Launch
Launch
Students will launch the habitat investigation by exploring a mystery habitat with real artifacts and images, then use close observation to ask investigable questions about animals, food chains, and survival. They will practice recording what they notice, listening to peers, and setting simple team expectations for calm, persistent work in later building and research phases.
Days 1 - 2
Question & Hypothesis
Question & Hypothesis
Students will study a puzzling habitat case, sort observation clues about animals, food, shelter, and safety, and turn their wondering into a focused investigable question and a simple evidence-based hypothesis. They will use partner talk, drawing, and oral rehearsal to separate what they observed from what they inferred, then revise their ideas after peer feedback before moving into data collection.
Days 3 - 5
Plan & Gather Data
Plan & Gather Data
Students will make a simple plan for how to collect habitat evidence, use shared recording routines to gather observations from texts, media, and partner-provided animal sources, and complete a mid-phase checkpoint to confirm that their notes, drawings, and categories match their investigation question.
Days 6 - 8
Showcase
Showcase
Students will present their Habitat Museum exhibits to families, peers, teachers, and community guests, explain how animals and plants depend on habitats and food chains, share how their models changed after critique and revision, and reflect on teamwork, calm problem-solving, and scientific noticing.
Day 12
Launch
Days 1–2
Day 1
ðŠķ Mystery Habitat Clue Walk
Launch
45m
Day 2
â Question Cards and Team Promise
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Question & Hypothesis
Days 3–5
Day 3
ðĶ Mystery Habitat Clue Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 4
â Question Cards and If-Because Claims
Research
45m
Day 5
ð Habitat Question Conference
Assessment
45m
Plan & Gather Data
Days 6–8
Day 6
ðïļ Habitat Evidence Plan Cards
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 7
ð Journal Evidence Collection Round
Research
50m
Day 8
â
Evidence Trace Check Conference
Assessment
45m
Analyze & Present Findings
Days 9–11
Day 9
ð§Đ Evidence Sort With Habitat Cards
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 10
ðĻ Habitat Museum Board Draft
Deliverable
45m
Day 11
ðĪ Evidence Talk and Revision Check
Assessment
45m
Showcase
Days 12–12
Day 12
ðĶ Habitat Museum Share-Out
Assessment
45m
June 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
15
Day 1
Launch
ðŠķ Mystery Habitat Clue Walk
16
Day 2
â Question Cards and Team Promise
22
Day 3
Question & Hypothesis
ðĶ Mystery Habitat Clue Sort
23
Day 4
â Question Cards and If-Because Claims
July 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
29
Day 5
ð Habitat Question Conference
30
Day 6
Plan & Gather Data
ðïļ Habitat Evidence Plan Cards
6
Day 7
ð Journal Evidence Collection Round
7
Day 8
â
Evidence Trace Check Conference
13
Day 9
Analyze & Present Findings
ð§Đ Evidence Sort With Habitat Cards
14
Day 10
ðĻ Habitat Museum Board Draft
20
Day 11
ðĪ Evidence Talk and Revision Check
21
Day 12
Showcase
ðĶ Habitat Museum Share-Out