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Organisms (STC)
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Students gain a basic understanding
about living things.
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How is a pill bug different from a snail?
Do a pine tree and a guppy have anything in common? By observing
various plants and animals, you'll help students begin to understand
the diversity of life around them. With the activities in Organisms,
you'll encourage your students to observe the following:
- Similarities in living things.
- Differences between animals and
plants.
- Individual differences within a
species.
This is a very exciting unit for young students
because they have a chance to observe, touch, hold, and care for a
number of living things as they do the following
activities:
- Plant seeds and observe and record their
growth.
- Construct terraria and aquaria and stock
each with plants and animals.
- Compare observations of the terrestrial and
aquatic habitats in terms of the needs, behavior, and changes in
the animals and plants in each.
Through their long-term observations, students
will learn that animals coexist with plants as well as other animals.
By closely examining guppies (male and female), students see
observable differences within the same species. And due to the
selection of the organisms in this unit, your students will see the
diversity that exists in nature. Extensive use of Venn diagrams helps
students organize their observations and draw conclusions about
organisms in general.
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