Target Student Performance
Students compare how matter moves and changes and how energy changes in a growing tree vs. a growing child, connecting macroscopic observations with atomic-molecular models and using the principles of conservation of matter and energy.
Resources Provided
- 6.3 Comparing Plants and Animals PPT
- 6.3 Comparing a Growing Tree and a Growing Child Worksheet (1 per student)
- 6.3 Grading Comparing a Growing Tree and a Growing Child Worksheet
Recurring Resources
- Three Questions 11x17 Poster (1 per class)
- Three Questions Handout (Color Version) (1 per student)
- Three Questions Handout (BW Version) (1 per student)
- (Optional) Big Idea Probe: Houseplant for a Busy Family (1 per student)
- (Optional) Assessing the Big Idea Probe: Houseplant for a Busy Family
- Learning Tracking Tool for Plants (1 per student)
- Assessing the Learning Tracking Tool for Plants
Setup
Prepare one copy of 6.3 Comparing a Growing Tree and a Growing Child Worksheet for each student. Prepare a computer and a projector to display the PPT. If you are using it, print one copy of the Big Idea Probe: Houseplant for a Busy Family for each student.