Fish Aren't Afraid of the Dark!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/gk2/seasfish.html
A lesson plan for Grades K–2 Science
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- K–2
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- National Geographic
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In this lesson from Xpeditions, students are introduced to the concept of bioluminescence and consider how animals benefit from having their own light sources. They look at pictures of bioluminescent marine animals and make collages or write stories pretending they have just seen bioluminescent animals from a deep sea vehicle.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 1
- Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and make observations to build an understanding of the needs of living organisms.
- Objective 1.02: Investigate the needs of a variety of different animals:
- Air.
- Water.
- Food.
- Shelter.
- Space.
- Objective 1.05: Discuss the wide variety of living things on Earth.
- Objective 1.02: Investigate the needs of a variety of different animals:
Grade 2
- Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and build an understanding of animal life cycles.
- Objective 1.02: Observe that insects need food, air and space to grow.
Kindergarten
- Goal 1: The learner will make observations and build an understanding of similarities and differences in animals.
- Objective 1.01: Observe and describe the similarities and differences among animals including:
- Structure.
- Growth.
- Changes.
- Movement.
- Objective 1.02: Observe how animals interact with their surroundings.
- Objective 1.01: Observe and describe the similarities and differences among animals including:
