Final+Project!

= Living Things and The Environment - Day 1 = __**Objectives:**__ **Identify the needs met by an organism's habitat.** __**Assessment:**__ **Students will be assessed on completion of notes(summary), google map activity, warm-up answers.**
 * __Essential Questions:__ What needs are met by an organisms surroundings?**
 * What is the difference between and ecosystem and a habitat?**
 * __State Frameworks:__ # 13 -** Give examples of ways in which organisms interact and have different functions within an ecosystem that enable the ecosystem to survive.
 * Identify the biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.**
 * Demostrate knowlege and ability to use google maps.**
 * Summarize main idea of text in two column note form.**
 * //__Warm-up__// - (focus, frame, follow up, )http://vitalmedia.thirteen.org/vtlpd/frfofo.pdf Students will watch the video from teachers domain after being asked, "what they think a habitat is" they will complete a (think/write/pair/share)** [|Think-Write-Pair-Share.doc]**, they will be told to pay close attention to the Praire Dogs hole system during the video, and after the video students will answer the questions below.**


 * [] - __Praire Dog Habitat Video__**

__﻿__ __**Mini Lesson small group work-**__ **In pairs,(clock buddies)** [|**http://docs.google.com/viewer**]**? Students will read and complete two-column notes** [|Quick View] **(two column notes instructions) from pages 16-18, chapter 1, Section 1, of their Environmental Science Textbooks. Students will include leftside connections and the following summary will be done by all students at the same time and will be shared orally with the class. This will serve as the ticket to leave. //"In 15 words or less summarize what needs are met by their habitat."//** //-focus, frame, follow up, // //-think, write, pair, share, // //-two colomn notes // //-summary // //-goolgle maps // //-Use of Teachers Domain video's and questions // //- teachers domain video and questions' // //-use of google map making // //-Wordle // //-creating a slide show(optional) // //- google mapmaking// //-choice of biome for Project// -students will have opportunity to explore an animal of their choice and their habitat. -Students have the opportunity to explore an Biome of their choice. = Biomes Of The World Introduction Lesson - Day 2 =
 * Describe the habitat of prairie dogs. How does this habitat provide food, water, oxygen, and protection?
 * How do prairie dogs impact the land where they live?
 * What types of organisms depend on prairie dogs?
 * What are some important features of a prairie dog hole system?
 * __Sharing/Debriefing__ - Students will share their summaries orally in class with feedback from each other. This will serve as their ticket to leave class. I will check everyones work to make sure they have complete the summary on the way out the door.**
 * __Homework__ - Students will explore any animal they wish and their habitat and create a google map of where in the world it is, using google maps. They must include a description explaining what each individual animal gets from its habitat. They will print their map and bring it in for class the next day. This will serve as a warm-up for the next days lesson.**
 * [] (link to google maps)**
 * __Identify the following which must be included in your lesson:__**
 * Name of Lesson/Topic
 * Essential Questions
 * State frameworks: Content, Literacy, & Technology
 * What will your objectives be - content objectives, literacy objectives, and technology objectives?
 * How will assess student outcomes?
 * What activities will you plan to achieve expected outcomes?
 * What strategies will you embed in the activities to help students reach the lesson objectives?
 * Are you integrating 21st Century skills and/or technology in your lesson?
 * Can you find any extremely engaging material (such as a virtual tour or experience) on the web related to your unit that might be useful?
 * Where will the space for inquiry be made? In other words, at what point in the lesson will you allow students to follow an area of interest within your given topic?
 * When do you plan to teach this lesson? In coming weeks.
 * __Essential questions__ - What determines the type of Biome found in an area?**
 * - Where in the world are these Biomes found?**
 * __State Frameworks:__ # 13 -** Give examples of ways in which organisms interact and have different functions within an ecosystem that enable the ecosystem to survive

**__Assessment__ - Students will be assessed on the completion of a chart of the Earth's Biome's as well as the completion of the Biome Project.**
__**Warm-up -**__ **Students will share with each other, in small groups, their google maps from the day before. Several students will use the compter and T.V. system to show their Map on the T. V. and explain where in the world their Habitat is and what they think the climate is in that part of the world.[]** [|Mr. carpenito Class] (Biome Wordle Link) __**Mini-Lesson -**__ **Students will then create a chart in their two-colun notebooks that includes all the Biomes.** Biomes.doc(chart doc.) **While watching the video students will fill in the approprite information from the video. The video is 8 minutes long and will probably have to be repeated several times. [|Biomes of the World] (link to video)**
 * Students will then get a copy of the wordle I have created and work to predict what determines the type of Biome found in any one area of the world. This will be done in a think/pair/share.** [|Think-Write-Pair-Share.doc]
 * __Sharing/Debriefing/Homework__ - Students will share with a partner which Biome they find most interesing and then will chose a Biome and complete the two week long project I have attached below.**

** TRAVEL THE WORLD BIOMES – PROJECT **

You have been hired by the famous National Geographic Magazine as a photo-journalist to travel to one of the world’s amazing biomes to study, photograph, and report on that biome and all the biotic and aboitic factors within that biome. This project will be presented in two parts. The instructions and due dates for this project are as follows:

** Part I : Postcards from the Edge ** ** Due: Tuesday, March 29th **

You will create a postcard to be sent to your “most favorite 7th grade science teacher” sharing with him some of the interesting things you’ve seen on your biome trip. The postcard must be created as follows:

- must be done on a WHITE 11 X 14 poster board <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; tabstops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;">- only one side of the poster board can be used <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; tabstops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> - one half of the poster (the left side) must contain a picture/scene relevent to your assigned biome that is **__in color__** and __ created by you!! __ <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; tabstops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;">- the other half of the poster (the right side) must contain o a stamp (created by you) o from & to addresses **typed**, (the “**to”** address should be addressed to me at the Beebe School, 401 Pleasant St., Malden, MA 02148), the “**from”** address should be a made up address (be creative) from the specific location of your biome o a **typed** message to me beginning “Dearest Mr. Carpenito” and including at least 3 but no more than 5 interesting facts about your biome

** Part II: Nat. Geo. Biome Photojournal ** ** Due:Friday, April 1st **

You will create a photojournal reporting on your journey to the biome. This report will include the following:

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; tabstops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;">- it must be on white paper (computer paper – NOT lined paper) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; tabstops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;">- it must have an appropriate cover which will include a title, picture and your heading as instructed <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; tabstops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;">- an introductory page identifying your biome a specific location of for your biome, as well as a definition of what a biome is and a description of your specific biome <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; tabstops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;">- it must include one page for each of the following topics: o Animal Life o Plant life o Abiotic factors: climate which includes temperature and precipitation, land form o Food web o interesting facts (cannot be the same as the postcard) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; tabstops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;">- each section must include a “photo” and a typed report on the topic using appropriate vocabulary

* Students may chose to create a slide show of a photojournal and present it to the class on April 1st. This will replace Part II of this project.
Example of a grade 8 students slide show.....