Format
1) Introduction to the program
2) Research of Animals
3) Observations of physical and behavioral characteristics
4) Review of vertebrate and invertebrate definition
5) Introduction to 5 animals
6) Reflection on characteristics of animals based on vertebrates and invertebrates
Objectives
Students will understand:
1) Every animal has characteristics
2) By grouping animals using like characteristics, it is easier to learn about them.
3) By using a hierarchical taxonomic structure we are able to learn and make generalizations about organisms.
4) When given characteristics of an animal we are able to group them with other animals with similar characteristics.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Next Gen Science Standards:
4-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
State Standards
South Carolina State Standards:
4-LS1-1.
Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function together in a system to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
4-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.