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Activity: Students
will research an insect of their choice, write a paper covering the details
of their insect, and create a visual aid using some form of technology (power
point, prezi, blogger, etc.)
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Accommodations for
Diverse Learners:
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Students will receive a
list of resources where they can find information on their insect.
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Johns’ Text: Yes or No
If “No,” source is:
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No
Tricia Busch
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Used Before: Yes or No
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No
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Reference(s):
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Dahl, R. (1996). James and the Giant Peach. New York:
Knopf.
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Technology
Integration:
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Students will create a
digital visual aid.
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Assessment:
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Formative
Assessment:
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Keep track of students’ daily
work.
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Accommodations for
Diverse Learners:
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Pull students for
one-on-one writing conferences.
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Summative Assessment:
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Students will write a
research paper on their insect.
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Accommodations for
Diverse Learners:
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Students will receive a
list of resources where they can find information on their insect.
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Iowa/ COMMON CORE LITERACY STANDARD(S)
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Writing
Standards
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W.5.4. Produce
clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
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W.5.10. Write
routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and
revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a
range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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Iowa/ COMMON CORE CONTENT STANDARD(S)
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SCIENCE
Life Science
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S.3–5.LS.1 Essential Concept and/or Skill: Understand and apply
knowledge of organisms and their environments, including:
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Structures, characteristics, and adaptations of organisms that allow
them to function and survive within their habitats.
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How individual organisms are influenced by internal and external
factors.
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The relationships among living and non–living factors in terrestrial
and aquatic ecosystems.
Science as Inquiry
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S.3–5.SI.2
Essential Concept and/or Skill: Recognize that scientists perform
different types of investigations. Types of investigations include describing
objects, events, and organisms; classifying them; and doing a fair test (experimenting),
depending on the types of questions they want to answer.
Technology
Literacy
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21.3–5.TL.2
Essential Concept and/or Skill: Use interactive technologies in a
collaborative group to produce digital presentations or products in a
curricular area.
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Introduction: 10 points
Describe the characteristics
of an insect.
What is the name of the
insect you have chosen?
Why did you choose the insect
that you did?
Body 30 points
What is the life cycle of
your critter?
What does your critter look
like?
Where is it found (habitat)?
What does it eat or who eats
it? (Niche)
What kind of lifestyle or
lifecycle does it have?
About how long do they
survive?
Why is it important to life
on earth?
Is it a pest or beneficial?
Conclusion10 points
What are this critters'
prospects, is it endangered?
How do humans affect this
organism?
What was the most interesting
fact or facts you learned about your insect?
Visual Aid 25 points
