1B If I Were a Lizard

Lesson Plans

How do animals use heat to stay warm?

Download and reference First Grade: Exploring Missouri teacher guide pages 28-33  and student guide pages 10-15 for full lesson plan.

Portal Resources
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List of Materials
  • Warm, sunny day in schoolyard
  • 5–8 tubs filled with 1-inch depth of sand
  • Large classroom thermometer
  • Fahrenheit thermometers (infrared thermometer) — one per three to four students
  • Drawn map of schoolyard on the classroom board or chart paper (view from a treehouse)
  • Sticky notes
  • Plastic collard lizard
  • 1B Cold-Blooded vs. Warm-Blooded Presentation (link) Can upload the linked document 
  • 1B Blank Thermometer Template (link) Link not accurate. Needs to be pulled from 508-compliant teacher guide pg. 27
Estimated Time

3 hours

  • Engage: 30 minutes
  • Explore: 30 minutes
  • Explain: 30 minutes
  • Elaborate: 60 minutes
  • Evaluate: 20 minutes
Lesson Extensions
Cross-Curricular Extensions

English Language Arts

Research other native Missouri cold-blooded animals. Have students create a story to go along with the class map. They can take the perspective of explorers looking for the cool area or the perspective of the lizard needing to find shelter

Standards
Topic
Energy
Missouri Learning Standard
Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI)
Science and Engineering Practices (SEP)
Crosscutting Concepts (CCC)