All in the FamilyAll in the Family

Unit Portfolio PresentationUnit Portfolio PresentationKathleen KellnerKathleen Kellner

UnitUnit Summary SummaryIn this unit, students will engage in a variety In this unit, students will engage in a variety of activities to discover what is a living and of activities to discover what is a living and nonliving thing, including how a plant grows nonliving thing, including how a plant grows and change. Each student will document on and change. Each student will document on a daily basis how a plant grows and change a daily basis how a plant grows and change in their life cycle diary. Each group will in their life cycle diary. Each group will create its own Movie Maker slideshow on the create its own Movie Maker slideshow on the life cycle of a plant and present it to the life cycle of a plant and present it to the class. They will use their ability to observe, class. They will use their ability to observe, record information, and apply it using time record information, and apply it using time and measurement in mathematics. Students and measurement in mathematics. Students will also be responsible for researching and will also be responsible for researching and the documentation of their life cycle diary.the documentation of their life cycle diary.

Curriculum-FramingCurriculum-Framing Questions Questions

Essential Question Essential Question Are all living things related?Are all living things related?

Unit QuestionsUnit QuestionsWhat is a living thing?What is a living thing?

What is a nonliving thing?What is a nonliving thing? What do plants need?What do plants need? How do plants grow and change?How do plants grow and change? How can I use technology to document a life cycle? How can I use technology to document a life cycle? Content QuestionsContent Questions What is the life cycle of a plant?What is the life cycle of a plant? What can be used to measure the life cycle of a living thing?What can be used to measure the life cycle of a living thing? How much time does a life cycle take?How much time does a life cycle take?

Life Cycle ProjectLife Cycle Project

This project will help my students This project will help my students developdevelop 21 21stst century skills by: century skills by:

•Collaborating with peers.•Analyzing data about lifecycles and

being able to present them to a selected audience.

Gauging Student Needs Gauging Student Needs AssessmentAssessment

Purpose of the AssessmentTo gather information about what students already know and what they wonder about life cycles. What I want to learn from my students?I want to find out what they already know about the Unit Questions and what they know about technology. (Digital Camera and Microsoft programs ).How I have tried to promote higher-order thinking?I will ask students to find relationships and draw conclusions about life cycles.How the assessment information helps me and my students plan for upcoming activities in the unit?If students have confusion with the technology being used, I can provide more opportunities to practice to become more comfortable with the selected technology. What feedback or additional ideas I’d like?I would like more support with Microsoft Movie Maker. I came across some difficulties that took some time to figure out. That would make me more comfortable for when I need to teach it to 1st graders.

Find ways to get my students more Find ways to get my students more interestedinterested in learning science in learning science

Learn about the different kinds of Learn about the different kinds of technology my students and I can technology my students and I can useuse

My My GoalsGoals for the Course for the Course

Goals for My Students Goals for My Students

Work together to create a movie Work together to create a movie presentation appropriate for a presentation appropriate for a selected audience. selected audience.

Gather, analyze, organize, reflect, Gather, analyze, organize, reflect, and process information about the and process information about the life cycle of a plant. life cycle of a plant.

Make connections between Make connections between themselves, and the lifecycles of themselves, and the lifecycles of other organisms in our world. other organisms in our world.

RequestRequest for Feedback for Feedback

Ideas for helping students to take more Ideas for helping students to take more responsibility for their learningresponsibility for their learning

Ideas for other/additional technology Ideas for other/additional technology resources that could be used in resources that could be used in comparison to Microsoft Movie Maker.comparison to Microsoft Movie Maker.

Ideas for other animals that could be used Ideas for other animals that could be used in my classroom to document a life cycle.in my classroom to document a life cycle.