Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Science Unit Plan
- Grade 1
- Unit: Understanding Life
Systems- Needs and
Characteristics of Living Things
- Big Ideas to Tackle:
Plants and animals,
including people, are
living things. (Overall
expectations 2 and 3
- Key Concepts: Plants and animals share
some of the same basic needs, plants and
animals have some different needs, plant
and animals obtain their needs in some
different ways
- Overall Expectations addressed:
2. investigate needs and
characteristics of plants and
animals, including humans; 3.
demonstrate an understanding of
the basic needs and
characteristics of plants and
animals, including humans.
- Specific Expectations addressed: 2.6 use appropriate science and technology vocabulary, including
investigation, explore, needs, space, and food, in oral and written communication, 2.2 investigate and
compare the basic needs of humans and other living things, including the need for air, water, food,
warmth, and space, using a variety of methods and resources, 2.3 investigate and compare the
physical characteristics of a variety of plants and animals, including humans, 3.1 identify
environment as the area in which something or someone exists or lives, 3.2 identify the physical
characteristics (e.g., size, shape, colour, common parts) of a variety of plants and animals, 3.6 identify
what living things provide for other living things
- The Learning Process
- Samples Lessons:
- Read Aloud Lesson