2010Medicine

=Fourth Grade Unit 3: Medicine=

Science 3. Living organisms depend on one another and on their environment for survival. || //Students will understand that. . .// a. Students know ecosystems can be characterized by their living and nonliving components. b. Students know that in any particular environment, some kinds of plants and animals survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. c. Students know many plants depend on animals for pollination and seed dispersal, and animals depend on plants for food and shelter. d. Students know that most microorganisms do not cause disease and that many are beneficial. || ====//Students will be able to know. . .//==== • Through what other evidence (e.g. quizzes, tests, academic prompts, observations, homework, journals) will students demonstrate achievement of the desired results? • How will students reflect upon and self-assess their learning? || describe what happens when you become sick sharing about a time you or someone you know got sick write a comment on your experience identify the main parts of the scientific method learning about the scientific method write a comment on what you learned describe some of the sources of modern medicine learning about where modern medicine comes from write a comment on what you learned identify the role of plants in medicine learning about the role of plants in medicine write a comment on what you learned describe some of the environmental dangers to plants and antibiotics learning about the environmental dangers to plants and antibiotics write a comment on what you learned analyze how environmental dangers could affect our health. reflecting on what we've learned add comments to VoiceThread
 * ==Stage 1 - Desired Results== ||
 * ===Establish Goals:===
 * ===Understandings:===
 * Humans depend on living and non-living for our survival and vice-versa
 * Misunderstandings include thinking humans do not depend on others. || ===Essential Questions:===
 * Are humans or non-humans more important? ||
 * ^  || ===Essential Background:===
 * Humans are living creatures.
 * There are other living creatures. ||
 * ====//Students will know . . .//====
 * Think of these as secondary skills / content ||
 * ==Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence== ||
 * ===Performance Tasks:===
 * VoiceThread on what we learn || ===Other Evidence:===
 * ==Stage 3 - Learning Plan== ||
 * ===Lessons:===
 * Week One**
 * Week Two**
 * Week Three**
 * Week Four**
 * Week Five**
 * Week Six**

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