| STRUCTURES OF LIFE MODULE MATRIX |
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CONCEPTS |
READING AND WRITING |
ASSESSMENT |
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1. |
ORIGIN OF SEEDS |
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• Seeds are found in the plant part called a
fruit.
• Different kinds of fruits have different
kinds and numbers of seeds.
• Seeds have a variety of properties.
• Seeds undergo changes in the presence of
water.
• A seed is an organism, a living thing. |
• The Reason for Fruit
• The Most Important Seed
• Barbara McClintock
• Science Notebook: Students record
properties and structures of seeds
and how they change during
germination. They record numerical
data on the amount of water lima
beans soak up.
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Pretest
Embedded Assessment
• Response sheet
• Teacher observation
Benchmark Assessment
• I-Check 1
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2. |
GROWING FURTHER |
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• Germination is the onset of a plant’s
growth.
• Plants need water, light, and nutrients to
grow.
• The life cycle is the process of a seed
growing into a mature plant, which in
turn produces seeds.
• The fruit of the plant develops from the
flower. |
• Germination
• Life cycle
• Summary: Growing Further
• Science Notebook: Students describe
the life cycle of a bean plant.
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Embedded Assessment
• Teacher observation
• Notebook sheet
Benchmark Assessment
• I-Check 2
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3. |
MEET THE CRAYFISH |
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• Crayfish have observable structures
such as legs, pincers, antennae, eyes,
swimmerets, tail, and mouth parts.
These structures have functions that help
the organism survive in its environment.
• Behavior is what an animal does.
• Some animals claim a territory that they
protect from other animals.
• Different organisms can live in different
environments; organisms have
adaptations that allow them to survive. |
• Crayfish
• Adaptations
• Life on Earth
• Summary: Meet the Crayfish
• Science Notebook: Students record
observations about crayfish structures
and behaviors and write about
animal adaptations. Students record
observations of an investigation on
crayfish territory.
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Embedded Assessment
• Notebook sheet
Benchmark Assessment
• I-Check 3
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4. |
MEET THE LAND SNAIL |
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• Land snails have a coiled shell, a large
foot on which they glide, and a body
with a variety of structures.
• An organism’s structures have functions
that help it survive in its habitat.
• The structures found on different kinds
of organisms show some similarities
and some differences.
• Some organisms that once lived on Earth
died out when the environment changed.
• Organisms can change their
environment; this can be detrimental or
beneficial. |
• Inside a Snail’s Shell
• A Change in the Environment
• Frogs
• Life in Los Angeles
• Summary: Meet the Land Snail
• Science Notebook: Students
compare structures and functions
of two organisms. They write
about the results of changes in the
environment. |
Embedded Assessment
• Teacher observation
• Notebook sheet
Benchmark Assessment
• I-Check 4
Posttest
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