Subject: Life Science

Skills: Identify and describe the internal and external structures of an organism that help them survive. Refer to details and examples in the shared text that ...

Description: 1 Hour 4th Grade Life Science Lesson answering the essential question, “What functions enable an organism to survive?”

CCSS: NGSS L.S.1.1, CCSS 4.G.A.3, CCSS. W.4.1, CCSS RI.4.1

Skills: Support an argument that plants get materials they need from air and water.

Description: 1 Hour 5th Grade Life Science Lesson answering the essential question, “What functions enable an organism to survive?”

CCSS: NGSS.L.S.1.1, CCSS RI.5.1, CCSS 5.MD.A.1, CCSS W.5.1

Skills: Compare and contrast the needs of humans to the needs of plants

Description: This 1 Hour Kindergarten Science Lesson, sets the stage for answering the essential question, “What functions enable an organism to survive?”

• Students will compare and contrast human needs and plant needs

CCSS: NGSS K-LS1-1, RL.K.1, W.K.3, K.CC.B.5

Skills: Develop a model that mimics the function of dispersing seeds or pollination.

Description: In this 1 hour 2nd Grade Life Science Lesson, your students will learn the process of pollination and seed dispersal for plant survival. Essential Question: “What functions enable an organism to survive?”

CCSS: NGSS 2-LS2-2, RI.2.1, W.2.2, 2.OA.A1