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Plants and Animals
examines how the structures and functions of plants and animals help them meet their needs as living things.
Course Objectives
- Examine the distinction between
producers and consumers
- Investigate the role of structures and how
they enable plants and animals to meet their needs
- Trace the life cycles of a variety
of plants and animals
- Use concept mapping to help assess
student understanding
- Explore the role that live organisms can
play in the elementary classroom
Course Syllabus
Session 1:
Plants as Producers
Consider plants as producers — living
things that transfer the energy of the sun to
substance. Teaching and learning strategies
focus on the use of concept maps.
Session 2:
Animals and Consumers
Consider animals as consumers — living things
that must ingest food. Teaching and learning
strategies focus on effective uses of live plants
and animals in the classroom.
Additional Course Information
- 15 contact hours
- Second in a series of four courses
for teachers of elementary life science
- Other courses in the series:
- A full survey course (45 contact hours),
Teaching Elementary Life Science, is also available.
We recommend course modules be taken in order. If this is not possible,
it's important to have a basic knowledge of the content and methodology
described in the preceding courses.
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