Environment, Animals, and Plants

Environment, Animals, and Plants

Materials and Technology

Anchor:

Task:

• Make a Comparison Chart
• Make a Habitat Diorama or Food Chain Model

Directions:

• As a group pick which animal interaction you want to explore from the list
• Research that animal interaction using the approved websites
• Research using books provided in the classroom
• Fill out Comparision Chart
• Decide on habitat diorama or food chain model
• Plan how to make: video, power point, blog, drawing program
• Create

Student Choice and Inquiry

Student choice and inquiry:

• Pick animal and plant
• Pick resources you want to use from list
• Pick habitat diorama or food chain
• Pick what source to create with

Collabration & Teamwork

Teacher Coach and Feedback:

• Throughout project will check students progress on timeline and following directions
• Will give suggestions or show areas that need improvement
• Will review comparision chart before student's proceed
• Will give written list for students to go through and correct or improve before final assignment is due
• Final assessment based on rubric

Student Reflect:

• Groups will listen to teacher's coaching and feedback and make appropriate corrections throughout project

Presentation:

Each Group will present their chart and habitat/food chain to the rest of the class.

Each Group will explain clearly what they have learned.

Student's will provide peer view, One thing I liked and One thing to improve

Summary:

• Second Grade Subject: Science

ISTE standards: 1. 1.3.a Effective Research Strategies 2. 1.3.b Evaluate Information 3. 1.3.c Curate Information 4. 1.3.d Explore Real-World Issues MS Standards for Readiness: L.2.3B.1 Evaluate and communicate findings from informational text or other media to describe and to compare how animals interact with other animals and plants in the environment (i.e., predator prey relationships, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore).

Second grade students will be showing how animals interact with other animals and plants in their environment. Students will be working in groups to make comparision charts and models/drawings to show their findings.

Summary:

Second grade students will be showing how animals interact with other animals and plants in their environment. Students will work together in groups to make comparision charts and habitat dioramas/food chain cycles to show their findings.

Standards:

ISTE:

1.3.a Effective Research Strategies 1.3.b Evaluate Information 1.3.c Curate Information 1.3.d Explore Real-World Issues

MS Readiness Standard: L.2.3B.1 Evaluate and communicate findings from informational text or other media to describe and to compare how animals interact with other animals and plants in the environment (i.e., predator prey relationships, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore).

Student Supplies:

• Paper
• Pencil
• List of objectives for project
• Resource books
• Computer
• List of websites
• Poster board
• Markers
• Power point, Window Movie Maker,IMovie, Shadow Puppet edu., Blog
• Rubric

Teacher Supplies:

• Books we have read on environment, plants, and animals
• Whiteboard & marker
• List of Website resources for students
• List of approved apps for web design

• Teacher notes for modeling
• Rubric

Rubric:

* Group participation and collaboration observed throughout project 10pts * Comparison Chart filled out completely and accurately with no error in spelling or punctuation 25pts * Habitat Diorama or food chain cycle completed correctly and clearly labeled on presentation 25pts *Correct resources were used 5pts *Correct computer resource was used 5pts * Group presented information with understanding of their choosen topic 10pts Total 80pts