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Month
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Essential
Questions
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Content
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Skills
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Assessment
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Resource
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September
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General
Assessment Tools
FOSS Assessment Checklist
Teacher Observations
Student Interviews
Portfolios
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FOSS Kit
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October
TREES
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How do trees
change?
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Structure and changes over seasons
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Parts of trees
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Tree Shapes and Types of Trees
How do trees
affect me and my surroundings?
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Parts of Trees
Taking Care
of Trees
Structure of
Leaves
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Observe trees and identify parts of trees.
Sort trees according to shape of leaves.
Compare and contrast different trees.
Observe seasonal changes
in the life of schoolyard trees.
Observe structure of
twigs, flowers, fruits, seeds and bark of trees.
Observe size, shape,
texture and color of tree leaves.
Develop vocabulary to
describe observations.
Communicate observations using pictures
and/or words.
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FOSS Assessment Checklist
Teacher Observations
Student Interviews
Portfolios
Tree Puzzles
Tree Pictures – identifying
Parts
Tree Drawings
Leaf Booklets
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FOSS Kit
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November
TREES
continued
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Finish TREES
unit.
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FOSS Assessment Checklist
Teacher Observations
Student Interviews
Portfolios
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FOSS Kit
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December
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January
PAPER
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What can I discover about paper?
Where does
paper come from?
What are the
different types of paper?
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Getting to know paper
Paper Interactions
Paper Constructions
Uses of Paper
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Observe different kinds of paper.
Compare and contrast different kinds of paper.
Sort paper
according to properties.
Observe how
paper changes when mixed with substances.
Develop vocabulary to describe
observations.
Communicate observations using pictures
and/or words.
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“This is made of paper” activity.
Paper Hunt
FOSS Assessment Checklist
Teacher Observations
Student Interviews
Portfolios
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FOSS Kit
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February
WOOD
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What can I discover about wood?
Where does
wood come from?
What are the
different types of paper?
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Getting to
know wood
Uses of wood
Finding wood
in the environment
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Observe and
describe the properties of wood.
Observe how
wood changes when mixed with other substances.
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FOSS Assessment Checklist
Teacher Observations
Student Interviews
Portfolios
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FOSS Kit
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March
FABRIC
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What is fabric?
How are fabrics used?
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Exploring Fabric
Working with Fabric (weaving, sewing)
Fabric
Interactions
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Observe and describe the properties of different
fabrics.
Compare and
contrast different types of fabric.
Observe how
fabric interacts with other substances.
Develop vocabulary to describe
observations.
Communicate observations using pictures
and/or words.
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FOSS Assessment Checklist
Teacher Observations
Student Interviews
Portfolios
Fabric Hunt
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FOSS Kit
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April
ANIMALS
TWO BY
TWO
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How are animals the same and how are they
different?
What do land
animals need in order to survive?
What do
aquatic animals need in order to survive?
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The
Structure of Goldfish
The Structure of Ladybugs
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Observe the
structure and behavior of land and aquatic animals.
Compare
similarities and differences between land and aquatic animals.
Communicate
observations using pictures and/or words.
Observe
interactions of animals with their surroundings.
Handle
animals carefully, and participate in the care and feeding of classroom
animals.
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FOSS Assessment Checklist
Teacher Observations
Student Interviews
Portfolios
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FOSS Kit
InsectLore
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May
ANIMALS
TWO BY
TWO
Revisit
TREES
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Finish
ANIMALS unit.
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FOSS Kit
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June
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