Seasons Diana Martinez LTEC 4100.003

The students will learn: What are the different seasons? What happens during each season? During what time is each season? Different animal behaviors during different seasons?

Essential & Unit Questions Why do we have seasons? Why are they important? During what months is winter, summer, fall, autumn? What are the different reactions to the seasons by animals(covered in class)?

Bloom’s Taxonomy Knowledge: remembering previous learned information to draw out answers either wrong or right Comprehension: understanding the information obtained. Application: applying previously known knowledge to new and unknown situations Analysis: breaking down information into parts and trying to understand it all Synthesis: using prior knowledge and skills to join elements into a pattern that did not exist before Evaluation: deciding according to some information without a right or wrong answers

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) §112.11. Science, Kindergarten, Beginning with School Year 2010-2011 (8) Earth and space. The student knows that there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and among objects in the sky. The student is expected to: (A) observe and describe weather changes from day to day and over seasons; (B) identify events that have repeating patterns, including seasons of the year and day and night; and (C) observe, describe, and illustrate objects in the sky such as the clouds, Moon, and stars, including the Sun.

References Pictures: edb.utexas.edu, rebeccashore.com, TEKS: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148 Blooms Taxonomy: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/teaching-methods/curriculum-planning/2171.html