What do the different Ecosystems of the

world contain?
By: Jacqueline Medrano
Thematic Unit EDT3371 Spring 2018.

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Content or Essential Centers Technology Assessment Student Standards:

Subject Questions (Activities) Integration with Products or · The ISTE NETS and
Area (Must evaluation Portfolio Performance Indicators for
include at criteria and/or Teachers and Students
least 2 Web Rubric Scale · TEKS
2.0 tools)

Social What In this Students The students Students will TEKS: 2nd grade Geography
Studies ecosystems/b activity we will watch a will be graded keep a B. Knowledge and Skills
Geograph iomes does will be video from on the notebook of 6.Geography. The student understands
y our world watching a youtube and questions they the notes and the locations and characteristics of
take notes were photos in order places and regions in the community,
contain in it?video on
for a future responsible to to be prepared state, and nation. The student is
biomes as
unit project. answer, as well for the expected to:
Where are a class The student as how well following A. identify major landforms and
they located? and will will also use they were lesson that will bodies of water, including each of the
differentiat google earth answered. Also ultimately help continents and each of the oceans, on
e the and search the teacher will them do their maps and globes;
different engines to grade them on final project. C. examine information from various
ones we find out how well they sources about places and regions
see. We more utilized their ISTE/NETS for Teachers
will also information resources. 2. Design and develop digital age Commented [1]: link or attachment? google forms?
on an learning experiences and assessments How will it be graded???
use our
ecosystem c. Customize and personalize learning
search
of their activities to address students’ diverse
engines to choosing. learning styles, working strategies, and
research abilities using digital tools and
the resources
Region/Ec ISTE/NETS for Students
o- 3. Research and information fluency
system/Bio b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate,
me of the synthesize, and ethically use
students information from a variety of sources
and media
choice by
using the
questions
 given from
teacher to
help guide
them.
students
are also
welcome
to attempt
to navigate
through
google
earth to
find more
informatio
n if they
choose to.
During
video
students
are
expected
to note
take on
different
organisms
throughout
the
different
biomes.

Science What After The students Students will Teks: 2nd grade Science
organisms completing Technolog will be graded print out their
on the B. Knowledge and Skills
live in my the lesson y will be food chain
Eco-System? with both used accuracy of the and keep it 9. Organisms and environments. The
food chain and
What do the video through the along with student knows that living organisms
if it was labeled
these and UBI lesson on their others have basic needs that must be met
correctly. Commented [2]: link or attachment? google forms?
organisms activity I the UBI research for them to survive within their How will it be graded???
need to am system and notes on their environment. The student is
survive? hopeful the you ecosystem. expected to:
Who is on top this will tube They will also
of the food help videos. save it on A. identify the basic needs of plants
chain in students However, computer to and animals;
different Eco- understan students present for
Systems? d Food will also their final
 What is the chains, have project at the C.compare and give examples of the
difference and the resources end of the ways living organisms depend on
between differences like search unit. each other and on their
living and between engines to environments such as food chains
non-living Living and help the within a garden, park, beach, lake,
(abiotic and Non-Living with their and wooded area.
biotic). organisms. food chain.
ISTE Standards Students
They will Students
then build will use 1. Creativity and innovation Students
Their own bubble.us demonstrate creative thinking,
Food to create construct knowledge, and develop
chain the chain innovative products and processes
composed as well. using technology. a. Apply existing
of knowledge to generate new ideas,
organisms products, or processes
in their
ISTE Standards Teachers
Ecosystem
. Lastly, I 1. Facilitate and inspire student
will ask learning and creativity Teachers use
them to their knowledge of subject matter,
label living teaching and learning, and
and non- technology to facilitate experiences
living that advance student learning,
organisms creativity, and innovation in both
in their face-to-face and virtual
food chain. environments. a. Promote, support,
and model creative and innovative
thinking and inventiveness

Commented [3]: TEKS? ISTE?

Writing- What does my Students The The student Students will TEKS Commented [4]: do you mean "in what ways"?
Language ecosystem/hab will students will be graded print their B. knowledge and skills
Arts. will on each paper and 17, Writing/Writing Process.
itat contain in attempt to
integrate element of sketches to Students use elements of the
it? make their take for their
How do I own technology the final writing process (planning, drafting,
keeping.
organize my graphic by creating project revising, editing, and publishing)
However
information? organizers using (organizer, student will to compose text. Students are
bubble.us paper, also present expected to:
for a paper
for the drawing) and their drawing, A. plan a first draft by generating
they will
graphic will also be food chain and ideas for writing (e.g., drawing,
need to paper in class)
organizer, graded on the sharing ideas, listing key ideas);
write. Once Microsoft final They will ISTE Standards Students
that has word for presentation. display the art 6. Technology operations and
been done their on the UBI concepts Students demonstrate a
system.
using written sound understanding of
previous assignment technology concepts, systems,
research and tayasui and operations. a. Understand
students sketches and use technology systems b.
will write a for their Select and use applications
one page drawing of effectively and productively
their ISTE Standards Teachers
about their
ecosystem. 2. Design and develop digital age
ecosystem.
learning experiences and
They will
assessments Teachers design,
also be
develop, and evaluate authentic
using learning experiences and
another assessments incorporating
online tool contemporary tools and resources
to draw a to maximize content learning in
picture of context and to develop the
the knowledge, skills, and attitudes
ecosystem identified in the Standards
they wrote a. Design or adapt relevant
about. learning experiences that
incorporate digital tools and
resources to promote student
learning and creativity