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Focus of Unit:
Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, Technology
Rationale:
Students will become aware of natural environments and the way they
affect
occupational opportunities
Curriculum
Standards:
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Identify ways the natural environment affects occupational opportunities
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Associate knowledge learned in the language arts program to life
situations.
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Solve problems using a variety of tools, models, and techniques.
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Solve problems using a variety of tools, models, and techniques.
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Analyze, organize, summarize, and display information collected from real
life situations: lists, tally charts, tables, and graphs. Grade 3
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Predict, record, summarize, and discuss outcomes using sampling or real
life data and information. Grade 3
Technology Standards:
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Use a variety of media and technology resources for the directed and
independent learning activities across the curriculum.
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Utilize information from a locally approved Internet web site
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Use
telecommunications and other media to collaborate and interact with peers
and other audiences, following appropriate laws and regulations.
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Use
Technology for solving problems.
Learning
Activities/Performance Tasks:
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Student will review what they have learned in previously taught unit about
natural environments through a teacher
PowerPoint presentation.
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Student will choose a natural environment presented and answer the
question: “What are some of the different occupations available in your
area?” through a letter, telephone, postcard, ask someone, email.
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Student will send teacher generated form through mail, email, postcard or
use as a questionnaire.
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Data
will be collected and students will present findings through:
Kidspiration/Oral
Presentation (Kidspiration software required)
Written
Report given orally
PowerPoint
Poster with oral explanation
Graph with oral explanation
Rubrics,
Assessment and Evaluation
See attached rubrics for
oral presentation, graphing, poster or go to
www.rubistar.4teachers.org
Learning Environment:
Students will
participate in direct instruction. They will use letter writing, email,
interview and Internet search to collect data. Students will present results
through written and oral methods of their choice.
Resources:
Passive Resources:
textbooks
Dynamic Resources:
Microsoft Office, Kidspiration
Internet sites:
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
http://epals.com/
http://gigglepotz.com
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