Learning Goals
Students will be able to identify plant and animal internal and external structures and explain how they support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Students will be able to construct an evidence-based argument about how specific plant and animal structures support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Students will be able to model how animals receive sensory information, process it in the brain, and respond in different ways.
Students will be able to use observations and research to compare how different plants and animals use structures to adapt to different environments.
Students will be able to present scientific findings clearly and answer questions about their organism model using academic vocabulary.
Students will be able to revise their models and explanations based on feedback from peers and visitors.
Products
Organism Structure Explanation Poster and Oral Defense
Each student creates one annotated poster or tri-fold explaining a chosen plant or animal’s structures and how they support survival, growth, behavior, or reproduction. Students then give a short oral defense answering questions with evidence from observations and research.
Living Structures Gallery Walk Diorama with Team Presentation
Small teams design a 3D ecosystem diorama showing multiple organisms and their structures in action. Teams present their model at the gallery walk, explaining how the structures help organisms survive and responding to audience questions.
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