Unit Plan Template

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Unit Author

First and Last Name

Authors E-mail Address

Courtney Martin
Avery Rodrigue
Kayla Patton
Elizabeth Lopez
Cmart94@lsu.edu
Arodr63@lsu.edu
Kayla.patton@aol.com
Elope13@lsu.edu

Course Name(s)

ELRC

Course Number(s)

2507

Course Section(s)

004

Instructor(s) Name(s)

Heroman

Unit Overview
Unit Plan Title

Water Cycle Unit

Curriculum-Framing Questions

Goals

The students will be able to understand and explain the

aspects of the water cycle.

Content Questions

What three components make up the water cycle?

How do we measure rain?

Unit Summary

This unit plan will cover ELA content, science content, math content, and social studies
content. In the ELA portion, the students will learn and categorize water cycle related
voculary. In the science portion, the students will watch an episode of the Magic School Bus
and make a power point about what they learned. In the math portion, the students will gather
data onlocal precipitation and create a line graph from it. In the socal studies portion, the
students will make a brochure in Microsoft Word as they travel through the water cycle.
Subject Area(s) (List all subjects that apply)

ELA
Science
Math
Social Studies
Grade Level [Click box(es) of all grade level(s) that your Unit targets]
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K-2
6-8
ESL
Gifted and Talented

3-5
9-12
Resource
Other:

Targeted State Frameworks/Content Standards/Benchmarks

RI.4.1; W.4.2; ESS-E-A3; GLE-E-44; 5.G.A.1; G-1A-E1; G-1A-E3; G-1B-E1

Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

The student will define new vocabulary words that describe the water cycle. The learner will
discuss the water cycle and identify key compnents of the water cycle. The students will
accurately graph the rain from Baton Rouge weather data. The students will sequence the
steps of the water cycle and relate it to everyday weather.
Procedures

Lesson 1Water Cycle VocabElizabeth Lopez

Lesson 2Water Cycle PowerpointKayla Patton
Lesson3Rain Measure MathCourtney Martin
Lesson 4Traveling the Water Cycle BrochureAvery Rodrigue
Approximate Time Needed

Approximatley 8 class periods

Prerequisite Skills

Grade level reading ability, research skills, and writing skills

Materials and Resources

Technology Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

Camera
Laser Disk
Computer(s)
Printer
Digital Camera
Projection System
DVD Player
Scanner
Internet Connection
Television

VCR
Video Camera
Video Conferencing Equip.
Other:

Technology Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)

Database/Spreadsheet
Image Processing
Desktop Publishing
Internet Web Browser
E-mail Software
Multimedia
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

Web Page Development

Word Processing
Other:

Printed Materials

None

Supplies

Computer Access and Printer with paper

Internet Resources

Weather.com

Others

N/A

Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

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Resource Student

Vocab words list, special seating, repeated instruction,

working with others

Non-Native English
Speaker

Vocab words list, native language on computer

Gifted Student

Extra graph on temperature data

Student Assessment

Vocabulary Assignment: 24 points

Science Asignment: 16 points
Math Assignment: 24 points
SS Assignment: 20 points
Participation: 20 points
Total Unit Points:104 (4 points to wiggle with)

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