Content Standard: D. Continuity and Change
Students will understand the basis for all life and that all living things change over time.
Common Assessment(s): MAP Task: Life Cycle Book (A. Classifying Life Forms)

Performance Indicators Students will be able to:	Essential Elements (Specific grade level learning objectives)			Suggested Performance Activities	Suggested Classroom Assessments	Vocabulary
2. Identify characteristics that help organisms live in their environment.	Children will be able to identify ways an animal can protect itself.			McGraw-Hill Science: Selected Response P. 224-225 Who catches what? Activity. McGraw-Hill Science: PPG 232-233 How do some animals stay safe? McGraw-Hill Science: T 237B Can't Find Me! with Activity cards	McGraw-Hill Science: Teacher Resource book: The Pond pp. 89, 95	Characteristics Organisms Live Environment Safe Protect Camouflage Hide Danger Enemies Predators Habitat Flee
3. Draw or describe ways in which an organism can change over its lifetime, sometimes in predictable ways.	Students will demonstrate how the frog changes over its lifetime.			McGraw-Hill Science: C. 10, topic 4 PP. 218-221 Role play and draw the stages of the frog stages.	Students will explain and put in sequential order a worksheet of 4 to 6 pictures of the life cycle of the frog.	Change Lifetime Life cycle Predictable Role play Draw Stages Frog Sequential order