How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?
How Do Living Things Stay Safe And Grow?
How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow? is part of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom, a new curriculum series by the Smithsonian Science Education Center. It is aligned to a group of grade 1 standards. It has a focus on life science with a secondary focus on engineering. In this module, students:
- Use observations of adult plants and animals as evidence that offspring are very similar to, but not exactly like their parents.
- Obtain information from text, images, video, and a computer game to determine how patterns of behavior help offspring survive.
- Explore how external parts of plants and animals help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
- Mimic external parts of plants and animals in designing a tool to solve a human problem.
- Apply knowledge of behaviors and external parts to “survive” in a hypothetical game.
Below are digital resources that support teaching of this module.
Ada Asks Introduction
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Ada introduces students to the module.
What Am I Answers
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This file shows the correct sorting of the cards.
Plant Instructions
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This file has instructions for the activity.
Young Dama Gazelle
https://youtu.be/9uol-vtf-sI
This link shows a video of a young gazelle at the Smithsonian National Zoo.
Animal Instructions
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This file has instructions for the activity.
Bald Eagle
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This file shows several photos of bald eagles.
Discussion Rules
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This file has simplified rules for engaging in argument from evidence.
Penguin Feeding
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This video shows a chinstrap chick feeding from a parent.
Rockhopper Penguin
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This photo shows adult and young rockhopper penguins.
Penguin Protection
http://ssec.si.edu/sites/default/files/games/PenguinProtecti...
This is a digital game about animal behavior.
Penguin Challenges
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This file contains photos of behaviors.
Claws
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This file has photos of different animals and their claws.
Ada Asks Engineering
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Ada introduces students to the engineering task.