1. Assessment Activities
S2L1 Students will investigate the life cycles of different living organisms. d. Identify fungi (mushrooms) as living organisms. This standard builds on Kindergarten standard: SKL1a (recognize the difference between living organisms and nonliving materials).
Limited or Minimum Progress toward achievement of standard (1)
Student is not able to identify fungi.
Progressing toward achievement of standard (2)
Student inconsistently identifies fungi.
Consistently and independently achieves the standard (3)
Student consistently and independently identifies fungi.
Assessment Activities
Given pictures of living organisms, students will identify the ones that are fungi.
Instructional Notes:
Students should know:
that fungi do not make their own food.
that fungi use dead plants and animals for food.
Instructional Websites:
Forest Fungi:  Spore Prints 1