Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
have students compare their leaves with leaves on the tree.
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts 1 – Patterns. K-2. Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.
stop and examine it more closely:
Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.3. Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.
students share some of the ways they sorted the leaves
Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
Ask them to examine their leaves and sort them into groups so that all the leaves in a group are alike in some way.
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts 1-Patterns. K-2. Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.
description of their experiences, using descriptive words
Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Language.2.6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
have them describe the different trees they examined
Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.4. Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.
The blindfolded student should examine the tree’s bark and, if possible, its leaves and other features.
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
Then have students search for “tree parts” that match those in the mystery box.
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
List the descriptors (adjectives) on chart paper to make a “word bank”
Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Language.2.6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
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