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Life science is a science that focuses on all forms of life, the past and present. This can include plants, animals, viruses and bacteria, single-celled organisms, and even cells (What is life science, 2019). Fun fact about life sciences: There is an estimated 8.7 million species of animals, about 400,000 species of plants, and countless species of bacteria and viruses (What is life science, 2019). Some major branches of life science are ecology, botany, zoology, entomology, microbiology, cell biology, physiology, genetics, epidemiology, paleontology, and marine biology. There are many more but these are the main branches. Ecology is the study of the interactions of organisms and their environment. The topics of this study include food chains, parasitic and beneficial relationships and the relationships within species - as well as biodiversity, organism population numbers and distribution of those organisms (What is life science, 2019). Botany is the study of plants. This includes grass, fungi, algae, etc. (What is life science, 2019). Zoology is the study of animals. It looks at characteristics of different animals, including their behavior, breeding, migration patterns, habitats, and more (What is life science, 2019). The study of entomology is all about insects, as well as worms, slug, and snails. Microbiology is the study of the smallest of the living beings, such as single-celled organisms or colonies. Cell biology goes even farther than microbiology. It takes a look at the systems that live within the cells. Physiology focuses on how beings stay alive (What is life science, 2019). Genetics is about looking at DNA and what makes living beings. Epidemiology is a look at the life cycles of diseases (What is life science, 2019). It also looks at how diseases live, reproduce, affect humans, and how humans die from them. Paleontology is the study of dinosaurs and how they might have lived. Marine biology focuses on life in the oceans (What is life science, 2019). As stated above, there are a lot of different branches of life sciences.
Reference:
What is life science. (2019, November 25). Retrieved April 5, 2021, from https://artifacts.ai/what-is-life-science/

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Outline the NC Essential Science Standards K-6

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Outline the NC Essential Science Standards K-6

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Kindergarten:
K.L.1 Compare characteristics of animals that make them alike and different from other animals and nonliving things.
First Grade:
1.L.1 Understand characteristics of various environments and behaviors of humans that enable plants and animals to survive.
1.L.2 Summarize the needs of living organisms for energy and growth.
Second Grade:
2.L.1 Understand animal life cycles.
2.L.2 Remember that organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characteristics of the organism.
Third Grade:
3.L.1 Understand human body systems and how they are essential for life: protection, movement and support.
3.L.2 Understand how plants survive in their environments.
Fourth Grade:
4.L.1 Understand the effects of environmental changes, adaptations and behaviors that enable animals (including humans) to survive in changing habitats.
Fifth Grade:
5.L.1 Understand how structures and systems of organisms (to include the human body) perform functions necessary for life.
5.L.2 Understand the interdependence of plants and animals with their ecosystem.
Sixth Grade:
6.L.1 Understand the structures, processes and behaviors of plant that enable them to survive and reproduce.
6.L.2 Understand the flow of energy through ecosystems and the responses of populations to the biotic and abiotic factors in their environment.

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List of concepts, terms and definitions 

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List of concepts, terms and definitions 

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Concepts

Animals

Cells

Environment

Plants

Habitats

Ecology

Ecosystems

Organisms

Terms and Definitions
Cells: The building blocks of all living things
Environment: all physical surroundings on earth including everything that is living and nonliving
Plants: living organisms that cover a lot of the Earth
Animals: are living beings. They need food and water to live
Habitat: a place that an animal lives. It gives animals food, water, and shelter
Ecology: the study of the relationships between living things and their environment
Ecosystem: a community of interacting organisms and their environment
Organism: any living thing
Bones: help to support the body and to protect its organs
Living Being: people, animals, and plants are living things. They need air, water, and food to survive
Nonliving Being: Do not need air, food, or water to survive. They do not grow and do not reproduce.
Biology: the science of plants and animals, the study of living things and the way they live and grow
Flower: the part of the plant that bears the seed and usually has brightly colored petals, blossom or bloom
Vegetation: things growing from the ground, plant life
Vegetable: a plant or part of a plant that is eaten

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Teaching resources that would assist in creating a unit plan for Life Sciences

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Teaching resources that would assist in creating a unit plan for Life Sciences

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1. https://sharemylesson.com/subject/life-science
2. https://www.sciencea-z.com/main/domain/life-science/domainId/1
3. https://www.science4us.com/elementary-life-science/
4. https://www.education.com/activity/life-science/
5. https://unctv.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/science/life-science/
6. https://www.education.com/lesson-plans/life-science/
7. https://www.nap.edu/read/4966/chapter/5
8. https://kiddyhouse.com/homework/life-science/
9. https://lesson-plans.theteacherscorner.net/science/life/
10. https://www.teacher.org/lesson-plans/science/
11. Growing Up Wild: Exploring Nature with Young Children Ages 3-7

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Interactive websites for children to explore Life Sciences

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Interactive websites for children to explore Life Sciences

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1. https://www.legendsoflearning.com/life-sciences/
This website can be used by students and teachers. The students would be given a referal code by the teacher to explore plant structure and function science games, animal structure and function science games, growth and development of organisms science games, food and animal needs science games, plant growth science games, information processing science games, food webs science games, ecosystem stability science games, cycles of matter and energy transfer in ecosystems science games, ecosystem dynamics, functioning, and resilience science games, and many more.
2. https://www.brainpop.com/science/
This interactive website has more than just science interactive learning for students. There are many different subparts that the student can click to learn on. There is cellular life and genetics, diversity of life, earth system, ecology and behavior, energy, famous scientists, and so much more.
3. https://www.exploratorium.edu/
The Exploratorium is part of the San Francisco Exploratorium. This website gives students hands-on experiences to learn basic to complex science concepts.

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Animals Grow and Change - By: Bobbie Kalman - This nonfiction book demonstrates the different ways animals and inserts go through the life cycle.
Best Food Forward: Exploring Feet, Flippers, and Claws - By: Ingo Arndt - This nonfiction book has the reader us their minds to guess what paw/foot they are looking at in the picture. There is also information about that animal or insect.
From Seed to Plant - By: Gail Gibbons - This beautifully illustrated book shows readers different flowers and different seeds. It shows the reader the different parts of a flower. It also shows how to grow flowers from the seeds and what happens as the roots take place.
How to Survive as a Shark - By: Kristen Foote - This book would be great for a lesson about marine biology, specifically sharks. This book gives the reader an outlook on what a shark does in their daily life and how they survive in the big blue.
Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons - By: Sara Levine - This book shows how funny people would look without bones, as well as how animals look with their bones.

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Summative Assessments:
1. Final Project - Students will find an animal in the sea or in the mountains. They will then find a nonfiction book on this animal. The students will then draw a picture of the animal on a piece of poster paper and write a small paragraph about the animal of their choosing. The students will become "experts" on this animal. Parents will be invited to come to our "Animal Expert Show", where the poster boards will be posted in the classroom and students will educate their parents on their animal.

Formal Assessments:
1. Living vs. Nonliving Activity - Students are given a pre-made sheet (looks similar to the Jamboard). Students will fold it in half. Students will draw what they perceive to be living and nonliving based on the class discussions and the information giving in class.
2. Oceanic Poem - Write a poem about the ocean and draw a picture.
3. Mountains, Oh My! - Drawing of one of the stages of mountain formation of the students choosing.
4. Reuse and Recycle - Students will pick one of the items they found to draw and write about how it can be reused

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