Big Ideas: Reptiles and Birds / Mammals  
Essential Questions: What defines a reptile? What defines a bird? What defines a mammal?
Vocabulary: reptile, bird, lizards, snakes, turtles, tuataras, pelicans, parrots, herons, mammal, placental, marsupial, monotremes
Month Content Skills Asessment Standards Instructional Activities,
Strategies, and Differentiation
May-June Reptiles and Birds: Formative:  Formal Indiana State Core Standards Are Not Available  Provide Topic Reading Assignments and Vocabulary List   
* Introduction (Definition and Evolution) Dissect a turtle to expose tissues and organs for study Student Partipiation and Dialog  Deliver Information via Lecture, Discussion and Handouts
* Forms and Functions (Temperature, Feeding, Respiration, Circulation, Excretion, Response, Reproduction) Dissect a pigeon to expose tissues and organs for study Study Guide Assignments  However, Some Related State Standards Associated with General Biology Could Apply Use Technology (ie Simulations/Illustrations/Videos), Various Manipulatives and Word Play
* Groups of Reptiles (Lizards, Snakes, Crocodilians, Turtles/Tortoises, Tuataras) Lab Practicles and/or Projects   Offer Review Opportunities (Study Guides and Study Sessions)
* Groups/Types of Birds (Pelicans, Birds of Prey, Parrots, Cavity-Nesting, Perching, Herons, Flightless Birds) Chapter Quizzes Visit:https://www.in.gov/doe/students/indiana-academic-standards/science-and-computer-science/ Supplement Topic Discussion with Labs/Projects/Demonstrations
Reading / Vocabulary Exam
Vertebrate Chordates: Mammals  
* Introduction (Definition and Evolution) Simulate blubber which helps to explain endothermic characteristics of mammals Summative:
* Forms and Functions (Temperature, Feeding, Respiration, Circulation, Excretion, Response, Reproduction) Compare and contrast different hair follicles from various mammals under the microscope Chapter Exam
* Groups of Mammals (Placental Marsupial and Monotremes) Provide visual evidence of the emulsification properties of soap and provide evidence that milk contains fat
  View and hypothesis what type of mammal was regurgitated by a raptor in order to study  
Visit (www.rm118.com) for Further Details and Information with Regards to the Curriculum     skeletal and anatomical features of mammals