SALTA 5th grade

GRADE 5 SCIENCE

McGraw Hill Unit 2: Ecosystems

Module: Matter in Ecosystems Lesson 1: Plant Survival

TOTAL TIME: 430 MIN About 3 Weeks

Lesson 2: Interactions of Living Things

Module: Energy in Ecosystems

Lesson 3: Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

TIME: 135 MIN

LESSON 2: INTERACTIONS OF LIVING THINGS

LESSON PACING LEARNING INTENTIONS & SUCCESS CRITERIA ADDITIONAL MATERIALS PG Engage Phenomenon 15 min. Learning Intentions: I am learning how to make observations and ask questions, so that I can think like a scientist. 20-21

Big Idea: What is the relationship between these ants and the grass?

Success Criteria: I’ll know I have learned it when I can write 3 questions about how the leafcutter ants interact with their environment.

● Meter Stick ● Masking tape ● 8 7.5 cardboard squares ● 100 2.5 construction paper squares

Explore

30 min. Learning Intentions:

22-25

I am learning how changes in fox and rabbit populations are connected in a forest ecosystem so that I can describe predator and prey relationships. Success Criteria: I’ll know I have learned it when I can record and analyze data from the interactions of foxes and rabbits in the inquiry activity. I will make a claim on how living things interact with their environment.

Lesson: Foxes and Rabbits

Explain

30 min. Learning Intentions:

26-27

I am learning about biotic and abiotic factors within an ecosystem so that I can identify them.

Lesson: