Grade 1 Science

Senses

Unit Plan

January-February 2016

Miss Pratt

Topic D: Senses
Date and Unit Duration: January 16-February 17, 7 classes 5 hours

Rationale: The first two outcomes in this unit have already been
covered, so I will do a quick pre-assessment at the beginning to see
where the students are at. Each lesson I have focused on a different
sense and included a variety of hands-activities that the students can
do to learn more about the senses. They will have a senses booklet
where they can put observations and things that they learned about a
particular sense/outcome and this will be used for assessment of
learning.

General Learner Expectations:

1-9: Use the senses to make general and specific observations, and
communicate observations orally and by producing captioned pictures.

1-10: Describe the role of the human senses and the senses of other
living things, in enabling perception and action.

Students will:
3. Apply particular senses to identify and describe objects or materials
provided and to describe living things and environments. Students
meeting this expectation will be able to describe characteristics, such
as colour, shape, size, texture, smell and sound.

4. Recognize the limitations of our senses, and identify situations

where our senses can mislead us; e.g., feeling hot or cold, optical
illusions, tasting with a plugged nose.

5. Recognize that other living things have senses, and identify ways
that various animals use their senses; e.g., sensing danger, finding
food, recognizing their own young, recognizing a potential mate.

6. Describe ways that people adapt to limited sensory abilities or to the

loss of a particular sense; e.g., colour blindness, inability to see objects
at close range.

7. Describe ways to take care of our sensory organs, in particular, our

eyes and ears.
 Lesson Overview

Lesson 1 1 hour January 17

Outcomes: Learning Activity: Assessment:
3. Apply particular -Pre assessment
senses to identify and activity/worksheet -I will formatively
describe objects or and review of the assess the pre
materials provided senses assessment
and to describe living worksheet to make
things and -Sight activities from sure the students
environments. EPS Sight and have met the first 2
Students meeting this Balance, sight walk, outcomes that are
expectation will be sight and memory, I part of this unit
able to describe Spy
characteristics, such -Limitations of Sight -Senses booklet
as colour, shape, size, Centers students can name 3
texture, smell and or 4 things about sight
sound. and limitations
4. Recognize the
limitations of our
senses, and identify
situations where our
senses can mislead
us; e.g., feeling hot or
cold, optical illusions,
tasting with a plugged
nose.
Lesson 2 30 minutes January 20
Outcomes: Learning Activity: Assessment:
6. Describe ways that -Blindfolded guided -Senses booklet about
people adapt to walk how people adapt to
limited sensory -Brainstorming limited sensory abilits
abilities or to the loss activity- what daily journal entry will be
of a particular sense; activities would be completed by student
e.g., colour blindness, more difficult if you and marked for
inability to see objects were blind? What are understanding
at close range. some solutions to
these problems.
-Mini-lesson on colour
blindness

Lesson 3 1 hour January 24

Outcomes: Learning Activity: Assessment:
3. Apply particular -Whats that sound? -Teacher will assess
senses to identify and activity the worksheet the
describe objects or -In art, we will make students complete
materials provided noise -Teacher will assess
and to describe living makers/instruments the musical
things and out of a variety of instruments that the
environments. materials to learn students make in Art
Students meeting this more about sound class this week, they
expectation will be will do a write up
able to describe -Video on sign about the kinds of
characteristics, such language sounds their
as colour, shape, size, instrument makes
texture, smell and
sound.
6. Describe ways that
people adapt to
limited sensory
abilities or to the loss
of a particular sense;
e.g., colour blindness,
inability to see objects
at close range.

Lesson 4 30 minutes January 27

Outcomes: Learning Activity: Assessment:

3. Apply particular -Whats That Smell? -Teacher will assess

senses to identify and Stations the worksheet to
describe objects or determine if students
materials provided -Read a story about can describe what
and to describe living animals using their they smell
things and sense, have students
environments. -Journal entry in sense
Students meeting this booklet about animals
expectation will be using their senses
able to describe
characteristics, such
as colour, shape, size,
texture, smell and
sound.
5. Recognize that
other living things
have senses, and
identify ways that
various animals use
their senses; e.g.,
sensing danger,
finding food,
recognizing their own
young, recognizing a
potential mate.
Lesson 5 30 minutes February 10
Outcomes: Learning Activity: Assessment:

3. Apply particular -Textures I Like to -Students will be

senses to identify and Touch (EPS) assessed on their
describe objects or creations of textures
materials provided with words to describe
and to describe living materials
things and
environments.
Students meeting this
expectation will be
able to describe
characteristics, such
as colour, shape, size,
texture, smell and
sound.
Lesson 6 1 hour February 14
Outcomes: Learning Activity: Assessment:

3. Apply particular -Culminating activity -Complete an

senses to identify and where we can use all observation sheet
describe objects or of our senses about the thing we
materials provided maybe make soup or cooked and how we
and to describe living apple sauce or used our senses that
things and popcorn? Food will be assessed
environments. related something.
Students meeting this
expectation will be
able to describe
characteristics, such
as colour, shape, size,
texture, smell and
sound.

Lesson 7 30 minutes February 17

Outcomes: Learning Activity: Assessment:

7. Describe ways to -Mini lesson on safety -Safety with our

take care of our -Demonstration of a senses worksheet will
sensory organs, in variety of safety be marked by teacher
particular, our eyes things ear plugs, to determine if
and ears. sunglasses, student has met this
sunscreen, welders outcome
goggles etc.
-Time to complete a
worksheet

Outcomes Assessmen Summati Formati

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3. Apply particular senses to
identify and describe objects or
Senses
Booklet
X X
materials provided and to
describe living things and
environments. Students
meeting this expectation will be
able to describe characteristics,
such as colour, shape, size,
texture, smell and sound.
4. Recognize the limitations of
our senses, and identify
situations where our senses can
mislead us; e.g., feeling hot or
cold, optical illusions, tasting
with a plugged nose.
5. Recognize that other living
things have senses, and identify
ways that various animals use
their senses; e.g., sensing
danger, finding food,
recognizing their own young,
recognizing a potential mate.
6. Describe ways that people
adapt to limited sensory abilities
or to the loss of a particular
sense; e.g., colour blindness,
inability to see objects at close
range.

3. Apply particular senses to

identify and describe objects or
Art
Noisemakers
X
materials provided and to
describe living things and
environments. Students
meeting this expectation will be
able to describe characteristics,
such as colour, shape, size,
texture, smell and sound.
3. Apply particular senses to
identify and describe objects or
Whats That
Sound?
X
materials provided and to Worksheet
describe living things and
environments. Students
meeting this expectation will be
able to describe characteristics,
such as colour, shape, size,
texture, smell and sound.
3. Apply particular senses to
identify and describe objects or
Whats That
Smell?
X
materials provided and to Worksheet
describe living things and
environments. Students
meeting this expectation will be
able to describe characteristics,
such as colour, shape, size,
texture, smell and sound.
3. Apply particular senses to
identify and describe objects or
Textures I
Like To Touch
X
materials provided and to Project
describe living things and
environments. Students
meeting this expectation will be
able to describe characteristics,
such as colour, shape, size,
texture, smell and sound.
7. Describe ways to take care of
our sensory organs, in
Safety With
Our Senses
X
particular, our eyes and ears. Worksheet

3. Apply particular senses to

identify and describe objects or
Sight
Activities
X
materials provided and to
describe living things and Sight
environments. Students Centers
meeting this expectation will be
able to describe characteristics,
such as colour, shape, size,
texture, smell and sound.