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= LESSON PLAN = created by: Caren Robison, Shawna Boles, Sarah Broderick


 * This lesson should be chopped up into three lessons; one for animals, one for plants, and one for families.

__Core Objective/Standard__:
Standard 4: Life Science. Students will gain an understanding of Life Science through the study of changes in organisms over time and the nature of living things.

Objective 1
Communicate observations about the similarities and differences between offspring and between populations. [|Supplemental Materials] (pdf)
 * 1) Communicate observations about plants and animals, including humans, and how they resemble their parents.

__Materials needed__:
A book about animals, a book about plants, a book about families. Chart paper & Markers Animal fur samples Various fruit and a knife to cut them apart Student note for them to bring a picture of their family Teachers family picture

__Teacher (To) directions/actions/instructions__:
Read them the book to introduce the topic of animals, plants or families.

__Teachers/Students (With) actions__:
On chart paper, make a list of similarities and differences between moms and their babies. (ex. baby deer and adult deer all have brown fun, four legs, two eyes, eat grass, etc. The differences are their size, babies have spots and adults have antlers, etc.)

__Students (By) actions/activities students will do during lesson__:
(ANIMALS) Have different animal skins that the students can observe the similarities and differences. Have at least two of each and see if they can find the ones that are from the same animals. (PLANTS) Have different fruits that the students get the seeds out of (apples, oranges, strawberries) then show them pictures of the plant that the fruit comes off of. Have them match them up and observe the differences. (FAMILIES) Have students bring a picture of their family from home. Have the students observe and notice the similarities and differences in the families (same hair, eye color, etc.)

__Assessment-these may be written, verbal, observations, etc__:
Give the students a page of pictures of baby and adult animals, plants and families. Have the students cut the pictures apart and match up the babies to their parents.