Amazing Penguins January Science Unit Mrs. Ashcraft First Grade.

Amazing Penguins Amazing Penguins

January Science UnitJanuary Science Unit

Mrs. AshcraftMrs. Ashcraft

First GradeFirst Grade

Standards AddressedStandards Addressed

• ScienceScience

• Plants and animals meet their needs Plants and animals meet their needs in different waysin different ways– Plants and animals inhabit different Plants and animals inhabit different

environments and have adaptations that environments and have adaptations that enable them to survive and thrive.enable them to survive and thrive.

Standards Addressed-Standards Addressed-ContinuedContinued

• Writing-Writing-

• 1.1-Use descriptive words1.1-Use descriptive words

• 2.2- Write brief expository descriptions 2.2- Write brief expository descriptions

• Listening and Speaking-Listening and Speaking-

• 1.1-listen attentively1.1-listen attentively

• 1.2-ask questions for understanding1.2-ask questions for understanding

• 1.3-give and follow multi-step directions1.3-give and follow multi-step directions

Standards Addressed-Standards Addressed-ContinuedContinued

• Oral CommunicationOral Communication

• 1.4-staying on topic1.4-staying on topic

• 1.5-using descriptive words1.5-using descriptive words

What Are We Going To What Are We Going To Learn?Learn?• How can penguins survive in the coldest How can penguins survive in the coldest

place on earth?place on earth?– Where do they live? Where do they live? – What adaptations do they have that enable their What adaptations do they have that enable their

survival?survival?– What do they eat?What do they eat?– How many different kinds of penguins are there?How many different kinds of penguins are there?– What are their enemies?What are their enemies?– How do they stay safe from enemies?How do they stay safe from enemies?

Students Will Know….Students Will Know….

• Geography-continents, hemispheres, Geography-continents, hemispheres, oceans, the equatoroceans, the equator

• Adaptations-flippers, webbed feet, oily Adaptations-flippers, webbed feet, oily feathers, blubber, coloringfeathers, blubber, coloring

• Food-Seafood consumed and regurgitation Food-Seafood consumed and regurgitation to feed youngto feed young

• Variety-16 different kindsVariety-16 different kinds• Predators-Who are they and how do Predators-Who are they and how do

penguins keep from being eaten?penguins keep from being eaten?

Student ActionStudent Action

• Students will participate in discussion Students will participate in discussion with peers and teacher.with peers and teacher.

• Students will conduct research about Students will conduct research about penguinspenguins

• Students will deliver an oral Students will deliver an oral presentationpresentation

• Students will develop a document Students will develop a document presenting their research.presenting their research.

Unit ActivitiesUnit Activities

• Center activities –working in groups Center activities –working in groups to conduct researchto conduct research

• Create a power point tool to present Create a power point tool to present orallyorally

• Create a document using the Create a document using the Publisher program to present Publisher program to present researchresearch

Amazing!Amazing!

• Your first grader will AMAZE and Your first grader will AMAZE and ASTOUND you with everything they ASTOUND you with everything they will learn about penguins!!will learn about penguins!!

• They will AMAZE themselves when They will AMAZE themselves when they complete the unit activities and they complete the unit activities and learn how awesome they are at learn how awesome they are at creating Powerpoints and working on creating Powerpoints and working on Publisher!Publisher!