1st Grade Plants and Animals Unit Blueprint
Lesson 15: How Are Our Plants and Animals Alike and Different?
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Essential & Unit Questions* 1 Benchmarks 2 Formative and Summative Assessments 3 Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning
How are plants, animals, and humans alike and different?

What are the basic needs of plants, animals, and humans?

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.

5E(K-2)#1: Plants and animals both need to take in water, and animals need to take in food.

5C(K-2)#2: Most living things need water, food, and air.

  • Summative Assessment: Comparing Plants and Animals sheet (See Procedure Steps 1-4 on page 171 and Final Activities Steps 1 & 2 on page 172 in Teacher's Guide. Notes: Students should complete this independently.)
  • Needs of Plants and Animals class list (See Final Activities Step 3 on page 172 in Teacher's Guide.)
 Comparing Plants and Animals
Are students able to independently identify the similarities and differences between plants and animals?

Needs of Plants and Animals Class List
Do students list water, food, and air without teacher prompting? (A place to live is also a very popular and appropriate idea to include.)

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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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