Tools, Media & Our Earth Home

Objectives

• D10.S1.02.01 Explain that tools and machines are made by people to solve a problem, and give an example.
• D10.S1.02.02 Compare an old tool and a new tool for the same job and say what changed.
• D10.S2.02.01 Tell where a piece of information came from, such as a book, a grown-up, or a screen, and ask one question about it.
• D10.S2.02.02 Tell whether a simple message is trying to give you true information or to sell you something.
• D10.S3.02.01 Describe a habitat and name one plant and one animal that live there and why it suits them.
• D10.S3.02.02 Explain that animals get energy from eating plants or other animals, and give one example.
• D10.S4.02.01 Name one way people use water or energy and one way to save some of it.
• D10.S4.02.02 Follow what happens to a piece of litter and explain why putting it in the right place matters.

Essential questions

• How do tools help us, and how do I tell true information from a sales message?
• How do living things share a habitat, and how can I care for water, energy, and the land?

Big ideas

• Tools and machines are made to solve problems; media can inform or sell, and I can ask which.
• Living things share habitats and need energy; caring for water, energy, and litter keeps our Earth home well.

Lessons

1. 1 Tools Are Made to Solve Problems 45 minutes
2. 2 Old Tool, New Tool 45 minutes
3. 3 Where Did That Information Come From? 45 minutes
4. 4 True Information or Selling? 45 minutes
5. 5 A Habitat Is a Home for Living Things 45 minutes
6. 6 Energy from Eating 45 minutes
7. 7 Water and Energy — Use and Save 45 minutes
8. 8 Where Does Litter Go? 45 minutes
9. 9 Our True-Info Care Card 50 minutes
10. 10 Our Earth Home: Tools, Media, and Care 50 minutes

Assessment plan

An "old tool, new tool" comparison, a "true info or selling?" check, and a habitat drawing plus a water/energy saving act as portfolio artifacts.