S+4.1.1+Lesson+3

= LESSON PLAN = created by:Virginia Swensen, Kathy Puckett, Jackie Warnick, Jeri Rogers (Lindon Elementary)

__Core Objective/Standard__:
Standard 4/Objective 1.1 and Objective 1.2 Student will be able to communicate observations and the similarities and differences between offspring and between populations

__Student learning objective__:
Students will be able to communicate observations about plants and animals, including humans, and how they resemble their parents. Key vocabulary words: populations, similarities, differences

__Materials needed__:
[|Animal Babies slide show] Books you could use: "Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother, Too?" By Eric Carle "Are you My Mother?" By P.D. Eastman "Planting A Rainbow" By Lois Ehlert "Growing A Pumpkin" By Melvin Berger

Use from Alpine Summer Institute 2010.

__Teacher (To) directions/actions/instructions__
Begin this lesson by reviewing what students know about heredity. Ask students to bring in pictures of themselves and their parents. Once students have their photos in hand, lead a general discussion about the similarities and differences between themselves and their parents. You might ask questions like: • In what ways do you look like your parents? • In what ways do you look different from your parents? • Do you think that your parents passed on some of their physical traits to you? If so, what ones? • What other traits do you think you got from your parents? As you are conducting this discussion, remember that it is important to be cautious about having children compare their own physical appearance to that of their siblings, parents, or grandparents. At the very least, the matter has to be handled with delicacy so no one is embarrassed.

When you have finished this discussion, tell students that they will now compare the similarities and differences between the adults and children of different animals.

__Teachers/Students (With) actions__:
Play [|"Find The Parent"]game on line. It shows pictures of baby animals and you choose the correct parent.

__Students (By) actions/activities students will do during lesson__:
Tell a partner what you noticed about a baby and their parent.

__Assessment-these may be written, verbal, observations, etc__:
Observe responses by students.