Elizabeth+McGeough

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Subject area: Science Grade level: 2nd Time frame: 30 minutes for 28 days Unit title: Studying Weather: Sub-unit title: Epals' Weather: A 21st Century Project Incorporating Digital Tools and 21st Century Skills || Unit overview: In the weather unit, students study weather patterns, the seasons, clouds, meterologists and tools used to study weather. In this sub-unit students will connect with their epals in another country to discuss the weather in their part of the world. The students will study/research weather at home and abroad by using various medias. (television, radio, internet). They will be expected to email their epals throughout the project. "Through an ongoing email exchange, students will share weather related information about their own location while learning about the weather in their ePals location." (from [] ) || 2.E.1.1: Students are able to describe types and patterns of weather during different seasons. 2.E.1.2: Students are able to identify and locate geological features using maps and globes. (epals'country)
 * **Technology Integration Unit/Lesson Plan Template **(modified from MTS Lesson Plan Template) ||
 * Name: Elizabeth McGeough
 * **Brief lesson/unit Summary/Description ** ||
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 * **Essential Questions to guide this unit/lesson and focus teaching and learning: ** ||
 * # What makes weather?
 * 1) What factors make the weather change?
 * 2) In what ways does weather control our lives?
 * 3) What methods should you use for predicting the weather?
 * 4) Why is it important to know about the weather in other countries?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Why is it beneficial to communicate/interact with people from or in another country?
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Why is using email and other kinds of technology important or beneficial? ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">State Content Standard/Benchmark addressed <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Science:

Writing: 2.W.1.2: Students can write a friendly letter (electronically-email). || 2.CT.2.1: Use a directed variety of media for learning activities. 2.CP.1.1: With assistance, demonstrate the ability to work with others when using technology tools to convey ideas or illustrate simple concepts. 2.P.2.2: Use information technologies to communicate and share an idea, with assistance. || respect and open dialouge in personal, work and community contexts.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">State Educational Technology Standard/Benchmark addressed <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2.NC.3.2: Recognize that technology has an interrlationship with the environment.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">21st Century Skill(s)/Theme(s) addressed (see excel spreadsheet) ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1.GA.2: Learn from and work collaboratively with individuals representing diverse cultures, religions, and lifestyles in a sprirt or mutual
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1.GA.2: Learn from and work collaboratively with individuals representing diverse cultures, religions, and lifestyles in a sprirt or mutual

1.G.A.3: Understand other nations and cultures, including the use of non-English languages. ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2.CI.1: Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work

2.CI.3: Be open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives.

2.CC.2: Demonstrate ability to work effectively wiht diverse teams. ||  ||   || information in order to function in a knowledge economy.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3.ICT.1: Use digital technology, communication tools and/or networks appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate and create

4.SCC.3: Bridge cultural differences and use different perspectives to increase innovation and the quality of work. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || However, for this plan I will be referring to the epals webiste to guide my plan and teaching.[] This is the calendar that organizes the procedures that will take place for this unit. It also includes the introduction of the unit and detailed directions/procdedures for each day. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Students will understand (lesson/unit objectives): **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will know and be able to explain three components of weather: temperature, air pressure and humidity.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will observe and record weather conditions for one week including temperature, cloud cover and precipitation.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will research and record weather conditions for their ePals location for one week.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will learn how to summarize weather data in both graphic and narrative forms.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will learn how weather conditions and phenomena occur and can be predicted.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will describe how weather affects their daily lives and the choices they make about clothing, activities, food, transportation, and mood.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will use their knowledge of weather to write and perform a script for a weather broadcast. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Technology & Web 2.0 resources needed (hardware and software, websites) ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Computers and internet access for students to communicate through email with their epal
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Digital camera with video function or videocamera ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Procedure (learning activities)/ lessons of unit ** ||
 * Normally, I would list the all of the components of a lesson plan includinjg the procedure-prime attention time, directions given, what students are expect to do, etc.
 * Normally, I would list the all of the components of a lesson plan includinjg the procedure-prime attention time, directions given, what students are expect to do, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Strategies that can teach any student ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Please indicate the strategies used: (Discussion, Drawing, Field Trip, Games, Graphic Organizers, Humor, Manipulatives, Metaphor & Simile, Mnemonic Device, Movement, Music, Project-Based Instruction, Reciprocal Teaching, Role Play, Storytelling, Technology, Visual Aids, Visualization, Work Study, Writing, Other: ___)__

[] || I will be making changes to it as I become more familiar with the epal project and with my students. ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Discussion/Collaboration
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Technology
 * Project-based learning
 * Visuals
 * Graphic Organizers
 * Journaling-creative writing ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Describe application of above strategy or strategies below ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Discussion-students collaborate with their epal and also in groups within their classroom for the culminating assingment
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Technology-students use the internet to email thier epals
 * Project-based learning-the culminating project entails writing a script and performing a weather broadcast
 * Visuals-possibly utlized in the broadcasting activity
 * Graphic Organizers-KWL, words sort
 * Journaling-weekly weather journal ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Assessment Method/s and description ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">* Teacher Observation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Possibly worksheets/handouts-weather word sort, KWL chart, weekly weather journal, etc
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rubric-for students' final email to their epals
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rubric- for culminating broadcasting activity ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Resource List ** ||
 * * computers and interent access to email the epals
 * epal handouts: weather word sort, KWL chart, weekly weather journal, rubrics
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Notes: //(this area may list accommodations, differentiation, as well as other key information that may not fit into the categories above)// ||
 * ** This epal project spans 28 days. I may shorten the project by combing days/assignments and/or taking out certain parts of the project.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Peer Reviewer: Dana Berg ||
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