Lesson 2
2.1 Essential Question:
What will happen if the habitat of an animal is disturbed ?
Why migratory birds are flying to far away places ?
Explain the consequences of deforestation.
Identify the areas around your house affected by violent street dogs.
Give some suggestions to
prohibit the causes of violence.
Name the endangered species from the figure.
Locate the national parks in India in the following map.
Collect some photographs of flora and fauna around your house. |
2.2 Grouping Strategy:
Team will comprise groups of 5 students of mixed gender , and different ability,attitude and skills.Goal is to promote teamwork in mixed ability groups so that higher ability students get opportunities for peer instruction ,and lower ability students benefit from the more advanced collaboration that will arise from this.
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2.3 Learning Environment:
A group working area in the classroom will be set aside with tables and chairs to allow more effective interaction among team members.A classroom wall near the project area will be set aside to post paper materials collected during research.Computer labs will be used for the majority of the online work.Research notes will be recorded in computers/blogs.Some collaboration between students will take place through email/blog.
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2.4Assessment Approach:
2.41 Authentic Assessment:
1.Locating National parks,biosphere reserves and sanctuaries in our state and country in a map.
2.Identifying and preparing of a list of Flora & Fauna.
3.Taking photos of the plants and animals in their locality.
4.Preparing questionnaire for group involvement.
5.Power point presentations. |
2.42 Formative Assessment:
Regular feedback will be provided as the students work on internet and library research,surveys,maps and presentation designs.
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2.43 Summative Assessment:
Assessment will be conducted on
1.Team portfolios in presentations/emails.
2.PowerPoint presentation on Flora and Fauna
3. Survey/Questionnaire |
2.44 Rubrics:
Rubrics will be used to assess :
Surveys
Photographs
Maps
Final presentations
Questionnaire
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2.45 Gradings:
Project grades will be based on a combination of scores from assessments made during the project.A rubric will be used to compile grades.
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