Writing to defend based on Demonstrate knowledge of Analyze data, using map skills to determine evidence through collected data connections between natural plausibility of the existence of Atlantis and Completing a data collection resources and climate compare to the story of Easter Island graphic organizer based on Use Scientific evidence of climate, continental teacher-modeled process drift theory and natural resources as clues Write a short summary of conclusion with evidence Assessments: Successful completion of data collection with reasonable answers to target questions Atlantis Rubric to assess targeted skills in analysis of data and supporting a conclusion with evidence from collected data Interdisciplinary Connections: Additional Resources: Map skills Internet resources for articles and videos Research Various US and World Maps Writing Books Speaking and Listening Graphic organizers Subject: Gifted Grade: 2 Suggested Timeline: 7.5 Weeks Unit Title: Unit 4: Research/Writing/Reasoning Unit Overview/Essential Understanding: In this unit, the focus will be on developing skills and supporting growth in technology application. Second grade gifted students will use search engines and make a distinction between the URL box and the search box. They will learn to improve the resulting information by modifying their search topic, to make it broader, more specific or by providing more accurate detail, to result in more useful search results. They will learn to discriminate between reliable sites and the type of site that will not contain reliable information. They will learn
Writing to defend based on evidence through collected data Completing a data collection graphic organizer based on teacher-modeled process Demonstrate knowledge of connections between natural resources and climate Analyze data, using map skills to determine plausibility of the existence of Atlantis and compare to the story of Easter Island Use Scientific evidence of climate, continental drift theory and natural resources as clues Write a short summary of conclusion with evidence Assessments: Successful completion of data collection with reasonable answers to target questions Atlantis Rubric to assess targeted skills in analysis of data and supporting a conclusion with evidence from collected data Interdisciplinary Connections: Map skills Research Writing Speaking and Listening Additional Resources: Internet resources for articles and videos Various US and World Maps Books Graphic organizers Subject: Gifted Grade: 2 Suggested Timeline: 7.5 Weeks Unit Title: Unit 4: Research/Writing/Reasoning Unit Overview/Essential Understanding: In this unit, the focus will be on developing skills and supporting growth in technology application. Second grade gifted students will use search engines and make a distinction between the URL box and the search box. They will learn to improve the resulting information by modifying their search topic, to make it broader, more specific or by providing more accurate detail, to result in more useful search results. They will learn to discriminate between reliable sites and the type of site that will not contain reliable information. They will learn
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