NGSS... Life Science...Exploring Plants and Animals

 

Let's explore life online!

This resource was created to provide opportunities for students to explore the NGSS core ideas from a distance or on a computer in the classroom.

Students respond by click and dragging or typing answers.

Slide one:  Core concepts and KWL chart

Slide two:  Animals are born and depend on certain needs to survive and grow.

Informational Text

Real life pictures requesting a response.

Slide three: Click and drag what animals depend on to survive.

Habitats 

Slide four: Animals have characteristics that help them protect themselves.

Identify protective characteristics on animals

Slide five:  Animals are born looking similar to their parents.

Real life pictures showing mother and young for children to find similarities.

Slide six:  Are you my mother?  Tell why or why not.

Slide seven:  Animals communicate.

Slide eight:  Click and drag how you communicate using motions, sounds and touches.

Continue down for plants.

Slide one:  Begins with core concepts about plants and a KWL chart.

Slide two:  Plants depend on certain elements to survive. 

Informational text and click and drag elements needed.

Slide three:  Each part of the plant plays a role in helping the plant to survive and grow.

Label the plant.

Slides four and five:  Parts of the plants and what they are responsible for.

Informational text.

Slide six:  All plants have a life cycle.

pumpkin life cycle.

Click and drag

Slide seven: Young plants look similar to the adult plants.

Compare and contrast.

Let's explore...LIFE!

This packet was written to meet the 1st Grade Next Generation Science Standards BUT it is perfect for the exploration of plants, animals, and YOU for everyone. Assessments are now included!!

There are three sections...

Exploring Plant Life:

Book Suggestions

Core Idea Poster

Poster for each Core Idea

Assessment

Informational Text Handout

Vocabulary for posting

Student cover for Activities

Plant Sort

Parts of Plants

Match us up...parts of plants

Plant life cycle

Experiment with seeds (pumpkin, bean)

Observations

Reflections

Experiment with apples

Reflections

Apple tree life cycles

Things needed to survive...cut paste sort

Exploring Animal Life

Book Suggestions

Core Idea Poster

Poster for each Core Idea

Assessment

Informational Text Handout

Student Cover for Activities

Vocabulary for Posting

Are you my mother...exploration

Chicken life cycle

Penguin life cycle

Protecting Offspring

Compare and Contrast...animal traits

Compare and Contrast...animal life

How Animals Communicate...mini book with informational text

Reflect on animal communication

Zoo Animals...traits

Reflections

Animal Poster by student

Things needed to survive

Exploring ME...

Book Suggestions

Core Idea Poster

Vocabulary for posting

Note to parents

Letter from parents

Baby pictures for posting

Traits...Student reflection on self

Genes...this is me...I look like

Survival for the young...cut and paste

Experimenting with traits and class graph

My 5 Senses...Mini Book

My 5 Senses...match us up

Mimic It...

Poster with animal protection traits

Directions for student creation

Writing about student creation

Class Book Cover

This packet allows students to explore and make comparisons between animals, plants, and us!

Key themes are offspring, life cycles, needs, communication, traits, genes, heredity, and survival!