BEYOND-THE-BASIC PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

Name: Nancy Lamoree

Grade Level: Second Grade
Content Area: Science Life Cycle of a Plant
Beyond-the-Basic Productivity Tool Used: Timeliner
Standards Addressed: S2L1.

Students will investigate the life cycles of different living organisms.

Blooms Level of Critical Thinking:

Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
Description of how to implement in the class: The teacher will introduce the
activity by discussing life cycle and give different examples (people, animals, and
plant). For a visual effect, sunflower seeds will be put into soil and the students will
observe over a few months. The information of the life cycle of a plant will be used for
the activity. Remembering from the cycle of the sunflower, the information on plants
will be added into Timeliner by the students. Students will analyze the information
and begin creating.
The students will research information from Timeliner on how the sunflowers life
cycle compares to other plants. Students can make the life cycle into a slideshow,
time line, or organizer. The information should include: the cycles and their names,
what happens in each cycle, and an animation to go along with it. Once all the date
has be entered, the students will save a copy and the teacher will evaluate the
students understanding.
Level of Technology Implementation (LoTi): This activity is at a level 4 because
students are using higher level of Blooms taxonomy. They are remembering the life
cycle from the sunflower, understanding the cycle, applying the information to
Timeliner, analyzing what happens to the plant, evaluating the cycle, and creating
the Timeliner. Students are using technology in the classroom to do this project. This
is a student directed project with little assistance from teacher. Students can
determine which activity; slide show, organizer, or timeline. The life cycle is a real
world application.
Description of the sample BBPT file provided: There is a picture of the life cycle
of plant and how Timeliner looks using an organizer.
Other comments about your proposed BBPT Activity: Timeliner can be used for
all ages. It is effective and simple to use and allows students to learn a lot of
information.