Introduction |
| Anchor Video |
| Concept Map |
| Project Calendar |
| Lesson Plans |
| Letter to Parents |
| Assessments |
| Resources |
| Modifications |
| Grant |
Dear Parent/Guardian:
Next week our class will begin a
unit on Natural Disasters in
Texas. Over the next 6 weeks, your
child will engage in a number of activities such as making their own
representation of how their chosen natural disaster happens,
researching the
history and possible future of that natural disaster in Texas, and
collecting
and evaluating their own data. The
majority of the materials for these activities will be provided by the
school,
but incidental items such as poster board or visual aids for
presentations may
need to be purchased by the student.
Student performance
will be evaluated based on the natural
disaster model they generate, their preliminary and final project
presentations, the final write-up of the project, and their performance
in a
class debate. For details on how
these tasks will be evaluated, please see the attached rubrics. Students will be required to turn in
parts of their project for feedback throughout the project, and they
will have
many opportunities to revise their work to achieve the grade they
desire.
If
you have any questions, please contact me by
phone or email. Please ask your son or daughter about what they learning.
It will give them an opportunity to practice for their presentation and
you may learn some interesting things about the natural disasters in
Texas.
Please detach, sign, and
return the bottom of this letter so I
know you have read it.
Thanks,
(school phone
number)
(Email Address)
(Please
return with
student.) I have read and understand the expectations of my student for
the
Natural Disasters in Texas unit.
____________________________
Student's Name
(please print)
____________________________
Parent Signature and date