What Makes Something Alive - Virginia Department of Education
What Makes Something Alive - Virginia Department of Education
What Makes Something Alive - Virginia Department of Education
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
VIRGINIA ANIMALS AND THEIR HABITATS UNIT INTRODUCTION .................... I<br />
Unit Overview Statement .............................................................................................................................................. i<br />
Unit Instructional Pedagogy ......................................................................................................................................... ii<br />
Summary <strong>of</strong> the Unit Topics and Sessions ..................................................................................................................... iii<br />
Overall Flow <strong>of</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> Animals and their Habitats Unit .............................................................................................. iv<br />
Student Journals .......................................................................................................................................................... v<br />
Project WILD and the <strong>Virginia</strong> Animals and their Habitats Unit .................................................................................. vii<br />
TOPIC 1 - WHAT MAKES SOMETHING ALIVE? .......................................................... 2<br />
Topic 1: Overall Information........................................................................................................................................ 2<br />
Overview ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2<br />
Topic 1 <strong>Virginia</strong> SOL ......................................................................................................................................................... 2<br />
Teacher Background Knowledge ..................................................................................................................................... 2<br />
Student Learning Expectations ....................................................................................................................................... 2<br />
Procedure ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2<br />
Session 1.1 – Unit Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3<br />
Session 1.2 – Living vs. Nonliving ................................................................................................................................. 6<br />
Observation Walk – Student Sorting Sheet ..................................................................................................................... 8<br />
Session 1.3 – Real or Imaginary? .................................................................................................................................. 9<br />
Fiction and Nonfiction T-Table – Student Sheet ........................................................................................................... 10<br />
Fiction / Nonfiction Venn Diagram – Student Sheet ..................................................................................................... 11<br />
TOPIC 2 – HOW DO SCIENTISTS CLASSIFY ANIMALS? .......................................... 13<br />
Topic 2: Overall Information...................................................................................................................................... 13<br />
Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13<br />
Topic 2 <strong>Virginia</strong> SOL ....................................................................................................................................................... 13<br />
Teacher Background Knowledge ................................................................................................................................... 13<br />
Student Learning Expectations ..................................................................................................................................... 14<br />
Procedure ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14<br />
Session 2.1 – Animal Sorting ...................................................................................................................................... 15<br />
Animal Reading Response – Student Sheet .................................................................................................................. 18<br />
<strong>Virginia</strong> Animals Brainstorming Graphic Organizer – Student Sheet ............................................................................ 19<br />
Animal Labels – With Pictures ....................................................................................................................................... 20<br />
Animal Labels – No Pictures .......................................................................................................................................... 24<br />
Animal Labels – Just Pictures ........................................................................................................................................ 28<br />
Session 2.2 – Insects! ................................................................................................................................................. 30
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