| PLANTS AND ANIMALS MODULE MATRIX |
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CONCEPTS |
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT |
ASSESSMENT |
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1. |
GRASS AND GRAIN SEEDS |
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• Seeds are alive.
• Seeds need water and light to grow
into new plants.
• Some plants die and some plants
continue to grow after they are
mowed.
• Plants have different structures that
function in growth and survival.
• Wheat and other cereals that we eat
come from seeds called grains. |
• FOSS Science Resources: Plants
and Animals, “What Do Plants
Need?” and “The Story of
Wheat”
• Science Notebook: Students
draw and write about seed and
plant growth. They draw and
label using numbers and words.
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Preassessment (optional)
Teacher Observation/Notebook Sheet
• Observes that some plants grow
back if they are cut.
• Sequences drawings of
observations.
• Compares leaves and roots
and explains why they grow in
predictable directions.
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2. |
STEMS |
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• New plants can grow from stems of
mature plants.
• Plants need water and light to grow.
• Leaves, twigs, and roots develop on
stems at the nodes.
• Potatoes are underground stems.
• Seeds have structures to help them
travel to new locations to grow.
• Plants make their own food, using
sunlight. |
• FOSS Science Resources: Plants and
Animals, “How Seeds Travel”
• Science Notebook: Students draw
changes in the stem cuttings and
caption their drawings. They
write about how seeds travel.
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Teacher Observation/Notebook Sheet
• Makes accurate observations and
describes them in drawings and
with words.
• Compares the structures of potato
plants to other plants they have
grown.
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3. |
TERRARIUMS |
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• A terrarium is a place where plants
and animals live in soil.
• A habitat is a place where plants and
animals live. There are many different
kinds of habitats.
• Plants and animals have structures and
animals have behaviors that help them
live in their habitat.
• Changes in a terrarium happen over
time and can be recorded. |
• FOSS Science Resources: Plants
and Animals, “What Do Animals
Need?” and “Plants and Animals
around the World”
• Science Notebook: Students draw
a map showing the locations of
plants in their terrarium. They
record changes over time.
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Teacher Observation/Notebook Sheet
• Builds a terrarium and knows
what plants and animals need to
live in it.
• Maps locations of seeds and
plants in the terrarium and
records changes over time.
• Matches plants and animals
to their habitat, based on their
structures and behaviors.
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4. |
BULBS AND ROOTS |
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• Bulbs are alive.
• Bulbs need water to start growing.
• Parts of roots will grow into new
plants. Other parts will not.
• Animals eat plants.
• Animal teeth come in different
shapes and sizes and are used to
capture and eat different kinds of
food. |
• FOSS Science Resources: Plants and
Animals, “Animal Teeth”
• Science Notebook: Students draw
and label their growing bulb. |
Teacher Observation/Notebook Sheet
• Accurately records observations.
• Demonstrates a basic
understanding of the needs of
plants and can name structures
and functions.
End-of-Module Assessment
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