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Understanding(s)/Goals: Studentswillunderstandthatyoucanlearnsciencethroughreading. Studentwillunderstandhowtochoosegoodreliableinformationfromatext. Studentswillknowhowtoreadanonfictiontext. Howcanresearchhelpmetounderstandmoreaboutatopic. EssentialQuestion(s): Whatcanyoulearnfromreadinganonfictiontext. Howcanreadingrelatetoscience? Whatdoesgoodsciencenotebookinglooklike? StudentObjectives(outcomes): Studentswillbuildbackgroundknowledgeonanimalqualitieslikelifecycles,habitats,and basicknowledgeofanimals Studentswillbeabletofindimportantinformationinatextandjournalaboutwhattheylearn. Theywilllearntouseatextasaresourceoflearning.Studentswilllearntolookforkeyfacts andideasinatext.Studentswillbeabletocomparefictionandnonfictiontext.
Stage3LearningPlan Intro: Reviewwhatthestudentslearnedaboutpandasfromthedaybefore.Askifstudentswantto addanythingthattheywanttoknowtotheKWLchart.Showstudentspandaactivityfromthe livefeedattheSanDiegoZook.Theteacherwilltakethistimetomodelhowtofindimportant informationinabookandhowtotakenotesinyourownwords. o. Lesson: Ingroups,studentswillrotatetobetweenthreegroupstoreadbooksthatgivebackground knowledgeaboutanimals.StudentswillreadthebooksAnimals,LifeCycles,and Habitats/Environments(thesebookswillbedownloadedfromtheScienceAZwebsite)witha smallgroupofstudents.Studentswilltakenotesintheiranimalnotebooksorsciencejournals. Teacherwillrotateamonggroupstoanswerquestionsandtomakesurestudentsareontask. Studentswillcontinuetorotateuntilallbookshavebeenread. Studentswilldiscusswhattheyreadwiththeirgroupandwhatnotestheytook.Studentswill addwhattheylearnedtotheKWLchart. Closure: art.Toclose,theteacherwillhandoutdiscussioncardsfromScienceAZoneachbook.The studentswillanswerthediscussionquestionsverballyinasmallgroup. Extension: ShowstudentsthevideoonhabitatsfromScienceAZ.Discusswithstudentswhatthey learnedabouthabitatsfromthevideo.Havestudentswriteaparagraphdescribingthehabitat thattheythinkthatpandasliveinbasedoffofwhattheyhavelearnedsofar.