3-LS-Unit+One

__Life Science__
Create a museum exhibit of a chosen organism’s life cycle. The student will use researched information to incorporate species and geographical data. The information will be presented in mathematical terms.

Unit Plan
=**Learning Target: (Essential Question)**= Do all living organisms go through a life cycle?

**Standards:**
Distinguish between living and nonliving things Sequence diagrams that illustrate various stages in the development of an organism Differentiate among the stages in the life cycle of a butterfly, mealworm, frog and plant Identify the different life stages through which plants and animals pass || Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products and processes Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues || Place values Even or odd Write word problems using the data || Maintain a science notebook that includes observations, data, diagrama and explanations Analyze and communicate findings from multiple investigations of similar phenomena to reach a conclusion ||
 * ===**Science**=== ||
 * Use magnifiers to make observations of specific plant and body parts and describe their functions
 * ===**Technology/ISTE**=== ||
 * Contribute to project teams to produce original works and solve problems
 * ===**Math**=== ||
 * Expanded form, standard form, word form
 * ===**Engineering/Science**=== ||
 * Describe how tools technology, and inventions help to answer questions and solve problems.

Performance Assessment Project:
[|MuseumRubric.xls.html] parts of plants lab p 27, parts of animals lab p. 39, living and non living things lab p 49, seed life cycles p. 79, mealworm lifecycles p 91 math, graphing life spans p. 99 math. ||
 * **Describe Project** - What will the student do or create to demonstrate knowledge acquired? ||
 * Create a museum exhibit of a chosen organism’s life cycle. The student will use researched information to incorporate species and geographical data. The information will be presented in mathematical terms. ||
 * **Scaffolding** - What are you providing to make students successful? ||
 * We will provide technology, literature, World maps, access to library, plant and animal structures, examples of living and nonliving organisms. ||
 * **Materials** - What materials will you need to teach this unit? ||
 * We will need poster board, art supplies, technology (COW lab), shoe boxes, some materials from home, books, STEM notebooks. ||
 * **Timeline** ||
 * Weeks 1-7 ||
 * **Rubric** ||
 * (see attached) ||
 * **Supporting Activities for Unit**- What activities will be done throughout the unit to support the learning? ||
 * Activities will include: