Symbols: Symbols play a large role in research and data collection. Symbolic forms are also displayed in photos, videos, facial expressions, graphs and scientific data.
Cognitive Process: Students will design a research project which will involve data gathering, anaylsis and drawing conclusions. The data will be collected in a spreadsheet that the students will create.
Discourse: By developing a research project and presenting the findings to the class in a powerpoint presentation, they students will be using many discourse forms: books, spreadsheets, photos, videos, word processors, internet and podcasts
Content Standards:
This 4th grade unit was developed using the Wisconsin State Educational Standards. This research project and presentation unit will meet these science standards.
A.4.1 Make observations, ask questions and plan environmental investigations
A.4.2 Collect information, make predictions, and offer explanations about questions
asked
A.4.3 Develop answers, draw conclusions, and revise their personal understanding as
needed based on their investigations
A.4.4 Communicate their understanding to others in simple terms
Authentic Activities:
A1 Develop an understanding of wild chimpanzee behavior
A2 Understand the definition of enrichment, how it can be used and how to create items
A3 Determine if offered enrichment changes chimpanzee behavior
A4 Share the results through a presentation
Building activities:
B1a - Students will visit the Jane Goodall Website to
B1b - Students will be given an informational chart describing chimpanzee activity levels
B1c - Students will be given the book- The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior by Jane Goodall.
B2a - Students will view enrichment podcasts from the Oregon Zoo
B2b - Students will be given the book Shape of Enrichment by David Shephardson
B2c - Students will be given the American Association of ZooKeepers Enrichment Handbook on CD
B3a - Students will review the process for creating a research project.
B4a - Students will receive a tutorial on PowerPoint usage.
B4b - Students will receive a tutorial on Creative commons and learn how to search for photos and videos
Construction Activities:
C1 - Students will create a one page summary about chimpanzee behaviors including a Chimpanzee daily activity table
C2a - Students will create a one page summary on what enrichment is and how it can be used in captive environments.
C2b - Students will gather enrichment items and create enrichment activities for the chimpanzees
C3a - Students will design a research project
C3b - Students will collect behavioral data for a time period when the chimpanzees do not have enrichment and then again when for an hour after enrichment is given.
C3c - Students will analyze data between the two data collection times.
C4a - Students will gather photos and videos that pertain to studied subject
C4b - Students will create a powerpoint
Sharing Activities:
S4a - Students will share their powerpoint with the school and the zoo educators.
S4b - Presentation will be shared at the zoo's Primate Awareness Day celebration.
Tools:
Students will use the following tools throughout the unit:
* Webpages
* Podcasts
* Books
* Videos
* Photos
* Database program
* Desktop publishing program
Thursday, April 30, 2009
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Tori, was this for the EnviroRama? Just want to be clear that this was the practice one...before I make more comments :)
ReplyDeleteThis is the practice one. Is this different from the Environment-O-Rama one that I am not doing?
ReplyDeleteThis was the second part of challenge 6A
ReplyDeleteThis can be the practice one :) And I look at the practice one and the EnviroRama as the same thing. If you feel better about doing a practice one, then your real one, that is fine with me. I don't care if it follows the Envirorama assignment, but sometimes it is good to get something down just for practice as you read through the part b challenges. It is fine with me if you just go right into designing your real project.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, you've done an excellent job understanding how the FACTS model works. You have a good understanding of the ABCS and how to design for them. This is well-done!
Dawn
From here on I will just do my final one. I think I understand everything(although the symbols and cog. process can get a bit tricky for me). I will add my final work on this page as well.
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