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Scavenger Hunt Grades 1 and 2

OVERVIEW This lesson can be used in the fall, winter or spring to discuss seasonal changes. In the spring challenge students to recall many of the concepts taught throughout the garden cycle and science lessons, e.g. insect study. Adapt the worksheet for the appropriate season. Students apply the concepts taught during the school year and garden cycle to search items and organisms that fit the scavenger hunt clue.

Lessons aligned with Washington State Common Core Standards. This lesson was adapted from Granny’s Garden School – www.grannysgardenschool.org

SCIENCE

SYSTEMS: A system is a group of interacting parts that form a whole. INQUIRY : Conduct an investigation. Make inferences based on observations, using simple instruments, magnifiers, thermometers. EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE: Water and weather. Weather changes from day to day and over the seasons. It can be described in measurable quantities, e.g. temperature, precipitation. LIFE SCIENCE: Changes in ecosystems. Plants have life cycles. Ecosystems support all life on the planet. Ecosystems changes over time.

LANGUAGE ARTS

READING CRAFT AND STRUCTURE: Fluency #4 – Read with sufficient accuracy to support comprehension. RANGE OF READING: - #10 – With prompting and support read informational texts appropriate to grade level. WRITING:

Research to Build and Present Knowledge - #8 – With guidance and support from adults recall information from experiences.

Speaking and Listening - -#1 – Participate in collaborative conversations. #2 – Ask and answer key details in text read aloud or information presented orally.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas - -#4 – Describe things with relevant details. #5 – Add drawings to clarify ideas.

THE ARTS

EALR 1- 1.2 The student understands and applies arts knowledge in the visual arts. EARL 3 – 3.1, 3.2 The student communicates through the visual arts.

Students apply the concepts taught during the school year and garden cycle to search for items and organisms that fit the scavenger hunt clue.

COMMON CORE/STANDARD

PURPOSE

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Worksheet for each student Clipboard for each student Pencil for each student Magnifier for each student (optional) Soil thermometer Outdoor thermometer

Estimated Duration – 30 minutes

1. In advance, you have the option of collecting a few samples of items that meet some of the scavenger

hunt clues. 2. Pass out worksheet, clipboard, pencil, and magnifier (optional) to each student. Assign adults to work

with groups of students. 3. Explain students will try to find as many of the items listed on the scavenger hunt as they can. It’s OK if

not all of the items can be found or if they cannot get through the entire list in the time allotted. 4. Read clues t the students before they begin. Remind students to ask for help if they cannot read a clue. 5. Explain that students should write down the name or draw a picture of the item that applies to a clue.

Reinforce that the response should be based on observations and not what they think fits. Point out where the soil and outdoor thermometers are placed for all groups to use.

6. Allow time at the end of the lesson to get student feedback about what was found and provide more information about how the items fit the clue or identify additional items that fit the clue.

7. Return any collected items to the habitat they were found in.

If it is raining, use plastic covers over the clipboards.

Groups of 3-4 students per adult is ideal. Smaller the better for first graders.

Student attempts to complete the worksheet.

Student can explain why he/she chose the items/answers.

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EVIDENCE OF LEARNING

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