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Animal Adventurers

A Unit studying Animals and their habitats.Mrs. DuncansonSecond Grade Unit SummaryThis Life Science Unit, designed for second graders will enable students to explore and learn about different animals and their habitats, while developing skills in observing and describing the animals physical characteristics and behaviors. Through the use of nonfiction sources, students will be encouraged and challenged to learn more about animals, how to do research with nonfiction, informational material, reporting on their discoveries, completing a group project, and using technology. At the end of this unit, students will present completed animal reports and PowerPoint presentations. Curriculum-Framing QuestionsEssential Question What is the price of life?Unit QuestionsWhy are animals important to us?What are habitats?Content QuestionsWhat are the characteristics of animals?How do animals in adapt to their environment?What do animals need to survive?What are the different habitats that animals live in?Animal UnitCollaborating with peers.Analyzing data about bean plants and drawing conclusions to answer Unit QuestionsSolving problems and making decisions about their experiment.Communicating with others in a newsletter.

This project will help my students develop 21st century skills by:Gauging Student Needs Assessment Purpose of the AssessmentTo gather information about what students already know and what they wonder about animals and their habitats. What I want to learn from my students?From my students, I want to learn how much support I need to give them throughout this unit on their projects and their reports.How I have tried to promote higher-order thinking?Students will be asked to find relationships and draw conclusions about different animals and their habitats.How the assessment information helps me and my students plan for upcoming activities in the unit?On going assessments will allow me to see what kind of support my students need or do not need. Students will have a variety of levels of understanding about animals, so I will use this to provide various resources. Rubrics and checklists will help me plan on what still needs to be taught or re-taught.Assessment Timeline Before project work beginsConferencesQuestioningTeacher ChecklistPowerPoint plan sheetJournalingStudent ChecklistReport RubricAnecdotal Notes

Students work on projects and complete tasks Animal WebKWL ChartReport RubricGroup Project RubricIntroduce new VocabularyReport OutlineJournaling

After project work is completed Completed KWL ChartAnimal ReportUnit AssessmentReport RubricGroup Project RubricJournaling