Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Course Project Thoughts

The course project for my EDEL 522 class this semester is to create a WebQuest. This assignment is a culminating project to show what I have learned this semester about website development and student needs. For this assignment I will be creating a WebQuest for my 2nd grade students. As I stated last week, I am thinking I will create a WebQuest for the Butterfly Science Unit I will be teaching next quarter. 
The standards I will be addressing are:

Life Sciences 
2. Plants and animals have predictable life cycles. As a basis for understanding this 
concept:

a. Students know that organisms reproduce offspring of their own kind and that the offspring resemble their parents and one another. 
b. Students know the sequential stages of life cycles are different for different animals,  such as butterflies, frogs, and mice. 
c. Students know many characteristics of an organism are inherited from the parents. 
Some characteristics are caused or influenced by the environment. 
d. Students know there is variation among individuals of one kind within a population. 
e. Students know light, gravity, touch, or environmental stress can affect the germination, growth, and development of plants. 
f. Students know flowers and fruits are associated with reproduction in plants. 

I am familiar with the resource that enchanted learning provides called Zoom Butterflies. I have used enchanted learning resources before and look forward to using Zoom Butterflies for this science unit. I also look forward to finding many more valuable resources too!

1 comment:

  1. Great start Christina! What will be your 'hook' for students? You should also start thinking about the final activity they will do in which they apply what they have learned.

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