DIXIE STATE COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UNIT PLAN TEMPLATE Semesters 1& 2

Teacher Candidate: Natalie Stuart Content: Science-Grade K Science

Step 1 DESIRED RESULTS A. Utah State Core Curriculum Standard

Students will gain an understanding of Life Science through the study of changes in organisms o er time and the nature of li ing things. Utah State Core Science K: Standard !:"#$ecti e%-a
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People can often learn about things around them by just observing those things carefully (raise questions about the world around them, be willing to seek answers to some of those questions by making careful observations). Bugs and nsects

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ironments are conduci e to different insects. There are different insects that li e around you.

e sur i al modes and different ways to li e. ariety and ha e different #ody ty+es and characteristics. Investigate the homes of ants and humans. (The Ant and The

C3. )nsects are large in

S1. Social Studies-Different insects have different homes.

Grasshopper)

S2. Science- Compare and contrast two or more insects and their survival modes. S3.

anguage-!rite narratives in which the" recount a well-ela#orated event or short se$uence of events% include details to descri#e actions% thoughts% and feelings% use temporal words to signal event order% and provide a sense of closure. (The &er" 'ungar" Caterpillar)

S4. -ath-Sort insects according to different characteristics that they ha

collage0 that showcases this.

e. ma,ing +atterns.

S . Art-*emonstrate ,nowledge of transformation from a cater+illar to a #utterfly #y creating an art +ro$ect /class

'. 'ssential 1uestions(Guiding 1uestions 2hat are insects3 2hat characteristics do insects ha e in order to sur i e in their en ironment3 2hat can we learn a#out insects through children4s literature3 5ow do sym#ols connect +eo+le3 5ow are Grasshoppers and Ants different3 5ow are they ali,e3 2hat elements should you include when retelling a story3 5ow can you collect and share information using #ar gra+hs3

Step 2 ASSESSMENT E!IDENCE 6ormati e Assessment(' idence

S1" Students will take part in depicting an ant colony and be able to describe an underground home of an
ant colony and ant hill.

S2" Students will create a T chart comparing ants and grasshoppers. S3. Graphic Organizer (booklet) for student to plan events of the story the stages of a caterpillar to a
butterfly. !ut out pictures and put them in order.

S4" Sentence Strips put in se"uential order. Orally retelling a story S " #ar graphs of sorted insects. S#" Teacher observation and review of class collage of the stages of an egg to a butterfly
Step 3 INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES & LEARNING ACTI!ITIES 7eading children4s literature a#out a grassho++er and an ant and then com+aring and contrasting using a T chart *isco ering and researching an ants home and de+icting it through role +lay *isco ering how a #utterfly #ecomes a #utterfly through art 7etelling stories /stages of life0 using +ictures Creating a #ar gra+h from gathered information

Ada+ted from: -cTighe. 8.. 9 2iggins. G. /:;;<0. Understanding by design, 2nd ed. Ale=andria. >A: ASC*. Ainsworth. L. /:;;?0. Unwrapping the standards: A simple process to make standards manageable. *en er. C": Ad anced Learning @ress.