PROJECT OVERVIEW

Name of Project: A Healthy Community Teacher(s): Mr. Dickson Duration: 7 Weeks Grade Level: 5th

Subject/Course: Science (Life Science)

ther subject areas to be included! if an":

Science/Health/Literacy/Math Stu ents !ill use a We"#uest to i entify an communicate a $ro"lem% $ose a solution% an test their solution to real& !orl situations as they a$$ly science% health% technolo'y% literacy% an math. Ho! can !e hel$ create a healthy community( Stu ents !ill "e a"le to) Science 5.*L.* +e,$lain that or'anisms are com$ose of $arts that function to'ether to form a li-in' system. 5..L.* +e,$lain the inter e$en ence of $lants% animals% an en-ironment an ho! a a$tation influences sur-i-al. Health AL/ * + e-elo$ strate'ies for a-oi in'% refusin' alcohol% to"acco% an other ru's% an strate'ies throu'h an a -ocacy cam$ai'n.
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Summary of the issue, challenge, investigation, scenario, or problem:

Drivin$ %uestion

Content and S&ills Standards to be addressed:

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AL/ .+ e,$lain the $re-ention an control of isease. AS/ 0.* + e,$lain ho! to $rotect themsel-es from 12 3a iation. AL/ 4 + i entify healthy eatin' ha"its. AL/ 5 + s$eak a$$ro$riately a"out mental% social an emotional health. All s$eakin' learnin' tar'ets for 'ra e 5. Writin' AL/ . + !rite informational/e,$lanatory te,ts to e,amine a to$ic an con-ey i eas an information clearly. Math AS/ ..0 + 'ra$h ata on a coor inate $lane (line 'ra$h). AS/ ..5 + sol-e a real !orl or mathematical $ro"lem "y 'ra$hin' ata on a coor inate $lane an analy6in'.

T+A '(st Centur" S&ills

to be explicitly taught and assessed (T+A) or that ill be encouraged (E) by pro!ect or", but not taught or assessed:

E $ther:

T+A

#ollaboration %resentation #ritical Thin"ing:

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Presentation )udience:

Grou*: Culminatin$

Create a public announcement with the problem and solution the student group has identified. The final product may come in any of the following forms.

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Products and Performances

Commercial Weebly Website Power Point Podcast Poster Movie Music Production esign an e!periment Create a "ui# $re"uired component%

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#ndividual:

7n i-i uals from each 'rou$ !ill !rite an e,$lanatory $iece outlinin' the $ro"lem they ha-e e,$lore % an the solution they ha-e e-ise .

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$ther: Students ill present to other (outh#an participants through the use of various multi)media soft ares and applications*

PROJECT OVERVIEW
+ntr" event to launch in+uiry, engage students: Simulation #ntro to the students , Dear Students! Due to ne- bud$etar" restrictions and sanitar" concerns! the district has mandated the follo-in$ restrictions durin$ the school da": (. /ater in classrooms -ill be shut0off. '. Students ma" no lon$er *la" on the $rass durin$ recess! but must instead! sta" on the *avement or the bar& chi*s. 1. Plastic bottles of an" &ind are strictl" forbidden. 2. 3and saniti4er -ill no lon$er be allo-ed to be used in school. 5. #f students feel ill! the" must sta" home. 6. Students ma" not feed an" animals on school $rounds. Students! des*ite the fact that man" of these restrictions ma" seem unfair! it is u* to us to vie- these restricts throu$h a solution0based lens. /e must first decide -h" these restrictions have been mandated. # need to "ou to brea& u* into five $rou*s! and -rite do-n *ossible reasons -h" the district has made these sudden decisions.7

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Students $et into $rou*s! and are assi$ned one of the 8uestions. The" then are as&ed to *rovide *ossible solutions for their assi$ned madate! in order to create a more lo$ical res*onse. )ssessments 9ormative )ssessments
(Durin$ Project)

,ui--es.Tests /ournal.0earning 0og %reliminary %lans.$utlines.%rototypes 2ough 3rafts $nline Tests.Exams 'ritten %roduct(s), ith rubric: Summative )ssessments
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$ral %resentation, ith rubric 4ultiple #hoice.Short Ans er Test Essay Test
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%eer Evaluation Self)Evaluation $ther:

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:esources Needed

n0site *eo*le! facilities: +8ui*ment: ;aterials:

My 'th grade colleagues. My classroom and the school grounds will be sufficient for facility needs. Mac (aptops) *pods) Cameras) ocument Cameras) Charging station. +veryday Mathematics ,nit -) 'th .rade *nteractive /cience Chapters 0) ') and -. /cholastic Maga#ine. Pro1ect 2ased (earning materials from 2*+.org. (ucy Cal3in4s 'th .rade Writing a 5eport /ince this is new to my classroom) * plan on developing a list alongside my learners of appropriate community resources. X X
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Communit" resources:

:eflection ;ethods

(#ndividual! Grou*! and/or

/ournal.0earning 0og 'hole)#lass 3iscussion

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Survey

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PROJEC T RTO EA HI NT G A NA D L LE RN P JCE C C EAN DI N AG R GUIDE

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Course/Semester: Start Date: (/'(/(2 Trimester 1

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grade targets surrounding health) in order to prepare them to vet websites using the proper schema.
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,nit - in our +veryday Mathematics curriculum includes 4ath: #ollecting, organi-ing, Science ealt!and analy-ing data* Science ealt! Science toPrevention help students prepare to record+ the *!apter + ,esson (. Prevention and *ontrol *!apter + ,esson 0. andto *ontrol *!apter ,esson +. lessons W!at are t!e skeletal o4 $isease W!at is t!e nervous o4 $isease W!at are some ot!er information they collect over the internet in an organi#ed and muscular systems/ system/ systems. fashion. The bac3ground for this will be taught during Project Work Project Work )evie5 !ome. math class) which will allow for easier integration during Project Work 1uestion Exploration Project Work 1uestion Exploration the 1uestion Exploration W.S. $ay ( Add 5ebsite links to unit. W.S. $ay 0 Project Work W.S. $ay classroom Website Write a 5%& sentence :;st #entury S"ills To become e!perts) we will tal3 e!tensively about the Kidblog.org Kidblog.org summary o' the Kidblog.org %roups 0'+ )esponse Kidblog.org importance %roups &'( )esponse project on my of using research7based data to support our %roups &'( )esponse %roups 2'3 )esponse "ebsite at solutions) and the most effective way to locate kidsblo(.or( appropriate web pages during the Web"uest. *n addition) students will build a wor3ing 3nowledge of their problem by a student7centered and formulated method that stems from their choice of topic. With this said) it is important that they learn to advocate for themselves by as3ing "uestions throughout the process) and searching for answers among their peers.
THREE

,uestion.Ans er 2elationship
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