The teacher gives students pictures of animal life cycles. They describe each stage. This process is repeated with plant life cycles. Students compare how the stages of plants and animals are the same and different. The teacher reviews students' ecological models, drawings, or terrariums.
Students explain why they chose particular plants and animals.
The teacher looks for evidence that students recognized characteristics of plants and animals that make them suitable for specific ecological models. Write a sentence or two explaining your answer. These resources are those that have been evaluated since 1992. A complete list of resources to support this organizer can be found in Appendix B . For complete product descriptions, and ordering information, please refer to the Science Annotations booklet.