CURRICULUM MAP

School: Central/Liberty

Teacher(s):

Grade/Level: 5

Discipline: Animals

Year:	Days 1-2	Days 3-4	Days 5-8	Days 9-11	Days 12-14
Content Theme Topic Area	Basic Needs of Animals	Parts of the Body: Meeting Animal Needs	Behaviors : Meeting Animal Needs	Classification of Living Things	Vertebrates Differ
Outcomes Essential Questions	LWDAT identify the needs of animals LWDAT describe how some animals meet their needs	LWDAT observe, infer, and describe how certain animal features (adaptations) help them get food & water, make shelters, and maintain body heat.	LWDAT observe how some animals respond to changes in their surroundings LWDAT describe / explain how inherited and learned behaviors of animals help them survive. LWDAT/Review LWDAT/Assessment	LWDAT record similiarities/differences among animals. LWDAT describe how organisms are classified.	LWDAT observe how temperature affects a fish’s breathing. LWDAT infer how temperature affects a human’s breathing. LWDAT differentiate among kinds of vertebrates.
Skills	NJCCCS 5.5 B 1,2 5.5 C	NJCCCS 5.5 B 1,2 5.5 C 5.10 A 1, 2	NJCCCS 5.5 B 1, 2 5.5 C 5.10 A 1, 2	NJCCCS 5.2 A 1, 2 5.10 A, B	NJCCCS 5.1 B 5.5 A 1, B 1, 2
Assessment	Animal Assessment Guide pp. 63 Unit C	Animal Assessment Guide p. 64 Unit C	Animal Assessment Guide Unit C p. 65	Animal Assessment Guide unit C p. 68 Think It/Write It p. C43	Assessment Guide p. 69 Think it/Write it p. C53 Portfolio p. C53
Key Resources	Discovery Works Unit C Assessment Guide	Discovery Works Unit C Assessment Guide	Discovery Works Unit C Assessment Guide	Discovery Works Unit C Assessment Guide	Discovery Works Unit C Assessment Guide