Test and Essay Items
First thing the class will do is to visit a zoo (or aquarium) to learn about differences and similarities between the classifications of animals. They will learn about habitats, types of reproduction, mode of transportation, what they eat, how they breathe, etc. The students will fill out a chart and use drawings or words to explain the similarities and differences. These charts will serve as study guides.
Three test items that support learning outcomes:
True/False: snakes are ectothermic (cold-blooded); (True)
multiple choice: fish breathe by skin, lungs, gills; (gills)
completion questions: besides fish __________ and __________ live in water; (amphibians and mammals)
OR: I would make up a simple crossword puzzle instead of completion questions.
Essay—write about 1 group (fish OR amphibians. OR birds, OR reptiles, OR mammals) and include information about where they live, what they eat, how they move around, are they warm-blooded or cold-blooded, give the other terms for warm-blooded and cold-blooded.
OR: Explain how whales, seals, and sea lions are the same as land mammals (live birth, breathe air through lungs); explain how they are different than land mammals (live in ocean or water, have fins or flippers, not legs/arms).
My rationale for these questions is that I want the students to know that not all mammals live on land, the relationship between species, the differences and diversity among species in addition to their role in the environment.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
4th grade science and mentoring program
The area of study I chose is Fourth Grade Science—Classifying Species into Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds or Mammals. The students will visit the local zoo, study the different habitats, transportation mode (swim, walk, crawl), determine if animal is cold-blooded (ectothermic) or warm-blooded (endothermic), and other features that separate the different species.
Objectives:
1. Students will be able to classify different species into their classes: Fish, Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles, or Mammels
2. Student will be able to discuss various modes of transportation.
3. Students will gain knowledge about ectothermic and endothermic, how it applies to different species and which species are cold- or warm-blooded.
4. Students will be able to draw or create using materials like leaves, twigs, sand, dirt, etc to make the different habitats of the different species.
For my mentoring program, the objectives are:
1. Teens will iniate conversations
2. Teens will remain on topic
3. Teens will engage in 2-way conversations
4. Teens will be able to move from one topic to the next without using “comfort talking” in between.
Information about the science objectives came from the website created by the College of Charleston, SC and the South Carolina Aquarium: Members of the COASTeam Aquatic Workshops development team include: Katrina Bryan, Jennifer Jolly Clair, Stacia Fletcher, Kevin Kurtz, Carmelina Livingston, and Stephen Schabel. COASTeam Aquatic Workshops (Grade 4) a joint effort between the COASTeam Program at the College of Charleston and the South Carolina Aquarium (No date was given) oceanica.cofc.edu/coasteam/AquaticWorkshops
Bibi Asia Naz 2009 Presentation on Instructional Outcomes http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED505999.pdf
Objectives:
1. Students will be able to classify different species into their classes: Fish, Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles, or Mammels
2. Student will be able to discuss various modes of transportation.
3. Students will gain knowledge about ectothermic and endothermic, how it applies to different species and which species are cold- or warm-blooded.
4. Students will be able to draw or create using materials like leaves, twigs, sand, dirt, etc to make the different habitats of the different species.
For my mentoring program, the objectives are:
1. Teens will iniate conversations
2. Teens will remain on topic
3. Teens will engage in 2-way conversations
4. Teens will be able to move from one topic to the next without using “comfort talking” in between.
Information about the science objectives came from the website created by the College of Charleston, SC and the South Carolina Aquarium: Members of the COASTeam Aquatic Workshops development team include: Katrina Bryan, Jennifer Jolly Clair, Stacia Fletcher, Kevin Kurtz, Carmelina Livingston, and Stephen Schabel. COASTeam Aquatic Workshops (Grade 4) a joint effort between the COASTeam Program at the College of Charleston and the South Carolina Aquarium (No date was given) oceanica.cofc.edu/coasteam/AquaticWorkshops
Bibi Asia Naz 2009 Presentation on Instructional Outcomes http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED505999.pdf
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