Stephanie

|| Dimensions of Learning** || **Costa & Kallick’s 16 Habits of Mind** || Classifying Summarizing Inferring Classifying Comparing Explaining || 4. Thinking Flexibly – students will brainstorm about animals in urban areas that cause problems to humans. Narrow it down to 4 to 5 animals. And Explain Why. 5. Develop a plan of action to take care of the issue 6. Pose questions for why the plan of action may or may not work. 7. Communicate with experts about issues and what the DNR does to help with urban wildlife. Communicate with another student about || (1) Persisting (3) Listening to others – with understanding and empathy (4) Thinking Flexible (7) Questioning & Posing problems (15) Thinking Interdependently || Strand 4 – Da. – Identify examples in Missouri where human activity has had a beneficial or harmful effect. Strand 4 – 2 – Differentiate between the types of consumers and producers. Strand 4 – C. – How to help animals survie in their enviornment || What impacts the natural world? How do we keep the balance of life? Why is the connection between man and nature essential? Why is the relationship between the natural world and humans important? ||  || What wildlife animals cause problems in neighborhoods? What problems do they cause? ||  || · Brainstorm wildlife that lives in your neighborhoods. Use Visual Ranking tool to rank according to “most pesky”. || · || · Research animals in urban areas and the issues that are a problem. || · || · Letter to DNR with possible solutions · Teams develop solutions about how to control wildlife. · Teams present solutions to a wildlife exptert.Develop a website depicting their solution. || · Evaluate the types of resources and validity of their resources. || 2. Define wildlife, define pesky 3. Type list into the Visual Ranking Tool 4. Have students use the Tool to rank the animals by the most pesky. ||  ||
 * ** Unit Author ** ||
 * First and Last Name |||||| Stephanie Bengtson ||
 * School District |||||| eMINTS ||
 * School Name |||||| eMINTS ||
 * School City, State |||||| Trenton, MO ||
 * ** Unit Overview ** ||
 * **Unit Title** ||
 * Urban Wildlife – Friend or Foe ||
 * **Unit Summary** ||
 * The lesson is focused around wildlife animals that decide to make their homes in communities and neighborhoods. How do we deal with the wildlife? How do we help control the pests? ||
 * **Subject Area** ||
 * Science ||
 * **Grade Level** ||
 * 4th Grade ||
 * **Approximate Time Needed** ||
 * [[image:file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSBENGT%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image002.jpg width="481" height="20" caption="untitled1"]] ||
 * ** Unit Foundation ** ||
 * **Habits of Learning Taxonomy** ||
 * || **Bloom's Revised Taxonomy** || **Marzano's
 * || **Bloom's Revised Taxonomy** || **Marzano's
 * Recognizing
 * **Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks** ||
 * Strand 4 – A - Identify the ways a specific organisms may interact with other organisms
 * **Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes** ||  ||
 * Students will understand the relationship between animals and their environments. ||  ||
 * **Curriculum-Framing Questions** ||  ||
 * |||| **Essential Question** |||||| Why is the relationship between animals and the world important?
 * |||| **Unit Questions** |||||| How does urban life affect an area? How do humans affect wildlife in an urban area? ||  ||
 * |||| **Content Questions** |||||| What wildlife animals live in your neighborhood?
 * ** Assessment Plan ** ||  ||
 * **Assessment Timeline** ||  ||
 * **Before project work begins** |||| **Students work on projects and complete tasks** |||| **After project work is completed** ||
 * · Pretest on knowledge of animal behaviors.
 * · Pretest on knowledge of animal behaviors.
 * · Pretest on knowledge of animal behaviors.
 * · Pretest on knowledge of animal behaviors.
 * **Assessment Summary** ||  ||
 * **Visual Ranking Elements** (C omplete this section if this tool will be used in the unit) ||  ||
 * **Visual Ranking Project Name** (For the //Visual Ranking// workspace) ||  ||
 * The students will be using the visual ranking tool to determine which animals are a problem in the ||  ||
 * **Project Description** (For the //Visual Ranking// workspace) ||  ||
 * 1. Brainstorm wildlife students see in their neighborhoods
 * **Project Description** (For the //Visual Ranking// workspace) ||  ||
 * 1. Brainstorm wildlife students see in their neighborhoods
 * **Prompt** (For the //Visual Ranking// workspace) ||  ||
 * What are the most “pesky” wildlife animals in your neighborhood and why. ||  ||
 * **Sorting List** (For the //Visual Ranking// workspace) ||  ||
 * Students will come up with list during brainstorming. ||  ||
 * **Practice Ranking** (For your future quick reference) ||  ||
 * Teacher ID: SBengt || Password: P0pcorn (second letter is a zero) ||  ||
 * Practice Team ID 1: || Password: ||  ||
 * Practice Team ID 2: || Password: ||  ||
 * **Seeing Reason Elements** (Complete this section if this tool will be used in the unit) ||  ||
 * **Seeing Reason Project Name** (For the //Seeing Reason// workspace) ||  ||
 * [[image:file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSBENGT%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image003.jpg width="624" height="53" caption="untitled3"]] ||  ||
 * **Project Description** (For the //Seeing Reason// workspace) ||  ||
 * [[image:file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSBENGT%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image004.gif width="654" height="68" caption="ScreenHunter_31"]] ||  ||
 * **Research Question** (For the //Seeing Reason// workspace) ||  ||
 * [[image:file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSBENGT%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image005.jpg width="622" height="38" caption="untitled3"]] ||  ||
 * **Practice Map** (For your future quick reference) ||  ||
 * Practice Team ID: || Password: ||  ||
 * [[image:file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSBENGT%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image007.jpg width="648" height="18" caption="untitled1"]] ||  ||
 * ** Showing Evidence Elements ** (Complete this section if this tool will be used in the unit) ||  ||
 * **Showing Evidence Project Name** (For the //Showing Evidence// workspace) ||  ||
 * [[image:file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSBENGT%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image008.gif width="646" height="50" caption="ScreenHunter_32"]] ||  ||
 * **Project Description** (For the //Showing Evidence// workspace) ||  ||
 * [[image:file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSBENGT%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image009.gif width="656" height="64" caption="untitled4"]] ||  ||
 * **Prompt** (For the //Showing Evidence// workspace) ||  ||
 * [[image:file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSBENGT%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image010.jpg width="636" height="39" caption="untitled4"]] ||  ||
 * **Practice Case** (For your future quick reference) ||  ||
 * Practice Team ID: || Password: ||  ||
 * Reviewing Team ID: || Password: ||  ||
 * **Claims** ||  ||
 * [[image:file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSBENGT%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image011.jpg width="463" height="23" caption="untitled4"]] ||  ||
 * **Evidence** ||  ||
 * [[image:file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSBENGT%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image012.jpg width="624" height="37" caption="untitled4"]] ||  ||
 * **Unit Details** ||  ||
 * **Prerequisite Skills** ||  ||
 * [[image:file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSBENGT%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image014.jpg width="580" height="20" caption="prereq skill"]] ||  ||
 * **Instructional Procedures** ||  ||
 * [[image:file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSBENGT%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image015.jpg width="688" height="84" caption="untitled5"]] ||  ||
 * **Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction** ||  ||
 * |||| **Resource Student** |||||||| [[image:file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSBENGT%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image017.jpg width="576" height="84" caption="untitled4"]] ||  ||
 * |||| **Nonnative English Speaker** |||||||| [[image:file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CSBENGT%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image019.jpg width="576" height="99" caption="untitled5"]] ||  ||
 * |||| **Gifted Student** ||||||||  ||   ||

eThemes on Mammals: [] eThemes on Foxes: [] eThemes on Black Bears: [] eThemes on Missouri Animals: [] Animal World: [] Bears: [] Yahoo! Kids Mammals: [] Missouri Wildlife: [] Urban-Wildlife Sites: Bear Facts: [] Bear Smart Program: [] Foxes in the City: [] Fox and Human Interaction: [] Deer in the City: [] Managing Deer Populations: [] City of Lakeway Deer Problem: [] Outdoors (deer): [] Raccoons Invade German Town: [] Urban Raccoons: [] City and Country Raccoon: [] Note: Find an eThemes resource on this topic at the following website: [].
 * Materials and Resources Required For Unit ||
 * Printed Materials || Text books, library books, videos related to wildlife, ||
 * Supplies ||  ||
 * Technology -Hardware || Student computers, SmartBoard, ||
 * Technology -Software || MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Intel tools ||
 * Internet Resources || General Animal-Information Sites:

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 * Other Resources || Contact DNR or the Missouri Conservation Department for an expert to visit the classroom to discuss their results and findings. ||

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Reflection for May 12, 2010 Today I feel much better about the 3 tools and really learning how to use them. The activity where we got to at the end of the day was the best thing so far. My lesson.... is not very good, and not in the place I want it to...... be.