THE ZOO. Science Teks 5) Science concepts. The student knows that organisms, objects, and events...

THE ZOO

Science Teks

• 5)  Science concepts. The student knows that organisms, objects, and events have properties and patterns. The student is expected to:

• (A)  classify and sequence organisms, objects, and events based on properties and patterns; and

• (B)  identify, predict, replicate, and create patterns including those seen in charts, graphs, and numbers

Science TEKS

• 7)  Science concepts. The student knows that many types of change occur. The student is expected to:

• (A)  observe, measure, record, analyze, predict, and illustrate changes in size, mass, temperature, color, position, quantity, sound, and movement;

• (B)  identify, predict, and test uses of heat to cause change such as melting and evaporation;

• (C)  demonstrate a change in the motion of an object by giving the object a push or a pull; and

What students will learn

• The student will be able to identify zoo animals

• The student will be able to identify habitats of zoo animals

• The student will be able to ide

• ntify that different animals have different physical properties.

Whole class work

• Read different books on animals

• Have vocabulary words on zoo terminology

• Visit different virtual zoos and gather information online about different animals and their habitats.

• Field trip to the zoo

Group Work

• Create drawing of favorite zoo animal, including habitat

• Do research on that animal to present to class

Reference/ credits

• http://www.tea.state.tx.us/

• http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~mwarden/

• http://library.thinkquest.org