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    This is a second Life Science project that illustrates the stages of a plant or animal life cycle. The teacher used the iMovie for the final student product.

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    This is a second Life Science project that illustrates the stages of a plant or animal life cycle. The teacher used the iMovie for the final student product.

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    LP G2 LifeCycleLesson

    Uploaded by

    Dan Gibson
    This is a second Life Science project that illustrates the stages of a plant or animal life cycle. The teacher used the iMovie for the final student product.

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    Science:LifeCycleforPlantsandAnimals Project Initiator Collaborators Tech Integrationist Learning Objectives Common Core

    JenniferLusinski

    JennyDepa DanGIbson

    Withincollaborativegroups,studentswillresearchthelifecycleofan assignedplantoranimal.

    CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.2.5Knowandusevarioustextfeatures(e.g.,captions, boldprint,subheadings,glossaries,indexes,electronicmenus,icons)tolocate keyfactsorinformationinatextefficiently. CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.2.2Writeinformative/explanatorytextsinwhichthey introduceatopic,usefactsanddefinitionstodeveloppoints,andprovidea concludingstatementorsection. CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.2.6Withguidanceandsupportfromadults,useavariety ofdigitaltoolstoproduceandpublishwriting,includingincollaborationwith peers. CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.2.7Participateinsharedresearchandwritingprojects (e.g.,readanumberofbooksonasingletopictoproduceareportrecord scienceobservations).

    State Standards

    2.3.1Observecloselyoveraperiodoftimeandthenrecordinpictures andwordsthechangesinplantsandanimalsthroughouttheirlife cyclesincludingdetailsoftheirbodyplan,structureandtimingof growth,reproductionanddeath. 2.3.2Compareandcontrastdetailsofbodyplansandstructureswithin thelifecyclesofplantsandanimals.

    Technology Piece

    VideoandInternetwithiPad ScienceJournals VideoinstructiononSMARTBoard(DEScienceTechbook)

    iMovieApp Edcanvasstoryboardingexample

    ProjectIdea:
    Howcanwe,asscientist,createamovietocompareanimalandplantlifecycles?After readingtwoinformationaltexts(e.g.DiscoveryEducationand/orGrolierresources),writea scriptwithinastoryboardtemplateinwhichyoudescribeyouranimalsorplantslifecycle. Listfactsforeachstageofthelifecycletosupportyourwriting.

    LessonSequence:
    InitialInstruction(attention,priorknowledge&goals) Week1 Day1 1. Know/NeedtoKnow 2. Skill:NotetakingModelhowtocollectresearchinaninteractivereadaloud a. Readaloud:[insertnonfictiontext] b. Demonstratehowtotakenotesthroughoutthelifecycle c. Providestudentswithnotetakingtemplate d. Allowtimeindependentpractice e. Bringgroupbacktogetherandsharemodelstudentnotes 3. Content 4. GettingIdeasdown 5. Research 6. StoryboardingEdcanvaswithstoryboardingresourcesavailable. Instruction(present,guide,&perform) Week2 1. Rehearsalwhattheywrote 2. VideotapingwithiMovieapp 3. Editing(teachers) 4. PublishandShare Continuation(feedback,assess,&extend)
    Week3 1. Viewcompletedvideos.Haveacelebrationandinvitetheparentstocelebratewithus. 2. CreateawholegroupVenndiagramcomparinghowplantandanimallifecyclesarethe sameanddifferent. 3. Maybethekidscouldevenwriteashortexpendedresponseasyourassessmentto knowiftheyreallyunderstandallthestandards.

    Summative Assessment Finished Student Examples

    LifeCycleScale IwillbeassessingeachstudentusingtheLifeCycleRubric.

    LifeCycleClassroomProjectTrailer LifeCycleofaChicken LifeCycleofaFrog LifeCycleofanAppleTree LifeCycleofaButterfly LifeCycleofaPumpkin

    Reflection: IreallyenjoyedthisProjectBasedLearningUnit.Thestudents wereveryengagedintheprocessandwantedtodivedeeperinto theirlifecycle.ThefinishedprojectwasaniMoviethateachgroup madeandwehadacelebrationandinvitedtheparentsandthe otherclassestoviewourGroupiMoviewithus.Thekidswerevery excitedtoshareandproudoftheirfinishedproject.

    FutureChanges: Myfuturechangestothisprojectwillbetohavesmallergroups andhavemorelifecycles.Thereareotherlifecyclessuchas mammal,reptileandarachnidlifecyclesthatwouldbefunto explore.

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