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WEEK OF: Oct. 16 20, 2016

CLASS LEVEL: Grade 5

Student teacher: Aamna Abdullah Ali

MST: Hazar Fouzi

FOCUS/THEME: Chapter 4: Growth and

survival
Lesson 2: How do adaptations help animals?

Vocabulary: extinct species

COMMON CORE STANDARDS: NGSS

Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the
Information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE(S):
Students should be able to:
* Students will understand that animals can survive in different environments because of adaptations.
TEXTS/ MATERIALS/ RESOURCES:
www.pearsonsuccessnet.com, text book, 2 clothespins, plastic straw, 2 craft sticks, white glue, p. 134, TE p. 139a, ,
WARMING UP/ LEAD IN / Preview / Review
Activate prior knowledge. Use the picture and the caption as a discussion starter about the lesson topic.
Envision it: Have students tell what part of an animal's body is adapted for gliding, pp. 134-135.
Use Vocabulary Smart Cards to introduce lesson vocabulary, pp. 149-150.
Share the LO with students.
TEACHER INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Remediation
Explore It: Which bird beak can crush seeds? p. 134, Blackline master TE Have students use pictures of animals cut from magazines to
p. 139b.
make a poster showing different adaptations. Have them label
Explain it: Review the Lesson Question and have students read the (I will each picture with the type of adaptation, such as webbed feet
know) Statement in order to help them unlock the Big Question, pp. 134for swimming for a duck.
135.
Show students a picture of a beaver. Discuss the traits that the
Have students read animal adaptations and answer the questions on pp.
animal has that helps it survive, such as long, sharp teeth that
135-139.
chew through trees, a wide tail that steers it when swimming,
At-Home Lab: Swimming Birds: Have students explained how the
transparent eyelids that help it see underwater, and long hair
webbing on a duck's foot helps it, p. 136.
that helps it stay warm in cold environments.

Elaborate: Discuss with students that the ability to produce pheromones is

an important adaptation of many insects. Ask students to explain how
farmers could use these pheromones to protect their crops, TE p. 136.

Enrichment
Have students work in groups to prepare a presentation about
human structural adaptations and their functions.

EVIDENCE OF LEARNING (ASSESSMENT):

Review: Have students use Vocabulary Smart cards to review Vocabulary terms in this lesson.
Have students answer the Got It? Questions.
Use students responses on the notebook to check understanding.
Use the Questions on p. 139 to check understanding and evaluate students work, CAT
HOMEWORK:
WS, HW Page 139b