Unit Overview

Science: (Unit 1, Lessons 1-3)

In Unit 1, will students will learn about Earth Science. Students will be connecting the lessons
through the unit itself. In this unit, students will learn the different seasons that occur on earth,
the difference and definition between a solstice and an equinox, and the parts of a plant. By the
end of the project, students will put together a power point that will include their learning
process of the three units. An essential question that will evolve in this unit is how can students
determine earth science into their everyday lives?
As these lessons will be divided into three, I will use a week to teach students the unit. The three
days will be about a lesson, fourth day will be a work day the finish culminating project, and the
fifth day is to present their work the class. The lessons will be taught one day each and the first is
about seasons. As a class we will walk outside with the tablets and take a photo outside of their
choosing, but it needs to be a photo showing the sun and sky. With the photo that they will be
taking, we will discuss the seasons through a PowerPoint together to learn the different seasons
Earth has. After the discussion about the PowerPoint, the students will look at their photo taken
from a tablet and determine which season it is by drawing it on the tablets using ABCYA.com,
drawing on a paper, or on a whiteboard. All students should have same answer. After finding out
the season, students will watch an interactive Vizia video that I will assign on their tablet. As
students watch the video individually with headphones as this will give a short formative
assessment during the video for students understanding SL.2.2 Recount or describe key ideas
or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
(2-ESS1-1). The second day will consist of a lesson on Solstices and Equinoxes. By researching
on the Internet the differences between the two and go over a Sway presentation to prepare the
students with their partner. RI.2.9 Compare and contrast the most important points
presented by two texts on the same topic. (2-ESS2-1). The third day will be about the parts of
the plant. Students will use the Internet to go on the website ABCYa.com to complete their
assignment W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from
provided sources to answer a question. (2-LS2-1),(2-LS4-1). Throughout the assignments it
will all incorporate students using technology such as their iPads, Internet, and websites.
The fourth day is given for the students to begin and work on the culminating project within their
groups. Each group will be assigned a topic from the three lessons to form a final project that
will turn in the classroom website. Students will use all the technology we learned throughout the
prior lessons into this project. The culminating project will include their favorite season as a
group, difference between Solstices and Equinoxes, and then they will label all the parts of the
plant and how they would plant it in their own garden. Once students have finished they will
have it on a PowerPoint file to upload as they will present to the class together. W2.7
Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g. read a number of books on a single
topic to produce a report, record science observations. (2-LS2-1), W.2.8 Recall information
from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. (2-
LS2-1).
Lesson 1 Seasons
Content Standards SL.2.2 Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read
aloud or information presented orally or through other media. (2-
ESS1-1)
RI.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where,
when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details
in a text. (2-ESS1-1)
Focus Standard SL 8.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions.
W 6, W10 SL1: Use district approved Web 2.0 tools for
communication and collaboration.
Technology Standards W 8.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and
publish writing and present the
relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as
to interact and collaborate with
Others.
W 6, RL 7, SBAC testing skills: Watch online videos and use
play pause, rewind, and forward buttons while taking notes.
Digital Citizenship

Objectives Describe the different seasons that take place on earth.

Tools/Materials Tablet
Internet for Vizia, class website
Microsoft PowerPoint
Headphones
Teaching Strategies Outside teaching, student discussions, student collaboration.
Tasks Small field trip outside
Take picture of the outside with tablets
View and discuss PowerPoint
Vizia Assessment at the end
Assessment of Learning Vizia Video: At the end of the lesson students will individually
watch a video with their headphones on Vizia. The video will be
posted on my website for easy access. During the video students
will be given short questions that will either be multiple choice or
short response.
Accommodations With the Vizia video students who are visual learners will have
the video for understanding. Pair are having difficulty or ELL
with another students. Teacher will be accessible to any student
who needs assistance.
Lesson 2 Solstices and Equinoxes
Content Standards RI.2.9 Compare and contrast the most important points presented
by two texts on the same topic. (2-ESS2-1)
Focus Standard RI 5, RI 7: Perform basic searches on databases, (e.g. library,
card catalog, encyclopedia) to locate information.
Technology Standards Digital Citizenship
RI 5, RI 7: Use age appropriate technologies to locate, collect,
organize content from media collection for specific purposes,
citing sources.
W 6, W 10 SL 2, SL 5: Create projects that use text and various
forms of graphics, audio, and video, (with proper citations) to
communicate ideas.
Objectives Learn the causes and information on what is a solstice and what
is an equinox with a partner.
Tools/Materials BrainPop https://www.brainpop.com/
Sway
Internet
Teaching Strategies Direct Instruction
Student Collaboration
Tasks Watch BrainPop video
Take small quiz
Sway Presentation
Research online
Assessment of Learning Students will create a Sway presentation with a partner and will
showcase their research learned.
Accommodations Students can include videos for visual learners. Allowed to work
with a partner to help one another. Teacher will be accessible to
any student who needs assistance.
Lesson 3 Parts of a Plant
Content Standards W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information
from provided sources to answer a question. (2-LS2-1),(2-LS4-1)
Focus Standard W 6, SL5: Use painting and drawing tools/applications to create
and edit work.
Technology Standards W 8.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and
publish writing and present the
relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as
to interact and collaborate with
Others.
Objectives Gather information and use the provided application in the
Internet to create and describe what you have researched.
Tools/Materials Tablet
Internet for class website, ABCYA.com
Google Doc

Teaching Strategies Direct teaching, Collaboration, Researching

Tasks Class discussion about plants
Learn about the ABCYa website
Use the Story Maker to draw and Describe your part of
the plant.
Submit and upload back to classroom website
Assessment of Learning Students will use the website ABCYa.com Story Maker to draw
and add a description about plants. Once the students have
finished their task they will take a screenshot, paste to a Google
Doc or Microsoft Word and then upload their file to the class
website under lesson 3.
Accommodations Students who have trouble with work with a partner. Teacher will
be accessible to any student who needs assistance.
Unit Review Culminating Project
Content Standards W.2.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g.,
read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report;
record science observations). (2-ESS1-1)
W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information
from provided sources to answer a question. (2-LS2-1)
Focus Standards SL 8.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions.
Technology Standards W 8.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and
publish writing and present the
relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as
to interact and collaborate with
Others.
W 6 Create a series of slides and organize them to present
research or convey an idea.
W 6, SL5: Use painting and drawing tools/applications to create
and edit work.
Digital Citizenship
RI 5, RI 7: Use age appropriate technologies to locate, collect,
organize content from media collection for specific purposes,
citing sources.
W 6, W 10 SL 2, SL 5: Create projects that use text and various
forms of graphics, audio, and video, (with proper citations) to
communicate ideas.
Objectives Create a PowerPoint presentation that will include portions of the
three units learned with your partners and present to the class.
Tools/Materials Internet
Tablet
PowerPoint
ABCYA application website
Teaching Strategies Collaboration, Student-centered
Tasks Create which is your favorite season (there should be a
response for each student)
Create a slide about the differences between a Solstice
and an Equinox.
Create a drawing through ABCYa.com to name all the
plant parts.
Assessment of Learning PowerPoint group Presentation
Accommodations With the units the students have learned, they are able to use all
to incorporate in their culminating project. Teacher will be
accessible to any student who needs assistance.