Science

Science teachers please post your unit plans here. To post, click edit in the top right corner. Copy and paste your unit her and then press save. Understanding by Design Template ||   || with questions ||||||||  ||   ||   ||   || **Stage 1 - Desired Outcome ** ||   || **G ** ||   || * the students will understand why the Earth's ecosystem never runs out of food. ||  || The students will understand the importance of Autotrophs for the ecosystem. ||  || **U **  |||||||||||| **Q ** ||   || //Students will understand that… // ||  |||||||||||||| · everyday, billions and billions of people and animals are always eating. Why is it sustainable? Where does our food come from? · Why don't we ever run out of food? ||  || Photosynthetic organisms play the central role in introducting energy into the ecosytem ||   ||||||||||||||^   ||   || //Students will know. . . // || **K **  |||||||||||| //Students will be able to // || **S ** ||   || * the difference between producers and consumers. They will know how energy enters the ecosystem. They will understand how energy flows from one lifeform to another. ||  ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">* the students will be able to identify the unique role of the Autotrophs. ||  || **<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Stage 2 - Assessment Evidence **  ||   || **<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">T ** |||||||||||| **<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">OE ** ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">* The students will be given a variety of organisms found in a common ecosystem, they will dtermine the flow of energy from the top predator down to the producers. |||||||||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">* The students will be further assesses through quizzes, tests, observations, and homework. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">* student performance will be assessed on the accuracy of their analysis of the ecosystem. |||||||||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">* How will students reflect upon on self-assess their learning? ||  || **<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Stage 3 - Learning Plan **  ||   || **<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">L ** ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">The students will see the different niches in an ecosystem ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">How will the design ||  ||   ||||||||   ||   || ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">W = Help the students know Where the unit is going and What is expected? Help the teacher know Where the students are coming from (prior knowledge, interests)? ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">H = Hook the students with pictures of different organisms ||||||||   ||   || ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">E = Equip students with laptops to recreate the energy flow through the ecosystem ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">R = the students will be given the opportunity Rethink and Revise their energy flow charts after we go over the results. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">E = on our blog, the students will evaluate their work. ||  ||   ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">T = the lesson will be Tailored for the different learning styles (e.g. visual learners, kinestetic learners etc) ||   || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">O = the presentation will be Organized to maximize student involvement. ||  ||
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