inquiry+project

Title: __ Technology: Good or Bad?__ Subject: __ Science __ Topic: __ Technology’s Impact on the environment __ Grade: __ 5 __

//Established Goals:// Standards in Science – 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.1.7 // Understandings: // Students will understand that… Students will know… Students will be able to… // Essential Questions: // // Assessment Evidence: // // 1. Building Background // Common Vocabulary for word wall: technology, impact, environment, positive, negative, etc. Group discussion: Examples of technology students use daily (computers, TV, phones, etc.) // 2. Choose a Topic // LESSON ON ASKING QUESTIONS Play 20 questions using a piece of technology, guide students to use higher level thinking questions, record questions. Using List of examples from group discussion and Essential Questions, guide students to creating their own question that they have about technology and its impact on the environment. Journal Writing Conferencing Media Specialist: Discuss the types of resources available and suitable (Internet, school library, public library, people, etc) // 3. Locate and Gather Information // LESSON ON PLANNING Students create a journal about the process, writing all thoughts and information down. LESSON ON GATHERING Media Specialist: finding reliable resources and using specific resources (library and computer lab) How to cite sources lesson Allow for time to find information Asking new questions Small group discussions regarding progress Journal Writing Conferencing // 4. Read Resources and Refine Questions // Media Specialist: strategies for reading informational text Using examples of information located, lesson on evaluating information. Asking new questions Small group discussions regarding progress Journal writing Conferencing // 5. Organize and Categorize // Lesson on note-taking using a variety of materials // 6. Answer and Apply // Media Specialist/Art Teacher/Teacher/Students- discuss ways for students to present projects. Create bibliography lesson // 7. Produce and Present // Arts Garden (?)
 * Stage 1 **
 * Technology is used in science for different purposes.
 * New technology can have a negative or positive impact on the environment.
 * Products and materials are developed and improved through technology.
 * The solution to one problem may create other problems.
 * That technology enables scientists to do things that they couldn’t do using their own senses.
 * That technology can have positive and/or negative changes in the world.
 * That materials not appearing in nature have become available because of science and technology.
 * Analyze systems to identify relationships
 * Discover trends in technology
 * Explain how technology has a positive and negative impact on the environment
 * How is technology used in science?
 * What products are created or improved because of technology?
 * How does technology improve the environment?
 * How does technology harm the environment?
 * Which advancements in technology to improve lives have created other problems?
 * Stage 2 **
 * The annual College Park Arts Garden is coming again this year. Be prepared by creating an exhibit that shows what you have learned during your inquiry. You must use some type of technology (ex. digital camera, power-point, photo-story, other) to show the effects of technology on the environment.
 * Journal entries
 * Verbal and written reflections
 * Stage 3 **