1 Chapter 6 Seeds and Plants

2 Key Concepts – Seeds and Plants Plants _____________ air, water, food and light to live. There are many kinds of plants, and each has its own ______________________. Plants make _____________ _______________ grow into plants with roots, stems, leaves, and flowers. Plants grow and _________________.

3 Using Process Skills Seeds and Plants (write examples given in class below) –Observing –Comparing –Classifying –Measuring –Communicating

4 Creating Active Experiences Books – –Describe growing process – Arts and Crafts –Leaf Prints –Leaf and bark rubbings –Others?

5 Chapter 7 Insects and Small Animals

6 Key Concepts Animals –need food, water, shelter, and a unique temperature –have individual ____________________________ –have unique ________________ to help them survive –go through a __________________ Pets are animals that depend upon us for special care There are many kinds of pets Different kinds of pets need different kinds of care to grow and be healthy Aquariums are places for fish and other living things to grow

7 Active Experiences Observing insects Environments and Life Cycles –Mealworms Birds and Nests Using Books

8 Animals in the Classroom Children learn to: 1.Develop a _____________ for and understand the daily requirements of all forms of life 2.Develop a sensitivity and sense of __________________ for the life around them 3.Become aware of the conditions under which the animal survives as well as the conditions under which it will parish

9 Animals in the Classroom (cont.) Ask Yourself: 1.What type of cage or environment does it require? 2.What temp must be maintained? 3.What type of food is needed and how should it be given? 4.Will the animal be okay over weekends and holidays? 5.Is this an endangered animal? 6.Will this animal make a good classroom visitor?