Format
1. The program starts by introducing the earthworm
2. Audience members share their own facts about the animal
3. With a powerpoint presentation, the presenter discusses body systems, animal classification, adaptation, reproduction, and similarities to human bodies
4. Dissection
Objectives
-Name the parts of an animal
-Outline the relationships between the ecosystem and different animal interactions
-Explore internal anatomy
-Discuss body systems and compare them to human bodies
-Describe some of the processes of science.
-Recognize some safety equipment used for dissections
Standards Alignment
State Standards
4-LS1-1. Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
4-LS1-2. Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.
5-LS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
MS-LS2-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
MS-LS2-2. Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.