P-LS1-2: Plant and Animal Structures
Plan and conduct an investigation to determine how familiar plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive in the environment. (Structure and Function)
Clarification Statement: Emphasis should be on the relationships between the physical and living environment. Examples of external parts could include roots, stems, leaves for plants and eyes, ears, mouth, arms, legs for animals.
Assessment Boundary: None
Evidence Statement
Science Practices
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS1.A: Structure and Function
LS1.D: Information Processing
Crosscutting Concepts
Structure and Function
Assessments
Phenomena
Anchor Charts
Video
Vocabulary
Plants
Animals (including Humans)
External parts (e.g. roots, stems, leaves and eyes, ears, mouth, arms, legs)
Survive
Environment
Structure and Function
Learning Plans
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