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Science

net9828 — 2023-09-16 15:51:19 UTC

ESS.4.3 Understand changes
caused by human impact on
the environment.

Social Studies

net9828 — 2023-09-16 15:56:21 UTC

4.G.1 Understand the role geography has played in the development of North Carolina.

Student-Centered

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Problem-Centered

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Issue/Topic

net9828 — 2023-09-16 15:59:17 UTC

Endangered Species

Macro concepts

net9828 — 2023-09-16 15:59:59 UTC

-cause and effect
-change
-behavior

Micro concepts

net9828 — 2023-09-16 16:00:04 UTC

-interaction
-ecosystem
-species
-geography
-conflict
-community
-resources
-population
-pollution
-endangered
-extinction
-deforestation
-climate change
-habitat

Conceptual Understandings

net9828 — 2023-09-16 16:05:54 UTC

1. Human interaction through the acquisition of resources disrupts an ecosystem which can lead to climate change and pollution.

2. Deforestation, climate change, pollution, and the acquisition of resources lead to the endangerment of species.

3. Changes in geographical resources and habitats cause endangered species.

4. Human behavior impacts a geographical area by depleting its resources and ecosystems.

5.Humans can help restore endangered species through volunteering, spreading awareness, and changing daily habits.

6.Endangered species are a group of species whose way of life is threatened by the condition of its surrounding environment.

Guiding Questions: Factual

net9828 — 2023-09-16 16:12:33 UTC

What are some ways humans cause species to become endangered?
What does it mean when an animal is "endangered?"
What is an ecosystem? A community?
How can people help endangered species?
What happens when an animal loses its habitat?

Science

net9828 — 2023-09-23 16:13:23 UTC

4.L.1 Understand the effects of environmental changes, adaptations and behaviors that enable animals (including humans) to survive in changing habitats.

Images

net9828 — 2023-09-24 23:38:31 UTC

-Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle:

This is a picture visual of an endagnered animal in North Carolina. Students will use this visual source for the See, Think, Wonder activity where they will analyze the photo of the endangered species.

Article- Intro to Topic

net9828 — 2023-09-24 23:38:55 UTC

This is a written text article that is appropriate for fourth graders to read on their own. Their are terms highlighted that are important to the topic. They will use this article to think about main idea and supporting details.

Images

net9828 — 2023-09-24 23:39:55 UTC

-North Carolina Flying Squirrel

Guiding Questions: Conceptual

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1. How does human interaction impact an ecosystem?
2. How do pollution, deforestation, climate change, and the acquisition of resources impact a species?
3. How does human behavior change the geographical region of a species?
4. How does a species' population impact an ecosystem?
5.. How are communities impacted by endangered species?

Guiding Questions: Provokative

net9828 — 2023-10-07 23:54:13 UTC

1. Do you think there should be punishment for humans harming species?
2. Should North Carolina place restrictions on hunting/plastic items/other things that harm the species?

See, Think, Wonder

net9828 — 2023-10-08 00:02:17 UTC

Students will look at images of endangered species and note what they see, what they think, and what they wonder more about the species.

Project-based learning (group posters)

net9828 — 2023-10-08 00:04:33 UTC

At the end of the unit, each group of students will pick an endangered species in North Carolina. They will make a poster identifying the animal, its population, why it is endangered, and what humans can do to help protect their animal. We then will invite Bonnie and another member of her team back into our classroom at the end of the unit to present their posters. Afterward, we will post our posters on the class website and send them to our district representative.

Vocabulary Anchor Chart

net9828 — 2023-10-08 00:07:56 UTC

The teacher will identify crucial vocabulary that will be used throughout the unit. Then, with the students, the teacher will create a visual that includes the vocabulary. This visual will be displayed in the classroom, and students can refer to it during discussion and instruction.

Introduction to Endangered Species: Article

net9828 — 2023-10-08 00:10:53 UTC

Students will read an article that introduces endangered species. This will allow them to gain a general knowledge of the topic and prepare them for the unit. After reading, they will organize their thoughts into the main idea graphic organizer. Later, they will use this article for their news paper headline.

Language Arts

net9828 — 2023-10-08 00:12:21 UTC

RI.4.2 Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

What is an Endangered Species Video:

net9828 — 2023-10-20 23:32:43 UTC

This video is an introduction video that defines what an endangered species is. It can be used to help give a visual and auditory explanation for what endangered species are.

ELA Main Idea Organzier

net9828 — 2023-10-20 23:33:49 UTC

This is a teacher resource; it is a main idea graphic organizer. Students will use this graphic organizer to organize their thoughts after reading an article. It is one way to check for understanding.

Book: Don't Let Them Disappear by Chelsea Clinton

net9828 — 2023-10-20 23:36:48 UTC

This is a picture book about endangered animals. It is a text resource that can be used during a read aloud to get more information about endangered species.

Connect, Extend, Challenge

net9828 — 2023-10-25 17:38:12 UTC

After reviewing the different ways animals can become endangered, students will fill out sticky notes with their table group for "Connect, Extend, Challenge." They will connect the lesson with what they arelady know based on the previous lesson or previous knowledge. Then, they will "extend" that knowledge with things they learned from the lesson. After, they will provide something that they challenge, question, or want to learn more from the lesson. Table groups will go around the room after and share their findings.

Endangered Animals Website

net9828 — 2023-10-25 17:42:42 UTC

Students will use their laptops or tablets from the school to learn more information about endangered species. Here, they will learn about habitat loss and what it entails. If they click on each animal, they will learn what type of threat it faces. Students can use what they learn from this website for their Connect, Extend, and Challenge activity.

North Carolina Endangered Species List

net9828 — 2023-10-25 17:46:46 UTC

At the end of the unit, groups of students will use this website to ascertain more information about a specific endangered species in North Carolina. They will use this as a resource for facts in their final poster.

Endangered Animals Video

net9828 — 2023-10-25 17:57:28 UTC

This video explains why endangered animals become endangered. It explains habitat loss and pollution. Students will use this video to help support their Connect, Extend, and Challenge activity as well as a potential resource for their final project.

Class Discussion "I used to think, now I think"

net9828 — 2023-10-25 18:01:44 UTC

Before beginning the lesson about why species become endangered. Students will discuss and answer: "Why do you think species become endangered? After, the teacher will follow up with the question "How do you think species become endangered in our state?" After the lesson, the class will regroup and answer the same questions in the "now I think format."

News Paper Headline

net9828 — 2023-10-25 18:05:43 UTC

After reading the article about endangered species and filling out the graphic organizer, students will organize their thoughts into a creative Newspaper headline. They will work in partner pairs to use the article and their graphic organizer to come up with a creative headline and drawing about endangered species.

It's OPTIC-al Activity

net9828 — 2023-10-25 18:19:37 UTC

Students will walk around the room and view different images of how people can help endangered species. They will take notes on a piece of paper and a clip board. On their paper they will write a brief description or bullet points of what they see and then a title for the image. After students walk around the room, the teacher will visit the different images and ask students for their input about what they wrote down. The class will come to a general consensus of what each strategy is.

Image

net9828 — 2023-10-25 18:35:02 UTC

Students will use this image for the OPTIC-al activity. They will analyze what the children are doing in this picture and how it relates to helping endangered animals.

Image

net9828 — 2023-10-25 18:35:29 UTC

Students will use this image for the OPTIC-al activity. They will analyze what the people are doing in this picture and how it relates to helping endangered animals.

Image

net9828 — 2023-10-25 18:36:27 UTC

Students will use this image for the OPTIC-al activity. They will analyze what the people are doing in this picture and how it relates to helping endangered animals.

Image

net9828 — 2023-10-25 18:37:56 UTC

Students will use this image for the OPTIC-al activity. They will analyze what the people are doing in this picture and how it relates to helping endangered animals.

Image

net9828 — 2023-10-25 18:39:45 UTC

Students will analyze what they see in this picture for their OPTIC-al actvity. They then will make guesses on how this helps endangered species (stops deforestation).

Follow the Moon Home Book

net9828 — 2023-10-26 20:21:57 UTC

The teacher will use this book as a read aloud to get students thinking about their own projects and how they can implement change in their own state. This resource will be introduced during the last portion of the unit when the class learns about how to help endangered species.

Guest Speaker: Bonnie Monteleone

net9828 — 2023-10-26 20:29:56 UTC

Bonnie Monteleone is a member of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation board. She is located in Wilmington, I will ask her to come into the classroom after the first lesson. In her classroom visit, she will educate the children on some of North Carolina's endangered species and the general concepts of endangered species, like why they are endangered. The students will get to discuss with her and ask any questions. At the end of the unit, students will get to share their projects with Bonnie and show her all that they are endangered species "experts."

Guest Speaker Activity: Emoji Reflection

net9828 — 2023-10-26 20:33:23 UTC

The teacher will ask students to each pick out three emojis to describe the guest speaker. It could be what they learned or the emotions they felt while she was speaking. In the class Google Slides, students will use emojis to describe what they learned from the guest speaker on their slide. This will also indicate their reactions and feelings about what they learned. The students will have to explain why they picked each emoji.