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Animal Adventurers

Animal Adventurers. A Unit studying Animals and their habitats. Mrs. Duncanson Second Grade. Unit Summary.

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Animal Adventurers

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  1. Animal Adventurers A Unit studyingAnimals and their habitats. Mrs. Duncanson Second Grade

  2. Unit Summary This Life Science Unit, designed for second graders will enable students to explore and learn about different animals and their habitats, while developing skills in observing and describing the animal’s physical characteristics and behaviors. Through the use of nonfiction sources, students will be encouraged and challenged to learn more about animals, how to do research with nonfiction, informational material, reporting on their discoveries, completing a group project, and using technology. At the end of this unit, students will present completed animal reports and PowerPoint presentations.

  3. Curriculum-Framing Questions Essential Question • What is the price of life? Unit Questions • Why are animals important to us? • What are habitats? Content Questions • What are the characteristics of animals? • How do animals in adapt to their environment? • What do animals need to survive? • What are the different habitats that animals live in?

  4. Animal Unit This project will help my students develop 21st century skills by: • Collaborating with peers. • Analyzing data about bean plants and drawing conclusions to answer Unit Questions • Solving problems and making decisions about their experiment. • Communicating with others in a newsletter.

  5. Gauging Student Needs Assessment • Purpose of the Assessment • To gather information about what students already know and what they wonder about animals and their habitats. • What I want to learn from my students? • From my students, I want to learn how much support I need to give them throughout this unit on their projects and their reports. • How I have tried to promote higher-order thinking? • Students will be asked to find relationships and draw conclusions about different animals and their habitats. • How the assessment information helps me and my students plan for upcoming activities in the unit? • On going assessments will allow me to see what kind of support my students need or do not need. Students will have a variety of levels of understanding about animals, so I will use this to provide various resources. Rubrics and checklists will help me plan on what still needs to be taught or re-taught.

  6. Assessment Timeline Before project work begins • Conferences • Questioning • Teacher Checklist • PowerPoint plan sheet • Journaling • Student Checklist • Report Rubric • Anecdotal Notes

  7. Students work on projects and complete tasks • Animal Web • KWL Chart • Report Rubric • Group Project Rubric • Introduce new Vocabulary • Report Outline • Journaling

  8. After project work is completed • Completed KWL Chart • Animal Report • Unit Assessment • Report Rubric • Group Project Rubric • Journaling

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