Bird Study Unit Summary 3rd Grade Introductory Lesson Question(s) Phenomenon Scientific What We Figured Out Learning goals Practice(s) DC I- CCCs (Learning Performances) 1. What is the Red The male Asking questions LS4-2 Differences among the Student will ask and answer Winged Blackbird’s and constructing individual bird’s features can questions specific physical epaulet FOR? blackbird has a and analyzing help them survive, find a mate, or features of the RBB and engage in bright red and claims based on reproduce. argument with evidence about how yellow epaulet evidence. these would help them survive, find red-winged black bird’s _____ mates, and reproduce. “The helps it survive because… red-winged black bird’s epaulet “The helps it survive because… I know this because… ccc. cause and effect ccc. patterns Bird Study Lesson One Question(s) Phenomenon Scientific What We Figured Out Learning goals (DCI) - (CCC) Practice(s) (Learning Performances) 2. Can we predict Red Winged Plan and conduct an TS1.B: Developing Possible Students will predict possible what the RWBB do Blackbirds act investigation Solutions observable behaviors of the RWBB on the cattail really bizarre and that will verify or eliminate certain (branch, etc)? have interesting Research on a problem should be claims. subQ: calls and carried out before beginning to How do we stances. design a solution. Testing a solution verify/investigate involves investigating how well it our claims about performs under a range of likely what the epaulet is conditions. for? can make predictions and test “We them with observations to help us choose which claim to look at more closely. “ ccc. cause and effect Field Trip: Lesson Two and Follow-up Question(s) Phenomenon Scientific Practice(s) What We Figured Out Learning (DCI) - (CCC) (Learning Performances)
Bird Study Unit Summary 3rd Grade Introductory Lesson Question(s) Phenomenon Scientific Practice(s) What We Figured Out DC I- CCCs Learning goals (Learning Performances) 1. What is the Red Winged Blackbird’s epaulet FOR? The male blackbird has a bright red and yellow epaulet Asking questions and constructing and analyzing claims based on evidence. LS4-2 Differences among the individual bird’s features can help them survive, find a mate, or reproduce. “The red-winged black bird’s _____ helps it survive because… “The red-winged black bird’s epaulet helps it survive because… I know this because… ccc. cause and effect ccc. patterns Student will ask and answer questions specific physical features of the RBB and engage in argument with evidence about how these would help them survive, find mates, and reproduce. Bird Study Lesson One Question(s) Phenomenon Scientific Practice(s) What We Figured Out (DCI) - (CCC) Learning goals (Learning Performances) 2. Can we predict what the RWBB do on the cattail (branch, etc)? subQ: How do we verify/investigate our claims about what the epaulet is for? Red Winged Blackbirds act really bizarre and have interesting calls and stances. Plan and conduct an investigation TS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions Research on a problem should be carried out before beginning to design a solution. Testing a solution involves investigating how well it performs under a range of likely conditions. “We can make predictions and test them with observations to help us choose which claim to look at more closely. “ ccc. cause and effect Students will predict possible observable behaviors of the RWBB that will verify or eliminate certain claims. Field Trip: Lesson Two and Follow-up Question(s) Phenomenon Scientific Practice(s) What We Figured Out (DCI) - (CCC) Learning (Learning Performances)