Day Six - Plant vs. Animal Needs
Objectives:
List the basic needs of animals (air, food, water, shelter, and space).
Recognize what happens when there is not a balance of needs and resources in a given environment.
Materials:
Open space for students to make it across the room during the game time
Lesson:
Today begins the talk of animals. Begin a discussion with the students about what animals might need to live. Ask students to consider what they just learned that plants needed to grow and which things animals need as well. Finally help students come to the decision that animals need air, food, water, shelter, and space to survive. Mention that these are very similar to the needs of plants, but not exactly the same.
To have students think about the importance of animals' needs, play a game. Divide the class into two groups: deer and resources. Line them up on either side of the room and listen to the following directions.
Directions:
"When I say to, both groups, the deer and the resources, will turn and face the wall. Each of you will choose either water, food, or shelter. When I tell you to turn around, you will make a symbol for whichever resource you selected. (Demonstrate the symbols as you describe them) If you chose water, pretend to hold a cup. If you chose food, place your hand on your stomach like you are hungry. And if you chose shelter, make a triangle with your hands like so. When I say go, those of you who are deer will come across the room and try to find a person on the other side with the same symbol as you. Deer who can find matches will survive. Those who cannot find a partner with a resource to meet their need will 'die.'"
Play several rounds switching which group is deer, and once kids get the hang of the game, play more rounds varying the number of students on either side. When you are done, have students return to their seats and discuss what happened. Use the game to talk about what happens when there are not enough resources or too many resources, or an animal is simply not able to find the things he needs to survive.
Differentiation:
There is no real differentiation in this lesson.
Assessment:
Since Day Seven is also on animal needs, the assessment for these concepts will be at the end of Day Seven.
References:
Science-Plants and Animals
http://www.getbookee.org/get_book.php?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dzIuZGF2aWRzb24uazEyLm5jLnVzL3BibC9lZXR0L0VFVFQwNTA2L1BsYW50cyUyMGFuZCUyMEFuaW1hbHMlMjBQQkwucGRmClByb2plY3QgQmFzZWQgTGVhcm5pbmcgRmlyc3QgR3JhZGU6IFNjaWVuY2UtIFBsYW50cyBhbmQgQW5pbWFscw==
List the basic needs of animals (air, food, water, shelter, and space).
Recognize what happens when there is not a balance of needs and resources in a given environment.
Materials:
Open space for students to make it across the room during the game time
Lesson:
Today begins the talk of animals. Begin a discussion with the students about what animals might need to live. Ask students to consider what they just learned that plants needed to grow and which things animals need as well. Finally help students come to the decision that animals need air, food, water, shelter, and space to survive. Mention that these are very similar to the needs of plants, but not exactly the same.
To have students think about the importance of animals' needs, play a game. Divide the class into two groups: deer and resources. Line them up on either side of the room and listen to the following directions.
Directions:
"When I say to, both groups, the deer and the resources, will turn and face the wall. Each of you will choose either water, food, or shelter. When I tell you to turn around, you will make a symbol for whichever resource you selected. (Demonstrate the symbols as you describe them) If you chose water, pretend to hold a cup. If you chose food, place your hand on your stomach like you are hungry. And if you chose shelter, make a triangle with your hands like so. When I say go, those of you who are deer will come across the room and try to find a person on the other side with the same symbol as you. Deer who can find matches will survive. Those who cannot find a partner with a resource to meet their need will 'die.'"
Play several rounds switching which group is deer, and once kids get the hang of the game, play more rounds varying the number of students on either side. When you are done, have students return to their seats and discuss what happened. Use the game to talk about what happens when there are not enough resources or too many resources, or an animal is simply not able to find the things he needs to survive.
Differentiation:
There is no real differentiation in this lesson.
Assessment:
Since Day Seven is also on animal needs, the assessment for these concepts will be at the end of Day Seven.
References:
Science-Plants and Animals
http://www.getbookee.org/get_book.php?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dzIuZGF2aWRzb24uazEyLm5jLnVzL3BibC9lZXR0L0VFVFQwNTA2L1BsYW50cyUyMGFuZCUyMEFuaW1hbHMlMjBQQkwucGRmClByb2plY3QgQmFzZWQgTGVhcm5pbmcgRmlyc3QgR3JhZGU6IFNjaWVuY2UtIFBsYW50cyBhbmQgQW5pbWFscw==