Introduction |
| Anchor Video |
| Concept Map |
| Project Calendar |
| Lesson Plans |
Letter to Parents |
| Assessments |
| Resources |
| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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| Week 1 |
-Show Anchor Video -Go over driving question -Explain project expectations and requirements |
Lesson: How to do research and effectively use the internet for resources -Students will select their group partners -Students will begin to brainstorm ideas for the problem that they will be addressing |
Lesson: Critical Thinking: Do not believe everything you read! - Human disturbance problem due. -Begin on research topic |
Students will continue researching for information concerning the human disturbance problem over a particular ecosystem that they have chosen. |
- Students should have 3-5 credible sources on the human disturbance problem they have chosen |
| Week 2 |
Lesson: Energy flow in ecosystems Goal: Students will identify the components of an ecosystem and observe and describe how organisms live together in an environment and use existing resources. |
Lesson: Energy flow in ecosystems Procedure/ Observation Sheets (Due Tuesday Week 3) |
Field trip to Slaughter Creek Greenbelt Goal: Students will hike the creek and observe and make inferences about the different interactions/ disturbances that occur. |
Lesson: Effects of human disturbances on ecosystems Organism's energy roles in ecosystems (Due Tuesday Week 3) Goal: Students will alter their ecosystem by adding a human disturbance and observe and analyze the changes that occur over a couple of days. |
Project work day -Students will be observing any changes that may have occurred in their ecosystem overnight and recording data. -Students will be working on gathering information on their project problem. |
| Week 3 |
Students will gather, analyze, and interpret the data that they have collected for the Ecosystems and Human disturbance lessons. |
Lesson: Environmental Issues Goal: Students will understand the main types of environmental issues and explain the effects of human activity an ecosystem. Questions, Questions, Questions (Due next day) -Due date for first two lesson assignments |
Lesson: E. Issues -Students will continue working on lesson and complete assignment. |
Project work day -Students will be brainstorming possible solutions for the problem that they have chosen. |
Project work day -Students should have a few ideas on possible solutions and begin putting their ideas together to finalize projects. |
| Week 4 |
Project work day Students will begin to put their PowerPoint presentations together. |
Project work day Students will continue to work on their PowerPoint presentations. |
Presentations |
Students will be handed back the feedback from their teachers and peers so that they can start working on revisions for their final project. |
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| Week 5 |
Project work day -Students will begin to work on their brochure. |
Project work day -Students will continue working on their brochure. |
Project work day -The final product is due at the end of the class period. |
Review/ Debrief Teacher and students will go over what they have learned from their research and from the presentations. |
Assessment -The students will be given a cumulative assessment over the lessons and presentations that they have covered in the past couple of weeks. |