Instructional Design Project-Field Experience Martha McGlasson Student Teaching, Spring 2013 Unit: Evidence of Earth’s History Eighth Grade Science North Carolina Essential Standards 8th Science – 8.E.2: Understand the history of the Earth and its life forms based on evidence of change recorded in fossil records and landforms. 8.L.4: Understand the evolution of organisms and landforms based on evidence and processes that impact the Earth over time. Learning Goals Alignment 21st Century Skills Horizontal Vertical and Objectives with State Alignment Alignment Curriculum Students will NCES 8.E.2 Effective NCSCOS (6th understand how NCES 8.L.4 Communication, Grade) 3.04 different rock Collaboration, formations tell us Critical thinking, Environmental about Problem solving, Science Earth’s History Creativity and EEn.2.1 Innovation, Flexibility, Initiative and Leadership, Productivity and Accountability, Curiosity and Healthy Skepticism Students will NCES 8.E.2 Effective NCSCOS (6th explain how the NCES 8.L.4 Communication, Grade) 3.04 location of rocks Collaboration, tells us about Critical thinking, Environmental Problem solving, Science Earth’s History Creativity and EEn.2.1 Innovation, Flexibility, Initiative and Leadership, Productivity and
Instructional Design Project-Field Experience Martha McGlasson Student Teaching, Spring 2013 Unit: Evidence of Earth’s History Eighth Grade Science North Carolina Essential Standards – 8th Science 8.E.2: Understand the history of the Earth and its life forms based on evidence of change recorded in fossil records and landforms. 8.L.4: Understand the evolution of organisms and landforms based on evidence and processes that impact the Earth over time. Learning Goals and Objectives Alignment with State Curriculum 21st Century Skills Horizontal Alignment Vertical Alignment Students will understand how different rock formations tell us about Earth’s History NCES 8.E.2 NCES 8.L.4 Effective Communication, Collaboration, Critical thinking, Problem solving, Creativity and Innovation, Flexibility, Initiative and Leadership, Productivity and Accountability, Curiosity and Healthy Skepticism NCSCOS (6th Grade) 3.04 Environmental Science EEn.2.1 Students will explain how the location of rocks tells us about Earth’s History NCES 8.E.2 NCES 8.L.4 Effective Communication, Collaboration, Critical thinking, Problem solving, Creativity and Innovation, Flexibility, Initiative and Leadership, Productivity and NCSCOS (6th Grade) 3.04 Environmental Science EEn.2.1