| INSECTS AND PLANTS MODULE MATRIX |
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CONCEPTS |
READING AND WRITING |
ASSESSMENT |
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1. |
MEALWORMS |
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• Insects need air, food, water, and
space; environment affects growth.
• Insects have characteristic
structures and behaviors; some are
inherited from parents.
• The life cycle of the beetle is egg,
larva, pupa, and adult, which
produces eggs. |
• FOSS Science Resources: Insects and
Plants, “ So Many Kinds, So Many
Places” and “Environment”
• Science Notebook: Students draw
and write about mealworms and
their life cycle. |
Notebook Sheets
• Observes and records detailed
structures of mealworms using
magnifier.
• Understands mealworm life cycle.
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2. |
BRASSICA SEEDS |
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• Seeds need water, light, air, and
nutrients to grow and develop.
• As plants grow, they develop
roots, stems, leaves, buds,
flowers, and seeds in a sequence
called life cycle.
• Environment affects growth. |
• FOSS Science Resources: Insects and
Plants, “Flowers and Seeds”
• Science Notebook: Students draw
and write about the growth of
brassica and its life cycle.
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Notebook Sheet
• Observes and records detailed
structures of brassica using
magnifier.
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3. |
MILKWEED BUGS |
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• Insects have three body parts:
head, thorax, and abdomen.
• Insects have different structures
for eating different kinds of food.
• Some insects go through simple
metamorphosis (egg, nymph,
adult).
• Offspring resemble parents.
• There is variation in a population. |
• FOSS Science Resources: Insects
and Plants,“Variation” and “Insect
Shapes and Colors”
• Science Notebook: Students draw
and write about milkweed bugs
and their life cycle.
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Notebook Sheets
• Observes and records detailed
structures of milkweed bugs
using magnifier.
• Sequences the stages of generic
insect as it progresses through
simple metamorphosis.
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4. |
SILKWORMS |
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• Insect larvae have characteristic
structures.
• Insect adults have characteristic
structures.
• Male and female insects mate.
The life cycle of silkworms is egg,
larva, pupa, and adult, which
produces eggs. |
• FOSS Science Resources: Insects
and Plants, “What Makes an
Insect an Insect?” and ”Same but
Different”
• Science Notebook: Students draw
and write about silkworms and
their life cycle. |
Teacher Observation/Notebook Sheet
• Observes, describes, and
compares details of structures
of organisms and uses new
vocabulary appropriately.
• Makes models of insects.
• Writes about silkworm life cycle.
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5. |
BUTTERFLIES |
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• Insect larvae and adults have
structures in common.
• The life cycle of the butterfly is
egg, larva, pupa, and adult, which
produces eggs.
• There are similarities and
differences in the life cycles of
different kinds of animals. |
• FOSS Science Resources: Insects
and Plants, “Insect Life Cycles,”
and ”Life Goes Around”
• Science Notebook: Students draw
and write about butterflies and
their life cycle.
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Teacher Observation/Notebook Sheet
• Predicts how larvae will develop
based on experience with other
organisms.
• Sequences the life cycle of a
generic moth.
End-of-Module Assessment
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