Description

SKL2: Students will compare the similarities and differences in groups of organisms.
a.   Explain the similarities and differences in animals (color, size, appearance, etc.).
b.   Explain the similarities and differences in plants (color, size, appearance, etc.).
c.   Recognize the similarities and differences between a parent and a baby.
d.   Match pictures of animal parents and their offspring explaining your reasoning (for example: dog/puppy; cat/kitten; cow/calf; duck/ducklings, etc.).
e.   Recognize that you are similar to and different from other students (senses, appearance).
Teacher note:  Be sensitive to the fact that some children have parents who are not their biological parents.

Essential Questions

How are _____ alike/ different?

Lesson Plans

BBC's Variation Lesson Plan

BBC's Grouping and Changing Material Lesson Plan

Kidspiration lesson plan matching animals to their mothers

• Learning about Sorting and Grouping- United Streaming video exploring the concept of alike and different.  Students use scientific investigations to discover properties of matter. Includes teacher's guide. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Amphibians, Fish, and Reptiles- United Streaming video in which students visit the habitats of frogs, toads, snakes, lizards, and other underwater creatures. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Animal Features and Their Functions- United Streaming video in which students observe animal features such as heads, tails, wings, feathers, fur, and claws. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Animal Groups: Beginning Classification- United Streaming video in which students classify mammals, Birds, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Insects. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Animal Lifecycles- United Streaming video in which students learn how living things grow and change. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Growing Plants: Science in a School Garden-United Streaming video about observing plants growth and how they fit into the environment. Includes teacher's guide and quiz. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• How We're Different and Alike-United Streaming video about how and why people are different and alike. Includes teacher's guide and quiz. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Stage One Science: Busy Bodies-United Streaming video illustrating basic life processes: breathing, feeding, moving, resting, and responding to surroundings. Includes teacher's guide and black line masters. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Diversity Elementary: Appearance-United Streaming video in which Professor helps Deepika demonstrates that appearance is simply how a person looks on the outside. Includes teacher's guide and black line masters. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Diversity Elementary: Families-United Streaming video in which students learn that that all families are normal and come in all shapes and sizes. Includes teacher's guide and black line masters. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Tuffy Makes Tough Decisions: Tuffy's Tough Decisions-United Streaming video in which Tuffy the Turtle learns to choose friends based on character – not appearance. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• The Ugly Duckling-United Streaming video of the classic tale in which the duckling is teased at every turn for his awkward appearance. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• BBC's Grouping and Changing Materials allows students to virtually sort objects in a variety of ways.

• BBC's Variation allows students to virtually sort plants and animals.

• Baby Animals Asia allows students to match the baby animals with their mothers.