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| Title | Overview | Grade | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Warming Portfolio Project | Eighth grade students will synthesize learning in Science, Mathematics and Language Arts to present accurate, relevant, authoritative and current information about global warming using digital tools and information processing strategies. The essential questions are: Has the climate of our world changed in the last fifty years because of human activity? How can you justify your response? | 8 | |
| Building a Greener Community | Students delve into different areas of community life and the importance of using existing resources in effective and efficient ways. They also consider alternatives to creating greener environments that may be innovative approaches. In their investigations, they address the following essential questions: What does greening a community involve? How green is our community at this time? How can we build a greener community? | 8 | |
| Insect investigation | First grade students undertake a mini-investigation in which they identify a strange looking insect, collect information on the insect, and communicate their findings to the rest of their class and the entire school. The young investigators fashion their presentation around the essential questions: What should people know about this insect? Why would it be important for people to know these facts about it? | 1 | |
| Zoo Animals | Students address the following essential questions in this unit: What are reptiles? What are mammals? What are birds? How are these animals alike? How are they different? | K | |
| Earth Day Project | Students will be using both research skills and technology to propose an Earth Day project to the school principal. Students will answer the essential question "How will our project benefit our environment?" Once students have answered this question, teams will design a poster to be used as part of the presentation. Students will then vote on which poster to use in the proposal to the principal. Students aim to have the project approved. | 1 | |
| What's the difference? Fiction and Non-fiction. | This lesson teaches students to define the terms "fiction" and "non-fiction" and to go on to apply those definitions to books that they are looking at. The essential questions that students will explore in this lesson are: What is fiction? What is non-fiction? How can I figure out whether a book is fiction or non-fiction? | 1 | |
| Animal Research | Following a class study of the characteristics of animals students will select on animal of their choice to research. Essential questions: What characteristics do you already know about your animal? How can you find information about the animal you have selected? How is this animal the same or different from ones that the entire class studied? How can you share your information with others? | K | |
| Animal Research Project | The lesson is designed to teach students how to use the BIG6 graphic organizer so they will have a systematic way to approach research papers. The students will then have to look-up a book on the subject and retrieve the book form the shelf to show they can use the library online catalog system. A review on accessing databases from the school lab and home will be done. Student will choose topic. | 7 |