1st Grade Plant and Animal Unit (Butterflies) Blueprint |
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Essential & Unit Questions* 1 | Benchmarks 2 | Formative and Summative Assessments 3 | Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning |
How are living things alike and different? |
11D(K-2)#1: Things in nature and things people make have very different sizes, weights, ages and speeds. 5A(K-2)#1: Some animals and plants are alike in the way they look and in the things they do, and others are very different from one another. |
Class discussion about the characteristics of insects (See Procedure steps 2-3 on page 88 of Teacher’s Guide.) Student responses to questions about insects (See Activity Sheet 12 on page 90 of Teacher’s Guide.) |
Class discussion Do students list characteristics that all insects share: six jointed legs, three main body parts, two antennae, one or two pairs of wings (or none)? Activity Sheet 12
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* Essential/Unit questions are major questions driving the unit. They are directly aligned with the benchmarks. No single lesson addresses each question in its entirety. By the end of the unit, students should be able to answer these core questions. 1. For conceptual benchmarks. 2. Bolded sections indicate portion of benchmark addressed 3. Unless noted as a Summative Assessment, the assessments are formative and should be used to guide teaching and learning. |
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