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Unit 2: Where we are in place and time
Unit 2: Where we are in place and time
October 19th - December 4th
Central Idea: Change is a response to challenges, risks, and opportunities to solve problems and adapt to our environment.
Central Idea: Change is a response to challenges, risks, and opportunities to solve problems and adapt to our environment.
By the end of the unit my student will:
By the end of the unit my student will:
Students will host a Virtual Science Fair night to share their findings with the community.
Student Agency
Student Agency
Voice: Students will decide on the audience. Decide the different ways to gather information (books, videos, library, YouTube) They give input in what they want to learn. Give them options based on their style of learning on how they want to do assignments. Morning meeting.
Choice: Choice boards for assignments. How they want to gather information to engage with multiple perspectives. The choice of how to solve problems. Choose to work in a group or independently. Choose who they work within that group. Students can choose how they participate in class (Flipgrid, video on or off).
Ownership: Choose the topic they want to work on based on a self-defined learning goal. They can co-construct the rubric. Peer to peer feedback. Reflect and revise their work.
Student Action
Student Action
Choose: A scientific question that can be answered through repeated experimentation.
Act: Students will determine how independent variables cause changes to the environment.
Reflect: Students will reflect on their hypothesis. How did the results of your experiment change your perception throughout this scientific process?
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
Causation - Things do not just happen. There are causal relationships at work and actions have consequences.
Why is something the way that it is?
How do variables effect the outcome?
How can I test my hypothesis?
Change - Change is the process of movement from one state to another. It is universal and inevitable.
What do all patterns have in common?
What is the role of technology in shaping society?
Perspective - Knowledge is moderated by perspectives. Different perspectives lead to different interpretations, understandings and findings. Perspectives may be individual, group, cultural or disciplinary.
Are there different ways of explaining this idea?
Do science experiments use the same method all around the world? Why or why not?
How can we understand other people's point of view and have them understand ours?
Related Concepts
Related Concepts
Reading: word meaning, figurative language, and imagery, text structure, author’s purpose
Social Studies: Explorers in Texas, migration of populations in Texas
Math: division, number patterns
Science: forms of energy, circuits, how light travels, changing of position and motion
Student work from the Virtual Science Fair
Student work from the Virtual Science Fair
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