Science and Technology Curriculum Grade : 5 |
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Model Lesson Plans |
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| Unit Theme: Wetlands Habitat Program | Unit Number: 13 |
| Activity | Resources | Level of Proficiency | Standard[s] Treated (Technology & Human Affairs) |
| Day 1 Use literature to explain different parts of the water cycle. |
Text: Wetland Guide pp. 72-74 A.V. Stories in the Guide and Video "Journey of the Blob" National Film Board of Canada (212-586-5131) (Illustrates water cycle & conservation) Web Sites: http://www.irn.org/irn/row.html (River site) |
Reinforce | Recognize that water in
the Earth System exists naturally in all three states.
Examine models and evidence that driven by gravity and
heat, water continuously circulates through the
Earth’s crust, oceans, and air in the water
(hydrologic) cycle. Provide examples illustrating
that water plays important roles in regulating
Earth’s climate and shaping Earth’s crust. Habits of Mind: Curiosity |
| Day 2 Create a wetland food web. |
Text: Wetland Guide pp. 36-40 A.V. Wetland Cards in Kit Web Sites: http://www.nceet.snre.umich.edu.curriculum/wetlands.toc.html |
Reinforce | Classify organisms
according to the function they serve in a food chain (any
single organism can serve each of these functions).
Production of food, consumption of food, or decomposition
of organic matter. Habits of Mind: Sense of stewardship |
| Day 3 Visit more than one local wetland to compare different types of wetlands (bogs, swamps, marshes, flood plains) and learn how living things depend on wetlands. |
Text: Wetland Guide pp. 18-19, 26-27 A.V. Wetland Slide Show Web Sites: National Wetlands Inventory http://www.nwi.fws.gov/ |
Reinforce | Ecosystems and
Organisms Present evidence that species depend on one another. Describe ways in which interactions of organisms with each other and non-living parts of their environments result in the flow of energy and matter throughout the system. Habits of Mind: Respect for evidence |
| Day 4 Measure water quality factors such as temperature to begin to understand how factors affect organisms and plants. |
Text: Wetland Guide pp. 15-17, 54, 65-8, 91 Graph Relationship between Do and Temp. Goldman & Horne Limology - NY McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1983, p.103 A.V. Web Sites: http://whale.simmons.edu) has a web site where students can post water quality information |
Reinforce | Diversity and
Adaptation of Organisms Explain situations in which short-term changes in available food, moisture, or temperature of an ecosystem may result in a change in the number of organisms in a population or in the average size of individual organisms or in the behavior of individuals in a population. Explore through modes and evidence ways in which long term changes may result in the elimination of a population or the introduction of new populations. Habits of Mind: Respect for evidence and persistence |
| Unit Number: 12 |
| Activity | Resources | Level of Proficiency | Standard[s] Treated |
| Day 5 Have students make predictions about the fate of an endangered wetland species, the Plymouth Red-Bellied Turtle, after reading a story. |
Text: Wetland Guide pp. 55-58 Book: Old Turtle by Douglas Wood (fable about stewardship) A.V. Web Sites: Endangered Species Act http://www.law.indiana.edu/enudec/c.html |
Reinforce | Develop skills in applying
scientific knowledge to making decisions about societal
problems and recognize that using the skills responsibly
is an essential part of being a citizen in today’s
world. Habits of Mind: Curiosity, a sense of stewardship |
| Unit Home Assignment: "What Am I" (pp.79-81) "Who Am I" (pp. 82-83), of the Wetland Habitat Guide are puzzle questions that will be used to reinforce students knowledge of different types of wetlands and what species of plants and animals are present. |
| Unit Assessment Strategy: After completing a field trip to a local wetland, students will analyze their water quality data (p. 91 of Wetlands Guide) and write a paragraph describing why they think the water quality of their wetland is "poor", "fair", or "good". |
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