5th grade Instructional Guide

GRADE5 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 2: Ecosystems

Module: Matter in Ecosystems Lesson 1: Plant Survival

Lesson 2: Interactions of Living Things

Module: Energy in Ecosystems

Lesson 3: Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

Explain

30 min Learning Intentions:

10-11

I am learning about plant structures and plant needs so that I can explain how plants grow and survive. Success Criteria: I’ll know when I have learned it when I can explain the advantages and disadvantages of plant structures and needs as they grow.

Lesson: Plant Structures

Canbedone duringELA block

Explain:

30 min Learning Intentions:

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12-13

I am learning what happens when a plant’s resources are taken away or changes.

Lesson: Plant Investigation

were used in previous unit to prepare for this lesson) ● 4plastic cups ● Soil ● Gravel ● Sand ● Cotton balls ● Seeds ● Water ● Graduate dbeaker ● Ruler

Success Criteria: I’ll know when I have learned it when I can graph plant growth in different soils or lack of soil.

Elaborate

20 min Learning Intentions:

14-15

I am learning how to think like an agricultural and food science technician so that I can argue why plants should or should not be grown without soil. Success Criteria: I’ll know when I have learned it when I can write a persuasive paragraph on why plants should or should not be grown without soil,

Lesson: Agricultural andFood Science Technician Canbedone in ELA block