The National Education Standards are presented for each of the unit's lessons.
Lesson 1.1 Introduce the Life as a Lizard Unit
Science
Life Science:
Students will have an understanding of:
- the characteristics of organisms
- organisms and environments
- regulation and behavior
- populations and ecosystems
- diversity and adaptations of organisms
Language Arts
- Reading for Perspective
- Evaluation Strategies
- Communication Skills
- Communication Strategies
- Developing Research Skills
- Applying Language Skills
Lesson 1.2 Lizard Behavior
Science
Life Science
Students will have an understanding of:
- the characteristics of organisms
- organisms and environment
- structure and function in living systems
- regulation and behavior
- populations and ecosystems
- diversity and adaptations of organisms
Language Arts
- Reading for Perspective
- Evaluation Strategies
- Communication Strategies
- Developing Research Skills
- Applying Language Skills
Lesson 1.3 Life as a Lizard Glossary Words
Science
Life Science
Students will have an understanding of:
- the characteristics of organisms
- organisms and environments
- structure and function in living systems
- regulation and behavior
- populations and ecosystems
- diversity and adaptations of organisms
Language Arts
- Reading for Perspective
- Evaluation Strategies
- Communication Skills
- Communication Strategies
- Applying Knowledge
- Applying Language Skills
Lesson 2.1 Assign and Review Lizard, Predator and Prey Roles
Science
Life Science
- the characteristics of organisms
- organisms and environment
- structure and function in living systems
- regulation and behavior
- populations and ecosystems
- diversity and adaptations of organisms
Social Sciences
Environment and Society
- understand how human actions modify the physical environment
Language Arts
- Reading for Perspective
- Evaluation Strategies
- Communication Skills
- Applying Language Skills
Lesson 2.2 Gathering More Information
Science
Life Science
- the characteristics of organisms
- life cycle of organisms
- organisms and environment
- structure and function in living systems
- regulation and behavior
- populations and ecosystems
- diversity and adaptations
Social Sciences
- Environment and Society
- understand how human actions modify the physical environment
Language Arts
- Reading for Perspective
- Evaluation Strategies
- Evaluating Data
- Developing Research Skills
- Applying Language Skills
Lesson 2.3 Student Role Playing Preparation Activities
Science
Life Science
- the characteristics of organisms
- life cycle of organisms
- organisms and environments
- structure and function in living systems
- regulation and behavior
- populations and ecosystems
- diversity and adaptations of organisms
Social Sciences
- Environment and Society
- understand how human actions modify the physical environment
Language Arts
- Reading for Perspective
- Evaluation Strategies
- Communication Skills
- Communication Strategies
- Applying Knowledge
- Evaluating Data
- Developing Research Skills
- Applying Language Skills
Lesson 3.1 Preparing the Props
Science
Life Science
- the characteristics of organisms
- organisms and environments
- regulation and behavior
- diversity and adaptations
Lesson 3.2 Create Lizzie Awards
Science
Life Science
- organisms and environments (grades 3-4)
- regulation and behavior (grade 5)
- diversity and adaptations of organisms (grade 5)
Lesson 3.3 Preparing the Physical Space and Playing the Game
Science
Life Science
- the characteristics of organisms (grades 3-4)
- organisms and environments (grades 3-4)
- structure and function in living systems (grade 5)
- regulation and behavior (grade 5)
- populations and ecosystems (grade 5)
- diversity and adaptations of organisms (grade 5)
Social Sciences
- Environment and Society
- understand how human actions modify the physical environment
Language Arts
- Reading for Perspective
- Evaluation Strategies
- Applying Language Skills
