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• Trees are a resource.
• Trees are identifiable by their
shapes.
• Trees have identifiable structures.
• Individual trees can be described
by their properties, including size,
shape, and texture.
• Trees are growing, living
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• A Tree Comes to Class
• Science Notebook: Students
draw and write about trees in
their schoolyard. They focus on
how people and animals use
trees, what trees need to live, the
shapes of trees, and the parts or
structures of trees.
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Teacher Observation
• Knows trees are resources that
we use in our everyday life.
• Knows trees are plants and have
structures.
• Compares structures of trees.
• Know trees are living things and
have basic needs.
• Communicates observations
orally and by drawing.
• Incorporates new vocabulary.
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• Leaves have identifiable
structures.
• Leaves grow on the tips and sides
of small branches.
• Many kinds of trees lose their
leaves in the fall.
• Leaves from the same trees have
the same shapes.
• Leaves have many properties that
can be compared.
• Leaves can be identified by their
shapes, edges, tips, and colors.
• Earth has different landforms. |
• FOSS Science Resources: Trees, “Where Do Trees Grow?”
• How do we learn?
• Our Very Own Tree
• Science Notebook: Students draw
and write about where leaves
grow on trees, how leaves can be
sorted by shape, how leaves are
different, and different landforms
where trees grow.
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Teacher Observation
• Observes leaves, using five
senses.
• Describes properties of leaves.
• Compares and sorts leaves by one
physical property (color, shape,
texture, size, edge).
• Communicates observations
orally and by drawing, dictating,
and writing.
• Can identify different kinds of
landforms (mountains, valleys,
rivers, ocean, desert, swamps).
• Incorporates new vocabulary.
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• Trees are resources from the earth
that provide humans and other
animals with food.
• Trees are growing, living
organisms.
• Fruits and nuts provide
protection and food for the seeds.
• Trees change through the seasons
as the weather changes.
• Some trees lose their leaves in
winter, while others do not.
• Evergreen trees can be identified
by the properties of their leaves
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• FOSS Science Resources: Trees, “My Apple Tree”
• FOSS Science Resources: Trees, “Orange Trees”
• FOSS Science Resources: Trees, “Maple Trees”
• Science Notebook: Students draw
and write about food that comes
from trees, write about why some
trees are called evergreens, and
draw a picture of the same tree in
different seasons.
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Teacher Observation
• Demonstrates respect for living
things.
• Knows trees are living things and
have basic needs.
• Knows trees change through the
seasons as the weather changes.
• Communicates observations
orally and by drawing, dictating,
and writing.
• Incorporates new vocabulary.
• Knows trees have structures.
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