Grade Band: Middle School Unit 19 Unit Target: Scientific Inquiry Unit Topic: Middle School Science Fair
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Lesson 7 Instructional Targets
Reading Standards for Literature • Range and Level of Text Complexity: Experience grade level and age-appropriate literature materials, including poems, biographies, chapter
books, fiction and nonfiction works, that are adapted to student reading level. • Key Ideas and Details: Answer questions to explain the main ideas, details and inferences of a story. Which of your state standards are aligned to these instructional targets?
Classroom Activities/Lesson Plan Chapter 3: Life Science The title of the Chapter Book is Let’s Learn About Science. The third chapter, Life Science, describes the study of living things. The lab team learns about the study of plants and animals as part of life science. • Chapter books present a “reading to learn” experience. Therefore, students may read independently, in a shared reading experience or books may
be read to them. Present students with one chapter at a time for reading and comprehension instruction. • After each page is read, ask the discussion question that appears in italics at the bottom of the page. Focus on pictures to reinforce understanding.
Repeated readings are encouraged. • Suggested Reading Levels for this chapter include: Levels L, presented in a text format and E, presented in both text and symbol-supported formats. Read and Answer Comprehension activities extend beyond “checking” what students remember from reading. During instruction, students learn to refer to the book, using both illustrations and text, to locate answers to questions. Students recognize types of responses appropriate to who, what and where formats. Question responses may also provide students with a foundation for story retell. Activities should be repeated throughout the unit to increase students’ skills in multiple areas of comprehension. • Select the level of comprehension questions appropriate to each student. Comprehension questions are also in three formats. Level 3 is text only.
Level 2 is symbol-supported. Level 1 is written in sentence strip format, allowing students to select from multiple choices or one errorless picture choice.
• Build comprehension and vocabulary through discussions.
Standards Connection • These standards connection lessons are designed to build summarizing skills and are applicable to all chapters. Using the first standards
connection form, determine whether this book is a work of fiction or nonfiction. Select the additional standards connection lesson based on whether the chapter is a fictional format that has a story line or an informational text that includes facts and historical events.
The first two sets of comprehension questions are derived from the lower levels of text. An advanced level of mixed questions is provided in text-only format.
Pre- and post-assessments are available through Monthly Checkpoints.
Differentiated Tasks Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 • Students will independently read literature
forms, including chapter books, biographies, poems, fiction and nonfiction works, that have been adapted to student reading level.
• Students will independently read questions about a story and write, speak or select an answer.
• Students will read supported and shared literature forms, including chapter books, biographies, poems, fiction and nonfiction works, that have been adapted to student reading level.
• Students will point to or select a picture from a choice of three in response to a question about a story.
• Students will actively participate in supported reading of literature forms, including chapter books, biographies, poems, fiction and nonfiction works, that have been adapted to student ability level.
• Students will respond to a question by choosing a single option or errorless picture.
Resources and Materials Notes Chapter 3: Life Science Communication board Comprehension worksheets and sentence strips (multiple-choice and fill-in) Advanced questions Standards Connection Lessons 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13
Grade Band: Middle School Unit 19 Unit Target: Scientific Inquiry Unit Topic: Middle School Science Fair
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Lesson 7, Chapter 3: Answer Key Fill-In Multiple-Choice
animals plants life science need People 1. Todd is learning about _____. (life science)
2. He learns how animals and _____ grow. (plants) 3. He learns about which _____ get along. (animals) 4. _____, plants and animals need each other. (People) 5. What do you _____ to live? (need)
1. What is this chapter about?
(physical science, technology and science, life science)
2. What does Todd learn about plants? (how they grow, how they move, how they sleep)
3. What does Todd learn about in life science? (tools, animals, electricity)
4. What do people, plants and animals need to live? (each other, microwave, car)
5. What is important to know about this chapter? • We learn about plants and animals in life science. • Animals drink water. • Plants grow.
Fill-In Advanced Multiple-Choice Advanced Use the Chapter Book to help you fill in the blank. 1. Todd works on his project with a _____. (team)
2. The team asks _____ about life science. (questions) 3. In life science, we can learn about _____.
(plants, animals, etc.) 4. People, plants and animals all need _____.
(water, Sun, air, food, each other) 5. Write a question about life science.
__________________________________
These questions may have more than one correct answer. 6. What do we study in life science?
(rocks, living things, Sun)
7. What do plants need to grow? (water, air, Sun)
8. What does Todd learn about animals? (how they grow, where they live, weather)
9. What do people, animals and plants all need? (cars, food, air)
10. In the scientific method, we ask a question. What is a question about life science? • Can plants grow without light? • How does electricity give us light? • Why is the weather colder in winter?
Chapter 3:Life Science
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Todd and his lab team are thinking
about life science. Should they do a
project on life science? They talk about
ideas for their project. All plants and
animals are part of life science.
What topic are they thinking about?
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In life science, Todd learns about living
things. He learns about plants. He sees
how plants grow. He knows that plants
need water, Sun and air to grow. He
learns about the need to keep the air and
water clean.
What do we learn about plants?
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In life science, Todd learns about
animals. He learns about places where
animals live. He learns how animals grow
from babies to adult animals. He learns
what different animals eat. He learns
which animals get along together.
What do we learn about animals?
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In life science, Todd learns about
people too. People, animals and plants
all need water, Sun and air. People,
animals and plants all need food too.
People, animals and plants need each
other to live.
What do we learn about people?
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Todd and his lab team think about
questions in life science for their project:
• How do plants get their food?
• Why do some animals sleep all winter?
• How does a tadpole become a frog?
Discuss how the team would use the scientifi c method to answer questions about life science.
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What do you know about life science?
What would you like to know? Can you
think of more questions for Todd and his
lab team?
Brainstorm questions related to life science.
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Chapter 3:Life Science
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MIDDLE, Unit 19, Scientifi c Inquiry, Middle School Science FairLesson 7, Chapter 3, Life Science, Level E Symbol-Supported
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noyes
Life Science
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learn
live
know
about
good
Todd
life science
people
team
plant
each other
project
animal
question
think
grow
need
Within each category, pictures are listed from left to right in the order in which they appear in the text.
Chapter 3: Life Science
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MIDDLE, Unit 19, Scientifi c Inquiry, Middle School Science FairLesson 7, Chapter 3, Life Science, Fill-In Level 3
Name: _______________________
plants life science need Peopleanimals
1. Todd is learning about .
2. He learns how animals and grow.
3. He learns about which get along.
4. , plants and animals need each other.
5. What do you to live?
Chapter 3: Life Science
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MIDDLE, Unit 19, Scientifi c Inquiry, Middle School Science FairLesson 7, Chapter 3, Life Science, Fill-In Level 2
plants life science need Peopleanimals
Name: _______________________
1. Todd is learning about .
2. He learns how animals and grow.
3. He learns about which get along.
4. , plants and animals need each other.
5. What do you to live?
Chapter 3: Life Science
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MIDDLE, Unit 19, Scientifi c Inquiry, Middle School Science FairLesson 7, Chapter 3, Life Science, Fill-In Level 1
1. Todd is learning about .
animals plants life science need People
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Chapter 2: Earth and Space Science
2. He learns how animals and grow.
3. He learns about which get along.
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Chapter 3: Life Science
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MIDDLE, Unit 19, Scientifi c Inquiry, Middle School Science FairLesson 7, Chapter 3, Life Science, Fill-In Level 1
4. , plants and animals need each other.
5. What do you to live ?
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MIDDLE, Unit 19, Scientifi c Inquiry, Middle School Science FairLesson 7, Chapter 3, Life Science, Multiple-Choice Level 3
Name: _______________________Chapter 3: Life Science
1. What is this chapter about?a. physical science b. technology and
sciencec. life science
a. how they grow b. how they move c. how they sleep2. What does Todd learn about plants?
3. What does Todd learn about in life science?
4. What do people, plants and animals need to live?
5. What is important to know about this chapter?
a. tools b. animals c. electricity
a. each other b. microwave c. car
a. We learn about plants and animals in life science.
b. Animals drink water.
c. Plants grow.
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MIDDLE, Unit 19, Scientifi c Inquiry, Middle School Science FairLesson 7, Chapter 3, Life Science, Multiple-Choice Level 2
Name: _______________________Chapter 3: Life Science
1. What is this chapter about?a. physical science b. technology and
sciencec. life science
a. how they grow b. how they move c. how they sleep2. What does Todd learn about plants?
3. What does Todd learn about in life science?
4. What do people, plants and animals need to live?
5. What is important to know about this chapter?
a. tools b. animals c. electricity
a. each other b. microwave c. car
a. We learn about plants and animals in life science.
b. Animals drink water.
c. Plants grow.
Chapter 3: Life Science
Life SciencePhysical Science
Technology and Science
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MIDDLE, Unit 19, Scientifi c Inquiry, Middle School Science FairLesson 7, Chapter 3, Life Science, Multiple-Choice Level 1
how they sleep
how they grow how they move
electricitytools animals
careach other microwave
Plants grow.We learn about plants and animals
in life science.
Animals drink water.
Chapter 3: Life Science
1. What is this chapter about ?
2. What does Todd learn about plants ?
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MIDDLE, Unit 19, Scientifi c Inquiry, Middle School Science FairLesson 7, Chapter 3, Life Science, Multiple-Choice Level 1
Chapter 3: Life Science
3. What does Todd learn about in life science ?
4. What do people, plants and animals need to live ?
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MIDDLE, Unit 19, Scientifi c Inquiry, Middle School Science FairLesson 7, Chapter 3, Life Science, Multiple-Choice Level 1
5. What is important to know about this chapter ?
Chapter 3: Life Science
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MIDDLE, Unit 19, Scientifi c Inquiry, Middle School Science FairLesson 7, Chapter 3, Life Science, Fill-In Advanced
Name: _______________________
1. Todd works on his project with a ___________.
2. The team asks ___________ about life science.
3. In life science, we can learn about ___________.
4. People, plants and animals all need ___________.
5. Write a question about life science.
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Chapter 3: Life Science
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Use your chapter book to help you find answers to these questions:
Name: _______________________Chapter 3: Life Science
10. In the scientifi c method, we ask a question. What is a question about life science?
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9. What do people, animals and plants all need?
8. What does Todd learn about animals?
7. What do plants need to grow?
6. What do we study in life science?
a. Can plants grow without light?
b. How does electricity give us light?
c. Why is the weather colder in winter?
a. cars
b. food
c. air
a. how they grow
b. where they live
c. weather
a. water
b. air
c. Sun
a. rocks
b. living things
c. Sun
These questions may have more than one correct answer:
MIDDLE, Unit 19, Scientifi c Inquiry, Middle School Science FairLesson 7, Chapter 3, Life Science, Multiple-Choice Advanced
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