P R O J E C T

Name of Project: Subject/Course: !ther Subject "reas to #e $nc uded% if an&: Project $dea Summar& of the issue% cha en'e% investi'ation% scenario% or (rob em: Drivin' )uestion CCSS to be tau'ht and assessed: "dditiona Standards to be tau'ht and assessed: Endangered Species Biology/Zoology

O V E R V I E W
Duration:
Teacher(s):Sheridan Jones 1 week 1

page 1

Grade Leve :

S!"den!s will researc# endangered species !o ga!#er knowledge !o "nders!and #ow species a$$ec! !#e ecosys!e%&

W#a! a$$ec!s do di$$eren! species #a'e on !#e ecosys!e%( W#a! wo"ld #appen wi!#o"! di$$eren! species( CCSS&E)*+)i!eracy&W&,+1 &1 Wri!e arg"%en!s !o s"ppor! clai%s in an analysis o$ s"-s!an!i'e !opics or !e.!s/ "sing 'alid reasoning and rele'an! and s"$$icien! e'idence& CCSS&E)*+)i!eracy&S)&,+1 &1 Ini!ia!e and par!icipa!e e$$ec!i'ely in a range o$ colla-ora!i'e disc"ssions 0one+on+one/ in gro"ps/ and !eac#er+ led1 wi!# di'erse par!ners on grades ,21 !opics/ !e.!s/ and iss"es/ -"ilding on o!#ers3 ideas and e.pressing !#eir own clearly and pers"asi'ely&

*+st Centur& Com(etencies to be tau'ht and assessed:

Colla-ora!ion Co%%"nica!ion 0Oral Presen!a!ion1 Cri!ical T#inking

yes yes yes

Crea!i'i!y 4 Inno'a!ion O!#er5 Tec#nological disco'ery/researc# and !ec#nological presen!a!ion

yes yes

,ajor Products Performances

6ro"p5

Indi'id"al5

. resentation "udience P T#e gro"p will colla-ora!e and decide on an endangered species& S!"den!s will do researc# ga!#ering in$or%a!ion on !#eir endangered species& T#e gro"p will crea!e a 'ideo !#ro"g# i7o'ie yes Class Sc#ool 0eac# s!"den! #as !o -e seen and #eard1& S!"den!s #a'e $ree range !o crea!e !#eir 'ideo 0#as !o Co%%"ni!y #a'e %ain poin!s1& T#ey will also gi'e a presen!a!ion a-o"! !#eir e.perience and knowledge !#a! E.per!s Eac# s!"den! will "pload !#eir 'ideo !o !#eir sc#ool 8o"T"-e acco"n!/ crea!e a -log pos! descri-ing !#eir e.perience/ and will -e re9"ired !o par!icipa!e in !#e gro"p presen!a!ion& yes WeO!#er5

P R O J E C T
/ntr& /vent !o la"nc# in9"iry and engage s!"den!s5

O V E R V I E W

page :

Wa!c# a 'ideo $ro% 8o"T"-e incl"ding an ani%al a!!acking o!#er 0s"r'i'al skills1 and ano!#er 'ideo incl"ding a poac#er a!!acking an ani%al& T#is s#o"ld open "p !#e s!"den!s %ind !o e'en!s !#a! !ake par! in li$e&
<: 1= B>C? I@STIT>TE ;OR EA>C*TIO@

;or %ore 0ree#$/s 'isi! bie1or'

"ssessments

0ormative "ssessments C"iDDes/Tes!s 0A"ring ProBec!1 Jo"rnal/)earning )og Preli%inary Plans/O"!lines/Pro!o!ypes Ro"g# Ara$!s Online Tes!s/E.a%s Summative "ssessments 0End o$ ProBec!1 Wri!!en Prod"c!0s1/ wi!# r"-ric5
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Prac!ice Presen!a!ions yes @o!es C#ecklis!s yes Concep! 7aps O!#er5 O!#er Prod"c!0s1 or Per$or%ance0s1/ wi!# r"-ric5EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE yes Peer E'al"a!ion Sel$+E'al"a!ion O!#er5

yes

yes

yes yes

Oral Presen!a!ion/ wi!# r"-ric 7"l!iple C#oice/S#or! *nswer Tes! Essay Tes!

2esources Needed

!n3site (eo( e% faci ities: /4ui(ment: ,ateria s: Communit& resources: Co%p"!er or iPad Co%p"!er or iPad/ -ooks $or researc#

2ef ection ,ethods

($ndividua % Grou(% Jo"rnal/)earning )og and/or 5ho e W#ole+Class Aisc"ssion C ass) S"r'ey

yes ;oc"s 6ro"p yes ;is#-owl Aisc"ssion O!#er5

;or %ore 0ree#$/s 'isi! bie1or'

<: 1= B>C? I@STIT>TE ;OR EA>C*TIO@