1. Week 37 Science and Social Studies May 13 - 17

2. Monday’s Lesson
Learning Goal: Students will understand that plants and animals have basic needs through investigations and observations
Standard:SC.1.L.17.1: (DOK 1) Through observation, recognize that all plants and animals, including humans, need the basic necessities of air, water, food, and space.
Engage students by having them describe a plant in the classroom/their home/outside. Discuss what things they think the plant needs for survival. Explain that all living things have basic needs, including humans(air, water, food and space). Explore the needs of animals with those of plants in order to see the similaritiesin all living things. Explore the process of growing variousspecies of plants from seeds while focusing on their basic needs. Elaborate on what happens when one of the basic needs for plant growth is not present (e.g. plant without air, plant without water, plant without sunlight, plant without space) Evaluate students’ understanding of basic needs for plants and animals

4. Watch video “4 Basic needs of animals”
Turn and talk:
What are the 4 basic needs of animals?

5. Tuesday’s Lesson
Learning Goal: Students will understand that plants and animals have basic needs through investigations and observations
Standard:SC.1.L.17.1: (DOK 1) Through observation, recognize that all plants and animals, including humans, need the basic necessities of air, water, food, and space.
Engage: Brainstorm the similarities and differences of plants and animals. Explore: Discuss how the environment affects plants and animals that live in them. Explain: Explain how and why many plants and animals resemble their parents. Elaborate: Discuss why the differences that can occur among individual plants and animals and their offspring. Evaluate: Draw and Write about a specific animal and how it is suited to its environment.

6. Write a paragraph about what you need to survive
Write a paragraph about what you need to survive. Include a topic sentence, 4 detail sentences, and a closing.

7. Thursday’s Lesson
Learning Goal: Students will understand the difference between goods and services and the value of how to use their money.
Standard: SS.1.E.1.6 Identify that people need to make choices because of scarce resources

8. Turn and talk: What does scarcity mean?
Watch the video.
Turn and talk: What does scarcity mean?
Can you get everything you want? Why?

9. Friday’s Lesson
Learning Goal: Students will understand the difference between goods and services and the value of how to use their money.
Standard: SS.1.E.1.6 Identify that people need to make choices because of scarce resources

10. Read Managing Money on epic.com
Turn and Talk:
Why do people need to make choices when it comes to spending money?