//
 * **Daily Lesson GAME Plan ** ||
 * Lesson Title: Living Things and their environment ||
 * Grade Level: 2nd |||| Unit: Plants and Animals ||
 * **GOALS ** ||
 * Content Standards: ||
 * Life Science:

Interdependence -//All life is interdependent and interacts with the environment.// || ¨ 1. Creativity and innovation þ  2. Communication and collaboration o  3. Research and information fluency þ  4. Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making ¨  5. Digital citizenship þ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> 6. Technology operations and concepts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">ISTE NETS-S

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Instructional Objectives: Students will choose and research a habitat on the internet. They will identify at least two animals and two plant types that live in the habitat. They will also research how living things interact with one another and with the non-living elements of their environment? ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">ACTION ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Before-Class Preparation: (For full unit plan) Check out habitat books from the library and place on a research cart in the classroom. Research websites that provide information about habitats and that will be second grade appropriate. Create a sub-folder under the second grade science folder on student computers in computer lab and put links to the websites for easy access by students. Reserve computer lab for whole class instruction for at least 45 minutes- one hour, on three different days. Create small groups for the students to be divided into for the habitat research. Post essential questions on board. Create a graphic organizer for students to record habitat research. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">During Class ** ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Time |||| <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Instructional Activities  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Materials and Resources  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">10 minutes

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">15 minutes

25 minutes

10 minutes |||| <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Begin the lesson by explaining to the class that we will begin a new science unit on plants and animals. Lead a class discussion on the various plants and animal that live around us. Allow students to give examples. Keep a running list on the board. Students will also begin a new entry in their science journals. They will record information about habitats throughout the unit.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Next, ask students to give examples of where these plants and animals live. For example; forests, rivers and ponds, trees. Ask the first essential question: What is a habitat? (students will record this in their journal) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Introduce habitats by showing a video on Brainpop Jr. about habitats. Discuss what was seen in the video and what answers students wrote in their journals for the essential question. Make a list of habitats on the board.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Next, ask the second essential question: How do living things interact with one another and with the non-living elements of their environment? Again, students will record this in their journals. Have students think about this answer as you read the book Sand, Leaf, Or Coral Reef: A Book About Animal Habitats by Patricia Stockland. Discuss the essential question and add facts and habitats to the list on the board. Explain to the students that plants and animals depend on one another to survive in their habitat. Talk about what problems might occur if there weren’t the types of plants and animals that are needed in order for the habitat to thrive.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Wrap up the lesson by answering any questions. Explain to the class that in the next lesson, they will be working in small groups to research a specific habitat on the internnet. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">White board and markers

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Laptop, SmartBoard <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Science Journals

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Book- Sand, Leaf, Or Coral Reef: A Book About Animal Habitats by Patricia Stockland   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Monitor ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Ongoing Assessment: For this lesson, students will be assessed based on whether or not they answered the two essential questions in their journal. They must also have at least two examples of habitats, two examples of animals and two plants in those habitats.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Accommodations and Extensions: Provide help to students who are struggling to answer essential questions and having difficulty thinking of examples of habitats. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Journals are graded and recorded in gradebook. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Evaluation ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 185.25pt; tabstops: 185.25pt;">Lesson Reflection and Notes: