Read-Along Introduction: Start the lesson by reading the introduction in the Learn tab. This will help students identify different environments where plants and animals live, and understand how these environments provide necessary resources.
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Where Plants and Animals Live
Learning Objectives
- Identify different environments where plants and animals live.
- Describe how environments provide plants and animals with the resources they need to survive.
- Recognize that some plants and animals live underwater.
- Discuss how specific animals, like tigers or toucans, get their needs met in their environments.
Introduction and Hook
Discussion Starter: Ask students about their favorite animals and where they think these animals live. Encourage them to think about how these animals get their needs met in their environments.
Direct Instruction
Watch Video: 'Where Plants and Animals Live' – This video explores various habitats and how plants and animals adapt to environments like deserts, rainforests, and underwater ecosystems. It supports understanding by showing how different species meet their needs for food, water, and shelter.
Explanation: Use images and examples to explain how environments like deserts, forests, and oceans provide resources for plants and animals to survive.
Guided Exploration
Interactive Video: 'Plant Changes to the Environment' – This video highlights how plants can alter their environment, fostering critical thinking and environmental awareness among students.
Group Activity: Discuss how specific animals, like tigers or toucans, get their needs met in their environments. Encourage students to share their thoughts.
Hands-On Activity
Create a Habitat Model: Have students create a model of a habitat using materials like clay, paper, and natural items. Encourage them to include plants and animals and explain how they interact.
Independent Practice
Worksheet: 'How Plants Change the Environment' – This assessment guides students through an experiment to observe changes over time, reinforcing their understanding of plant-environment interactions.
Check for Understanding
Class Discussion: Review the different environments and ask students to share what they learned about how plants and animals survive in these environments.
Review and Reflection
Reflective Drawing: Have students draw their favorite environment and include plants and animals that live there. Ask them to write a sentence about how these organisms meet their needs.
Assessment and Extension
Quiz: Test comprehension with the Unit Quiz to assess students' understanding of environments and how they support plant and animal life.
Try the QuizExtension Activity: 'How Are Animals Changing My School?' – This assessment encourages students to observe and analyze animal-environment interactions, fostering critical thinking.
