Body Systems

Mrs. DuncansonNathan Hale School

Second Grade

Why Problem-Based Learning?

Health PBL Brochure

UNIT PLAN SUMMARY:

•This Health Unit, designed for second graders on Body Systems.

•Students will explore and research one organ system of the human body in order to become experts on the structures and functions of this system.

•Students will report on their discoveries, complete a group project, and use technology to present their findings.

Intel Unit Plan

PROJECT INTRODUCTION

GLOGSTER STUDENT SAMPLE

Glogster Checklist

Glogster Rubric

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

•What keeps you alive?

•What are body systems?• What are the functions of the body system?

•What does it take for the body to function properly?•What problems might occur to the body system?•How can problems be prevented?

UNIT QUESTIONS

•What keeps you alive?

•What are body systems?

•What are the functions of the body system?

•What does it take for the body to function properly?

•What problems might occur to the body system?

•How can problems be prevented?

Benefits of Using Project Approaches, Ongoing

Assessment, and CFQs in My Unit

• Their writing has a real audience—new students to the school.

• Students collaborate with peers to collect information about the school.

• They learn writing and thinking skills while they are working on the project.

• Throughout the project they give and receive feedback on their work.

By Using Project Approaches, Ongoing Assessment, and

CFQs

My Students will:

• Experience writing for a real audience and use technology to enhance their learning

• Gain self-assessment and self-direction skills that they will use and build on all year long

Gauging Student Needs Assessment

I will use my Essential and Unit Questions to:

• Find out what students think about what good writing is and how good writers work

• Gather information on higher-order thinking and 21st century skills:

• By answering how good writers write, students will show their metacognitive awareness of writing strategies

• By taking on different perspectives and predicting their needs, students will anticipate what people want to know about the school

Gauging Student Needs Assessment

What I will learn from the assessment

• What my students think good writing is so I know what to teach them

• What writing process my students use

What my students will gain from the assessment

• An articulation of their thoughts about good writing

• A chance to set writing goals for the unit

My Goals• Learn about different kinds of

technology that will motivate my students

• Find ways to get my students to do more higher-order thinking

• Learn some strategies for helping students do projects from other teachers