Animals

=Animals= Goal 1: The learner will make observations and build an understanding of similarities and differences in animals.** 1.01 Observe and describe the similarities and differences among animals including: structure,growth, changes and movement. 1.02 Observe how animals interact with their surroundings. 1.03 Observe the behaviors of several common animals. 1.04 Demonstrate how to care for a variety of animals. 1.05 Observe the similarities of humans to other animals including: basic needs, growth and change and movement. organisms.** 1.02 Investigate the needs of a variety of different animals: air,water,food,shelter and space. 1.03 Observe the ways in which humans are similar to other organisms. 1.04 Identify local environments that support the needs of common NC plants and animals. __**Second Grade:**__ 1.01 Describe the life cycle of animals including: birth,developing into an adult,reproducing and aging and death. [|insects life cycle] [|ant life cycle] [|frog life cycle] [|salmon life cycle] [|Butterfly life cycle] 1.02 Observe that insects need food, air, and space to grow. 1.03 Observe the different stages of an insect life cycle. [|video of insect's life cycle] 10 minutes 1.04 Compare and contrast life cycles of other animals such as mealworms, ladybugs,crickets, guppies or frogs. [|mealworms] [|ladybugs] __**Fourth Grade:**__ animal behavior and adaptation.** 1.01 Observe and describe how all living and nonliving things affect the life of a particular animal including: other animals, plants, weather and climate. 1.02 Observe and record how animals of the same kind differ in some of their characteristics and discuss possible advantages and disadvantages of this variation. 1.03 Observe and discuss how behaviors and body structures help animals survive in a particular habitat. 1.04 Explain and discuss how humans and other animals can adapt their behavior to live in changing habitats. 1.05 Recognize that humans can understand themselves better by learning about other animals.
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 * Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and build an understanding of animal cycles.**
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