Earth does Matter!

The earth is a big spherical object where the composition of everything inside it seems to be a mystery. As we go on with our trip in our unit entitled “Earth does Matter!,” we will explore and discover the mystery of the earth that has happened billion of years in time.

Unit Summary In this unit, the class will be exploring the EARTH. Discussion about its composition and the changes Activities like brainstorming, group experiments and film viewing Unit project: PowerPoint Presentation about any earthly processes (ex. rock cycle, water cycle, etc), tabular sheet of a 1-week water consumption and Poster presenting a design of a device that can help lessen environmental problem (ex. trash can, compost pit, etc.)

The Generation Y Movement As part of the new generation, let’s make use of the fastest materials in spreading change in our environment. Computers and the World Wide Web Educational Websites Use of computer Soft wares like Microsoft PowerPoint and Photo Editor

Curriculum Framing Questions Essential Question: How can we save the world? Unit Question: How can we preserve earth’s beauty now that it’s quite deteriorated? Content Questions: What composes the earth? What daily changes are happening in the earth? How are rocks formed? How is soil formed? How does a water cycle occur? How does a typhoon occur?

Objectives At the end of this unit, the students will be able to: Identify how rocks, soil, water cycle and typhoon contribute to earth’s composition Be aware of the daily phenomenon happening in the environment Come up with PowerPoint Presentation about any earthly processes that contribute to earth’s composition Make a multimedia slogan/poster presenting a device that can help lessen environmental problem Make a tabular sheet monitoring their water usage in 1 week

Earth Matters… The unit project will help develop the following 21 st century skill in my students: Creativity and Innovation -be able to make a creative multimedia poster and video ad about the earth Critical Thinking and Problem Solving -be able to find simple ways on how to help solve environmental problems

ICT (Information, Communication and Technology) Literacy -be able to integrate technology in making the asked projects Communication and Collaboration -be able to accomplish tasks by group and showcase to the class their outputs

Assessment Plan Before Project Work Begins Students work on projects and complete tasks After project work is completed K-W-L Chart Think-Pair-Share Brainstorming K-W-L Chart Science Journal Research Checklist Group Process Rubric K-W-L Chart Multimedia Rubric Poster Rubric Reflections Peer Feedback

Assessment Summary Know-Wonder-Learn (K-W-L) Charts - Students create an individual K-W-L in their journals, add additional questions and new learning. Science Journal - Students make observations and keep notes on experiments about matter, rocks, soil, and water cycle. Think-Pair-Share - Teacher throws a question about earthly phenomenon and students are asked to first think about the question, then to pair with someone and verbally share their response in class.

Brainstorming -Students are asked to share ideas with their respective groups and come up with single output for a certain activity. Research Checklist -Guides students throughout their research, monitors progress and allows students to ask questions Multimedia Rubric and Poster Rubric -Students use the rubric to ensure they’ve met the expectations and provide feedback to the presenters.

3… 2… 1… 3 questions –How can technology be integrated in making the projects? –How can the video streaming sites be used in this unit plan? –How can the photo editor be used in the unit plan and what can they learn about it? 2 comments –The 21 st century skills are being focused in the unit plan. –The multimedia poster and the video ad about the earth would be a fun thing to do for the students. 1 suggestion –I suggest that the think-pair-share activity would be more informative if the pairs would share in class what they have discussed. By: Kim Veloso

Answers to Questions In my unit plan, technology will really help my students to do their activities especially their unit projects. They will use the products of technology to gather information and to furnish their outputs since the requirements are mostly computer generated. I was about to pursue the video ad output in which the video streaming sites will be of great help. But I was considering the suggestion of my peer critic, Ma’am Christine, since I have to take into consideration the capabilities and skills of my students before giving them a task. And because the unit will be done in 4 weeks time, I think a video ad would be require more time for them to finish it. So I decided to require a PPT Presentation rather than a video ad. They can still visit video streaming sites to get information for the tasks required.

The photo editor will be useful when the students will be making their poster. They will edit photos and put them all together to make a poster. The photo editor soft ware can also help in making the layout of the poster presentable. It is one use of utilizing technology in accomplishing the students’ unit projects.