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I thought this example may be helpful to not just Julie but to all of us who will be planning interdisciplinary units for the JDC. (Although we have limitations on the types of activities we could do there, principles of how to blend the content areas could be gleaned from this unit.

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The purpose of this unit is for students to experience the interdisciplinary nature of chemistry and science by having them create a work of art using processes and/or concepts learned in class. Each student will create their own art piece which incorporates at least 7 chemical processes. At least 4 of them must be concepts learned in class. The theme of the project: My Personal Identity. Accompanying the physical project will be a "How-To" paper which explains at least 7 of the chemical processes used to create the art piece. Also, accompanying the project will be a paper explaining the theme - how the project relates to themselves.

This unit should be introduced at the beginning of the year, although it is meant to be completed sometime during the last nine weeks of the academic year. At this time share the rubric and project specifications with the students. Periodically throughout the year, check in with students on project ideas, or how a particular topic of study might relate to the project.

This unit will be very laboratory intensive, and could include 5-8 laboratory activities. It will also cover a variety of chemistry topics, including: acids and bases, solvents, solutions and solubility, reaction types, chemical bonding, and polarity.

This unit was adapted from the "Artist as Chemist." Active Chemistry. New York: It's About Time, 2003.

Repository Citation

Brawner, Bonnie, "Artist as Chemist [10th grade]" (2015). Understanding by Design: Complete Collection. 317.
https://digitalcommons.trinity.edu/educ_understandings/317

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The purpose of this unit is for students to experience the interdisciplinary nature of chemistry and science by having them create a work of art using processes and/or concepts learned in class. Each student will create their own art piece which incorporates at least 7 chemical processes.

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Higher-level skills and how to scaffold them

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Link to extra resources in the 8th grade Am. His. example

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Link to extra resources in the 8th grade Am. His. example

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In this unit, students will briefly review geography, including vocabulary terms, reading maps and correctly labeling maps. They will learn and analyze motives for European exploration and settlement America in the 17 th century. They will learn about the French, Spanish, English, Puritans, Pilgrims, Catholics and Quakers (why each group came and where they settled). Activities include learning geography through the Zombie Apocalypse, comparing and contrasting the motives for current refugee groups and historical ones, evaluating the best push and pull factors of the 17 th-century Europeans and a competitive 'Claim the Classroom' simulation for colonization.

At the end of the unit, students will create a persuasive Prezi (online presentation tool) from the perspective of a European country. The goal of their presentation is to convince classmates to join their country on a ship to settle the New World.

This unit is designed to be taught at the beginning of the year in an 8 th grade scope and sequence. It will set up the colonial regions and first governments in America.

Repository Citation

Hunt, Elizabeth A., "Colonization: Evaluating the right of groups to settle other lands [8th grade]" (2016). Understanding by Design: Complete Collection. 342.
https://digitalcommons.trinity.edu/educ_understandings/342

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Colonization: Evaluating the right of groups to settle other lands [8th grade]

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In this unit, students will briefly review geography, including vocabulary terms, reading maps and correctly labeling maps. They will learn and analyze motives for European exploration and settlement America in the 17th century. They will learn about the French, Spanish, English, Puritans, Pilgrims, Catholics and Quakers (why each group came and where they settled).

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Great example of a GRASP and interesting simulation (Zombie Apocalypse)