Lesson 4
Land Acknowledgement
This is Kumeyaay homeland. The Kumeyaay people are the people native to this land. We acknowledge that our school is built on the homelands of the Kumeyaay people. We thank them for their care of the land, water, plants and animals. We stand with the Kumeyaay by recognizing ___. We commit to ___.
Let’s show some gratitude and love for bugs!
An entomologist - a scientist who studies insects.
Why should we be
thankful for “bugs”?
Pair Share
Insects are known for having some pretty awesome traits.
Trait: a specific characteristic; something that makes one plant, animal or person different from another
Traits of the monarch caterpillar.
Traits of the monarch butterfly.
Look at Your Nature Journals
List all of the traits you have observed
What TRAITS have we observed?
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#16 Remaining Open to Continuous Learning
I can learn from experiences!
Use your mouse to move the bird.
Click to eat a moth!
What do these graphs show us?
Light Forest
Dark Forest
Explanation of Natural Selection
Which moths were most likely to survive in the dark forest? | Dark moths Light moths | Why? |
Which moths were most likely to survive in the light forest? | Dark moths Light moths | Why? |
Why does a cactus have spines?
Why do leopards have spots?
Why are flowers bright colors?
Why do the underside of monarch butterflies’ wings look like this?
Monarch butterflies have adapted to be able to eat a poisonous plant called milkweed (as caterpillars), which makes them poisonous to animals that eat them.
Why is this a helpful adaptation?
Natural Selection
Selection
Selection
How can we select certain traits to pass on to offspring?
How can farmers and scientists select seeds to grow sweeter and larger apples?
What traits of an apple would you try to select?
SELECTION GAME
Name That Fruit or Veggie from the Past
What TRAITS are the same?
What TRAITS have changed over time?
Trait: something that makes one plant, animal or person different from another
Can you name this fruit
from the past?
Use traits you can see as evidence for your guess.
Traits That Have Stayed the Same | Traits That Have Changed Over Time |
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After years of selection...
Can you name this vegetable from the past?
Use traits you can see as evidence for your guess.
Traits That Have Stayed the Same | Traits That Have Changed Over Time |
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After years of selection...
Can you name this fruit from 4000 B.C.?
Use traits you can see as evidence for your guess.
Traits That Have Stayed the Same | Traits That Have Changed Over Time |
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After years of selection...
Can you name this vegetable from the past?
Use traits you can see as evidence for your guess.
Traits That Have Stayed the Same | Traits That Have Changed Over Time |
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After years of selection...
Native American Crops and Farming
“Native Americans feed a population of 100 million people by developing new foods from wild plants - the potato, the tomato, peanuts, chocolate, and dozens of varieties of beans and squash. Today, these crops provide 60% of the world’s grown food.”
Native American (Zuni) farmer Jim Enote:
Our Responsibility to Take Care of the Earth
What can we learn from Native American farmers about how can help life survive and thrive?
Observe and record traits of your plant or animal.
ZOOM IN
Observe and draw traits that helps your plant or animal survive.
John Muir Laws Nature Journaling
ZOOM IN
...and out.
Why are specific numbers and measurements important for science journals?
4 lbs
5 petals
Measure
Count
ZOOM IN
Observe and draw traits that we observe in our caterpillars and sprouting corn seeds.
How can we help them survive and thrive in our classroom?
Question to Investigate | What We Did | What We Figured Out | Connection to Phenomenon | Questions We Have Now |
How do traits passed down from parents help plants and animals survive and thrive? | We explored the role of natural selection and the impact of the environment on the traits of the peppered moths. We also explored selection to create apple varieties with specific traits. We looked at traits that are passed on from plant and animal parents and traits that change over time. We looked for evidence of traits passed down from parents that help the plants and animals survive and thrive at our school. | | We noticed similarities and differences between parents and offspring. Although each monarch butterfly is unique, they have many similar traits that make it easy to recognize them as monarch butterflies and allow for them to travel in swarms, together, in order to survive and thrive. | |
Phenomena Wall: ANCHOR: Life Cycle of a Butterfly
INVESTIGATIVE Phenomena: Peppered Moth Natural Selection and Selection/ Varieties of Fruit
Essential Question: How can we help life survive and thrive at our school?
Question to Investigate | What We Did | What We Figured Out | Connection to Phenomenon | Questions We Have Now |
How do traits passed down from parents help plants and animals survive and thrive? | We explored the role of natural selection and the impact of the environment on the traits of the peppered moths. We also explored selection to create apple varieties with specific traits. We looked at traits that are passed on from plant and animal parents and traits that change over time. We looked for evidence of traits passed down from parents that help the plants and animals survive and thrive at our school. | Traits that help animals survive (not get eaten by predators) get passed down to future plants and animals. People and farmers can also select traits to protect or replant so that those traits are passed down to future plants and animals. There are specific traits that help plants and animals survive and thrive at our school. | We noticed similarities and differences between parents and offspring. Although each monarch butterfly is unique, they have many similar traits that make it easy to recognize them as monarch butterflies and allow for them to travel in swarms, together, in order to survive and thrive. | |
Phenomena Wall: ANCHOR: Life Cycle of a Butterfly
INVESTIGATIVE Phenomena: Peppered Moth Natural Selection and Selection/ Varieties of Fruit
Essential Question: How can we help life survive and thrive at our school?
Students’ Celebration of Learning! Slides
(Find and Complete on Google Classroom)
Which moths were most likely to survive in the dark forest? | Dark moths Light moths | Why? |
Which moths were most likely to survive in the light forest? | Dark moths Light moths | Why? |
Can you name this fruit from the past?
Use traits you can see as evidence for your guess.
Traits That Have Stayed the Same | Traits That Have Changed Over Time |
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After years of selection...
Share a Drawing of Your Plant or Animal from Your Journal and Label its Traits
Trait 1
Trait 2
Trait 3