| Number: SC.1.L.16.In.1 | Category: Independent |
| Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08 |
Big Idea:
Heredity and Reproduction : A. Offspring of plants and animals are similar to, but not exactly like, their parents or each other. B. Life cycles vary among organisms, but reproduction is a major stage in the life cycle of all organisms. |
| Name | Description |
| SC.1.L.16.1: | Make observations that plants and animals closely resemble their parents, but variations exist among individuals within a population. |
| Name | Description |
| 5020020: | Science Grade One |
| 7720020: | Access Science Grade 1 |
| 5020080: | STEM Lab Grade 1 |
| Name | Description |
| Learning About Mealworms: | In this unit, students learn about metamorphosis and how animals change from birth to the adult stage through observing and collecting data as mealworm larvae progress through their life cycle to the adult stage (beetles). |
| Tracking Growth and Comparing Offspring: | In "How Do We Grow," students are asked to bring in pictures of themselves as infants and as they look now. Teachers record height and weight measurements (ideally at the beginning and end of the year) to illustrate how the students change and grow throughout the year; discussion is centered on the needs for growth and similarities and differences between the students and their parents. In "Comparing Parents," using pictures of animal babies and adults, students play a game and discuss how babies change to look more or less like their parents. |
