Format
1. Program begins with introduction to Rocky Mountain National Park.
2. Ranger introduces the concept of adaptations
3. Throughout the program, students explore 5 different animals of Rocky Mountain National Park and their adaptations to survive here with a game called "Baby or Parent?". Students vote throughout the program whether animals shown are parents or babies and discuss what makes them different.
5. 5 to 10 minutes is left at the end for questions and answers.
Objectives
Students will be able to:
1. Differentiate between parent and babies of various animals.
2. Identify adaptations that help animals survive in Rocky.
3. Recognize that animals in different environments require different adaptations and characteristics.
4. Connect animals in Rocky and their adaptations to animals near their homes.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.1.SL.1 -- Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.1.SL.2 -- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.K.SL.1 -- Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.K.SL.1a -- Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).
LS1A K-2 -- Structure and function
LS1B K-2 -- Growth and development of organisms
LS3A K-2 -- Inheritance of traits
State Standards
Colorado Academic Standards:
Sciences:
SC.P.2.1. Recognize that living things have unique characteristics and basic needs that can be observed and studied
SC.P.2.2 Recognize that living things develop in predictable patterns.
SC.K.2.1. To live and grow, animals obtain food they need from plants or other animals, and plants need water and light.
SC.1.2.1 All organisms have external parts that they use to perform daily functions.
SC.1.2.2 Young animals are very much, but not exactly, like their parents, and also resemble other organisms of the same kind.
Reading, Writing, and Communicating:
RW.K.1.1: Communicate using verbal and nonverbal language
RW.1.1.1: Communicate using verbal and nonverbal language to express and receive information.
RW.1.1.2: Use multiple strategies to develop and expand oral communication
RW.1.4.1: Participate in shared research and inquiry projects, writing, recalling, or gathering information to answer questions
RW.2.1.1: Engage in dialogue and learn new information through active listening
RW.2.1.2: Deliver presentations while maintaining focus on topic and be prepared to discuss.