Science

UNIT A
LIFE SCIENCE
CHAPTER 1
Plants and how they grow.

L1:What are the main parts of a plant?
Objectives:
•    To learn and use the vocabulary terms for Chapter 1.
•    To identify the main parts of a plant
•    To describe how each part helps the plant survive
•    To list the things a plant needs to survive
•    To compare and contrast ways that leaves are alike and different by using a graphic organizer
Content:
Vocabulary:
system, deciduous, pollinate, coniferous, seed, leaf, germinate, seedling, fossil, extinct
Main parts of a plant
Different leaves

L2:Why do plants need roots and stems?
Objectives:
•    To learn and use the vocabulary terms for Chapter 1.
•    To describe why plants need roots and stems.
•    To describe how roots and stems help plants survive in their environment.
•    To list and talk about the different roots, leaves, and stems people eat.
•    To compare and contrast ways that roots and stems are alike and different.
•    To describe the special features of a cactus and tell how they help the cactus.
Content:
Vocabulary:
system, deciduous, pollinate, coniferous, seed, leaf, germinate, seedling, fossil, extinct

Roots and stems help the plant survive
Different types of roots and stems

L3:How are plants grouped?
Objectives:
•    To learn and use the vocabulary terms for Chapter 1.
•    To describe how plants are grouped by the kinds of parts they have.
•    To describe how flowers make seeds.
•    To explain the different ways flowers can be pollinated.
•    To describe two kinds of plant parts that can make seeds.
•    To talk about coniferous trees and describe kinds of cones.
•    To identify and describe a deciduous tree, an evergreen, and a grass.

Content:
Vocabulary:
system, deciduous, pollinate, coniferous, seed, leaf, germinate, seedling, fossil, extinct

Different groups of plants
Ways flowers pollinate
Coniferous plants

L4:How do new plants grow?
Objectives:
•    To learn and use the vocabulary terms for Chapter 1.
•    To identify ways new plants grow.
•    To list ways that seeds scatter.
•    To identify the parts of a seed.
•    To describe the life cycle of a plant.
Content:
Vocabulary:
system, deciduous, pollinate, coniferous, seed, leaf, germinate, seedling, fossil, extinct

Different ways plants grow
Ways seeds scatter
Parts of a seed
Cycle of a plant

L5:How are plants from the past like today’s plants?
Objectives:
•    To learn and use the vocabulary terms for Chapter 1.
•    To identify ways to learn about plants that are extinct.
•    To describe how a fossil forms.
•    To tell why fossils are important.
•    To talk about ways plants look different over time.
Content:
Vocabulary:
system, deciduous, pollinate, coniferous, seed, leaf, germinate, seedling, fossil, extinct

Extinct plants
Formation of fossils
Transformations of plants over the time

UNIT A
LIFE SCIENCE
CHAPTER 2
How animals live    L1:How are animals grouped?

Objectives:
•    To list what all animals need to live.
•    To tell ways that animals are grouped.
•    To describe how an animal’s body and its behaviour help it survive.
•    To tell the difference between animals with backbones or vertebrate and those without.
•    To give examples of vertebrate and invertebrate animals.
Content:
Vocabulary
trait, vertebrate, larva, pupa, adaptation, inherited, migrate, hibernate

Groups of animals
Animal’s bodies and behaviour help them survive
Differences between vertebrate and invertebrate animals