Standards CorrelationCalifornia Science Standards for Second Grade
2.2 a-e Students will understand: *Animal life cycles *How offspring resemble their parents *Characteristics are from parents and the environment *There is variation in individuals within a population Common Core Writing Standards
1.1 Students will write opinion pieces within a topic, add supporting reasons, linking words, and conclusions 1.2 Students will write informative text, including facts and definitions to develop points with concluding statements 2.6 Students will use digital tools for writing, collaboration, and publishing as well as research Zoo News covers all six areas of the International Society for Technology in Education (ITSE) National Educational Technology Standards for online learning. During this project students will be interacting with online writing tools, collaborating with classes around the globe, and using online tools to complete their research. For more information, go to http://www.iste.org/.
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Assessment Suggestions
Pre-Assessment
Use a KWL chart to assess prior knowledge: *Eduplace KWL chart *KWL chart online from readwritethink.org Monitoring Activities
*Informally question students during lessons *Discuss plans and ideas and meet with groups to give feedback *Monitor and observe activities as students participate *Give individual feedback during and after activities Suggested Zoo Rescue Rubric3- Excellent, practical solution and artwork that illustrates a solution to protect endangered species or prevent a specie from becoming endangered
2-Good solution and artwork that reflects the solution 1-No solution given |
Each activity is a project based on student and teacher choice of online resources and publishing tools. These assessment ideas are only suggestions.
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