1-LS1-1. Use materials to
design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use
their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. [Clarification Statement:
Examples of human problems that can be solved by mimicking plant or animal
solutions could include designing clothing or equipment to protect bicyclists
by mimicking turtle shells, acorn shells, and animal scales; stabilizing
structures by mimicking animal tails and roots on plants; keeping out intruders
by mimicking thorns on branches and animal quills; and, detecting intruders by
mimicking eyes and ears.]
design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use
their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. [Clarification Statement:
Examples of human problems that can be solved by mimicking plant or animal
solutions could include designing clothing or equipment to protect bicyclists
by mimicking turtle shells, acorn shells, and animal scales; stabilizing
structures by mimicking animal tails and roots on plants; keeping out intruders
by mimicking thorns on branches and animal quills; and, detecting intruders by
mimicking eyes and ears.]
We’re
still working our way through PE 1-LS1-1.
Here are some books and activity ideas for addressing how animals protect themselves from predators.
still working our way through PE 1-LS1-1.
Here are some books and activity ideas for addressing how animals protect themselves from predators.
What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You? by Steve Jenkins
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India by
Gerald McDermott
Never Smile at a Monkey by
Steve Jenkins
Gerald McDermott
Never Smile at a Monkey by
Steve Jenkins
Disappearing Desmond by
Anna Alter
Where in the Wild? by David M. Schwartz and Yael Schy
Activity 1
Invite students
to choose one of the animals described in What
Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You? and act out its defense
strategy. Can other members of the class guess which animal the child is
pretending to be?
Activity 2
Create a
bulletin board with the title: How Do Animals
Protect Themselves from Predators? Provide art materials and time for each
student to create a representation of how one of the animals they’ve learned
about protects itself from being eaten.
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