TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 4: Changes in Ecosystems and Interactions of Organisms with Their Environments
1. Organisms are interdependent with one another and with their environment
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Concept A: All populations living together
within communities interact with one another
and with their environment in order to
survive and maintain a balanced ecosystem
a. Describe how the seasons affect the
behavior of plants and animals.
C3
a. Teacher will use visuals to explain how plants
and animal behavior changes with the seasons
(hibernation, harvest, migration). (1.8; 4.6)
a. Students will make a booklet
displaying animal behavior in different
seasons.
b. Describe how the seasons affect the
everyday life of humans (e.g., clothing,
activities).
C3
b. Teacher will use visuals to discuss how some
objects are used in only certain seasons (i.e. coat,
snow shovel, swimming pool, jack o’lantern).
(1.8; 4.6)
b. Students will create a category chart
classifying everyday items into what
season they would be used in (i.e. sled,
rake, beach ball, lawn mower).
Strand 5: Processes and Interactions of the Earth’s Systems (Geosphere, Atmosphere and Hydrosphere)
1. Earth’s Systems (Geosphere, Atmosphere and Hydrosphere) have common components and unique
structures
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Concept C: The atmosphere (air) is composed
of a mixture of gases, including water vapor,
and minute particles
a. Recognize that air is felt as wind. C10 a. Students will fill a balloon with water, one with
sand, and one with air. Students will discuss the
difference between the solid, liquid and gas.
Students will discuss air and wind in our lives.
(2.1)
a. Students will create an illustration of
air or wind and its affect on our lives.
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