Science Unit Plan: Instructional Strategies

Week 1

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Friday

Lesson Title, Brief Summary, and Rationale

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Life Science: Plants and Animals in habitats

Overlapping concepts include environment, region, adaptation, interdependence

Students will explore various habitats i.e., deserts, forests, mountains, etc

Life Science: Plants and Animals in habitats

The teacher will introduce the concept of non-living and living things in the environment

Life Science: Plants and Animals in habitats

The teacher will challenge students to create connections about animals and their environment and how human beings interact with other organisms in the environment

Physical Science/Life Science

Overlapping concepts include life, physical

Students will explore different forces

Physical Science

Students will explore how different forces impact objects

State-Specific Standards

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Observe the patterns plants and animals use to survive

Use media and read the text to identify patterns of behavior of offspring and parents.

Plants need water and light to survive while animals obtain their food from other animals and plants

Pulls and pushes may have different directions and strengths and can alter the direction or speed of an object

A bigger pull or push makes objects slow down or speed up more quickly

Learning Objectives

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Students will understand that organisms survival depends on their habitat, environment, habits, choices

Students will understand that the function and structure of body systems rely on organism behavior, water, and food consumption

Students will understand that the consumption of various foods impact an organisms overall health and energy

Students will comprehend that push and pull are forces that make objects move

Students will understand that forces are applied to alter the location and direction an object is moving in

Vocabulary

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Habitat, organism, behavior

Living components, non-living components, basic need

Survive, population, resources, energy

Force, gravity, wind

Motion, magnet

Instructional Strategy

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Summary of Instruction and Activities for the Lesson

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Differentiation and Accommodations

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Materials, Resources, and Technology

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Formative Assessment

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Summative Assessment

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Reflection Topic 1:

The process of developing the science unit plan was guided by the purpose and objectives of this course. The purpose of this science unit plan is to develop concepts, skills, and terminology that will be used to teach grade 2, science students. This unit plan helps the teacher in linking one lesson plan to the next. Developing a unit plan helps to support the key concepts of the course under a carefully mapped structure of the unit. This science unit plan for grade 2 students will contribute to optimized learning which will expose the students to key learning goals and concepts. The key components of the science unit plan are the state-specific standards i.e., Wisconsin science standards. The state-specific science standards outlay the desired content of the science curriculum for grade 2 students. Wisconsin science standards-Life Science allows students to understand phenomena and provide solutions to problems. State-specific standards are a key component in the science unit plan. These standards emphasize student curriculum through their Kindergarten through to grade 12. The state-specific science standards are further outlined into performance indicators and learning priorities. This increases the efficiency of the science unit plan by providing a learning progression for grade 2 science students. The process of developing unit plans is fundamental in future professional practice. It allows the teacher to set out the learning goals for the course into a coherent array of lessons. During future professional practice, unit plans will provide a sense of organization and direction that will help the teacher and students achieve the objectives of the course and achieve significant academic progress.

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