Do Now: On a whiteboard, please take a minute and think of what will make a high quality story book. Jot down you ideas so we can create a draft rubric for the project.
Keep in mind as you craft your story:
Which of these will your story most focus on? Conservation, biodiversity, ecosystem services, habitat loss, climate change, species extinctions... Goal Setting for studio time: Ticket out: Whip around to the class, what did you accomplish today?
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Do Now: Get ready for story time!
ON the other side of the paper, imagine how your story might go.
On the other side of your paper, take 10 minutes, and silently think and write: What would your children's book be like if you made it like The Bear in the Woods?
Hour 2 Biology
Do Now: Play silent ball Mentor Text: I Wanna Iguana
Research for potential story ideas:
Brainstorm: Circle up again and brainstorm more book ideas for anyone's topic. Extra time: Research possible ways to publish a children's book online. Art options? Thumbs up, side or down: I am looking forward to creating this book. Do Now:
Task 1: Finish taking notes on the case files. Learning Goal: Use models to describe the characteristics of alpha, beta, and gamma radioactive decay processes in terms of balanced nuclear equations to help solve the case. REVIEW: Radioactive elements are unstable. To become stable, they release subatomic particles and energy. Some radioactive isotopes undergo alpha decay. By releasing an alpha particle (essentially a helium nucleus of 2 protons and 2 neutrons), they work toward becoming a stable isotope. STATIONS: As you rotate through learning stations, record your answers in your Science Notebook. Title the page Alpha Decay Case Research. Do Now: Can you name and share with a partner a favorite children's book? Finish Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Video and questions Children's Book mentor text #1
Next Task: Human Activity that Threatens Biodiversity - video Exit Ticket: On a lined sheet of paper, please do a 2 minute quick write (write solidly for 2 minutes) discussing an idea on how you might use an existing children's book to help create your own. Do Now:
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What is the value of species and ecosystems? Review the chain of cause and effect for the elephants and gorillas in Africa. What are their values? Class discussion Finish "How do we value biodiversity?" Share and discuss As a class, generate questions we can use to research the values of each project species or ecosystem. Students will write these questions on the backs of their VALUES sheet and use them to find relevant information about their topic pertaining to values. Studio Time:
Do Now: Human "ecosystem" simulation. Secretly, in your head, choose a person in the class you will focus your attention on for this simulation.
Driving Question: What value do individual species or whole ecosystems have? Task 1 - Finish answering the questions about how YOU value elephants on the "How do you value biodiversity?" handout. Task 2 - Values handout of your topic species or ecosystem Use the handout as a graphic organizer for you to write down your thinking about the value your topic species or ecosystem has. Jot down questions and continue your research to increase the details you have to support your claims about value. Ticket out: Tell me one value you think your species or ecosystem has. Do Now: Open up your research about your topic. Take five minutes to review what you have so far and be ready to have a scientist meeting where each person will share what they are working on so far.
Scientist Meeting:
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AuthorChris Campbell NGSS 3 DimensionsArchives
June 2023
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