Science Enrichment

Young 5’s/Kindergarten

I can understand what a habitat is by sorting animals that live on land, animals that live on water, or both.

I can orally give one example of an animal who lives on land and one that lives in water.

Sentence Stems:

_________________ lives on land.

_________________lives in the water.

Vocabulary:  habitat, needs, survival

First Grade

I can sort pictures of animals into groups based on attributes of their choosing, and be able to tell why I sorted them that way.

I can draw and write about two animals and compare how they are alike and different.

Sentence Stems:

1. ____________ and ______________ are alike because they both have______________________,

2.__________ and ___________ are different because ________________.

Vocabulary:  Compare, attributes, similar, different, sort or group

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Second Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension of living things by sorting a group of cards by living or nonliving.

I can explain in writing at least three reasons why three of the cards are living and three reasons why three of the cards are nonliving.

Sentence Stems:

___________________ is living because_________________.

___________________ is not living because_______________.

Vocabulary:  living, nonliving, needs, survival, food, sunlight, air, water, shelter, breathe, grow/move, reproduce

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Third Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension about animal and plant traits by sorting various picture cards by inherited trait  or learned (acquired) behavior.

I can orally explain the difference between inherited and learned traits.

Sentence Stems:

An example of an inherited trait is ____________________.

___________________ is an example of a learned behavior.

Vocabulary:  inherited, learned, instinct, acquired, heredity, traits, offspring

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Fourth Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension of a flowering plant system by dissecting a flower plant and examining its’ structure  to understand how the parts work together for growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction.

I can explain orally or write how the flower plant is a system.

Vocabulary:  structure, function, growth, survival, reproduction, behavior, system

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Fifth Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension about food webs by watching a video and then creating a food web using various picture cards and drawing arrows to show the energy flow.

I can orally explain my food web to another group and answer the discussion questions the teacher gives.

Vocabulary:  food chain, food, web, ecosystem, producer, consumer, decomposer, omnivore, carnivore, herbivore

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