1-LS1-2

SCUSD NGSS Curriculum Guide


 * 1-LS1-2: Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive. ** [Clarification Statement: Examples of patterns of behaviors could include the signals that offspring make (such as crying, cheeping, and other vocalizations) and the responses of the parents (such as feeding, comforting, and protecting the offspring).]

Science Background for the Teacher:
Patterns of behavior with regard to parents and their offspring varies across species. You could compare the behaviors of marsupials to mammals to reptiles.

Key Vocabulary:

 * [key vocab term for this performance expectation] || [key vocab term for this performance expectation] || [key vocab term for this performance expectation] || [key vocab term for this performance expectation] ||
 * parent || offspring || adult || patterns ||
 * survive || plant || animal || respond ||
 * male || female ||  ||   ||

Possible Assessments (formative and/or summative):
On a sheet of paper with a T chart, have students come up with and draw/write on the left a scenario of a baby animal in need. On the right side of the T chart have students describe/draw the parent response.

Have students pair-share their T charts and describe to each other their examples.

Key Student Activity:
Show video and/or provide an excerpt of a text of a baby animal trying to survive in its environment. Solicit predictions/answers from students.

Key Teacher Demo/Activity:
Teacher reads the book //Are You My Mother?// Discuss the story with students. Introduce the terms "parent", "offspring", "male" and "female" to students and have students practice using these terms instead of "babies", "mommy" and "daddy".

Teacher shows video clip of baby crying. Teacher asks students why the baby is crying. Teacher solicits prior knowledge and explanations. Teacher continues with video clip to show parent feeding baby.

Common Student Misconceptions:
Students often describe animal parents as "mommies" and "daddies". Introduce and use the terms "male" and "female" with students.

Things to Avoid/Correct:
Avoid only examples involving mammals. Avoid only examples of feeding offspring. Other examples that could be used: predation/protection from the elements; comforting of offspring by parents. Avoid using moms and dads as parental figures when discussing animal offspring.

====Other Resources (text, video, simulations, activities, models, etc..): ====

Text: Dr. Seuss' //Are You My Mother?//

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