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Treasure hunt – reading and predicting strategies ( stepping out). Science new unit – Diversity of life. 1) Write down some things you already know about diversity of life. ( get 3 to 6 things). What do you know ?.
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Treasure hunt – reading and predicting strategies ( stepping out) Science new unit – Diversity of life
1) Write down some things you already know about diversity of life. ( get 3 to 6 things) What do you know ?
2)Turn to the glossary and find 4 words (new and stranger the better) . Write them down and write their meaning or draw a picture depicting the meaning. glossary
3) look at all the pictures in the student book Make a tally every time you see this kind of animal. Counting
4)Page 10 – what is an adaptation ? Name some ways in which you are adapted . http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/interdependence.shtml Check out this link. Adaptations
5)What could you use to see living things that are too small to see with the naked eye ? What do we call an animal that is too small to see with the naked eye ? Check out these sites. http://www.biologycorner.com/microquiz/# http://davesolon.com/scopetrain/scopeRO.swf tools
6)look at the labs outlined. What are some materials / tools we might need in this unit ? Tools
7)What careers might someone who is really interested in diversity of life go into ? Stuck ? Look here for some examples. http://sciweb.hfcc.edu/biology/careers.biology.html careers
8)Why do scientists classify and sort al creatures and plants into systems ? http://www.gfawesome.org/school/lessons/ECOLOGY-2/02_-_Why_Do_We_Classify_Organisms/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/organisms_behaviour_health/variation_classification/revise7.shtml Why ?
9)What is life ? How do you know if something is living or non-living ? Make a checklist of things to look for to determine if it is living or not ? ( hint page 7) Check out this link. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/ourselves.shtml Lesson #2
10)If you are done check out these sites till the end of class. This one and the next. http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/classification/kc_classification_main.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/variation.shtml Done ? Handed in your page with name on ?
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfmhttp://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfm http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorations/adaptation/ http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1science.html#groupinganimals more