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Feeding Crayfish. Danielle Wisner EDU 327 Transit Middle School/Williamsville. Introduction and Background. Number of students: 52 Boys: 27 Girls: 25 Cooperating teacher: Ms. Martha Short Fifth grade Distinguished, Proficient, and Developing Forty-five minute periods. Purpose.
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Feeding Crayfish Danielle Wisner EDU 327 Transit Middle School/Williamsville
Introduction and Background • Number of students: 52 • Boys: 27 • Girls: 25 • Cooperating teacher: Ms. Martha Short • Fifth grade • Distinguished, Proficient, and Developing • Forty-five minute periods
Purpose • The purpose of this Learning Experience is for the students observe what body parts the crayfish use to find and consume their food.
Essential Question • How are crayfish similar to humans?
Enduring Understanding • Both humans and crayfish need food and air to survive. They rely on humane treatment in order to maintain dynamic equilibrium.
Guiding Questions • What is something that crayfish would eat? • How do crayfish eat? • Why do crayfish need to eat in order to survive?
Student Tasks • Review • Observations • Hypothesis • Conclusion
Standard • NYS Learning Standard: MST • MST Standard 4: The living environment • Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living envrionment and recognize the historical development of ideas in science
Standard Cont. • Key Idea 5: Organisms maintain a dynamic equilibrium that sustains life • Performance Indicator 5.1: Compare the way a variety of living specimens carry out basic life functions and maintain dynamic equilibrium • Major Understanding 5.1g: The survival of an organism depends on its ability to sense and respond to its external environment
Assessment Tool Out of 5 points
Pakhi-Distinguished • I think crayfish eat anything like meat, or vegetables. I think they will like both corn and lettuce. • Our crayfish ate mostly corn. • Crayfish find their food using their antennae to help them feel their food. • I think crayfish eat their food with the help of their maxillae.
Score out of 5 • Well written using a high level of thinking. Very nice cursive and I feel that you have a good grasp of the unit. • Score: 5
Danny- Proficient • I think they will eat the food. They will eat corn and lettuce. • The crayfish did not eat any food. • The body part is their antennae that they use. • The crayfish eat with their mouth parts.
Score out of 5 • Conclusion is correct from our class but the day after we decided as a class that the crayfish ate the corn. Nice cursive and I feel like you are really enjoying this unit. • Score: 4.5
Hunter- Developing • lettuce • corn • Antennas and claws
Score out of 5 • I know that you are enjoy this unit but I think that you are not understanding or trying. Try to pay a little more attention in class. • Score: 2.25
Modifications • Environment and Management: Preferential seating • Instructional: Variety of instructional setting • Content/Material: Hands on • Tasks: Multiple task to complete
Reflection • Thanks to: • Kylie Chandler • Jill Turner • Max Nelson • Melanie Koch • Catherine Sedota • For my peer review
Thank you to all! Student Teaching Placement 1 Transit Middle School 5th grade Ms. Short