Human Interactions with Living Systems
Created By:
Kelly Koppang, Ellen Morehouse, Heather Palmer
Title/Role:
MLIS students
Organization/School Name:
St. Kate's
Location:
Minnesota
Grade Level:
7 Type of Lesson:
Lesson in a unit Type of Schedule:
Flexible Collaboration Continuum:
Intensive Content Area:
Science Content Topic:
Ecosystems Scenario:
A seventh-grade teacher has been working with students on an involved research project. The class has come to the media center several times to work in collaborative groups, conducting research on topics identified by the groups as interesting and urgent in nature. The students are now preparing to pull their findings together into Public Service Announcements (PSAs). They have synthesized their research and created storyboards to guide them in creating their PSAs. The teacher has met with the media specialist to schedule three sessions in the media center where they will learn how to use iMovie as a tool to share their research with the community. The media specialist will also assist students in properly citing their sources within their PSAs. Students will be expected to continue their projects outside of these sessions. The final projects will be posted online, and will be shared at a community fair. Overview:
Seventh-grade students will work in small groups to create a three-minute video in which they will share their research on how humans impact living systems . Each project must include images, video, text, and sound. It must also clearly describe the issue, including the cause and consequence of human interaction with the living system, work that has been done to combat the negative aspects of the issue, and a proposal for a sustainable solution. Final Product:
Students will share a video (online and at a community fair) that illustrates their research on how humans impact living systems online. Library Lesson:
Students will learn how to create a well-edited, organized, and informative video in iMovie. Estimated Lesson Time:
120 minutes Have you taught this lesson before:
No