Unit Map 2012-2013
P.S. 105 The Blythebourne
Collaboration / Grade 1 Unit 1 2012-2013* (P.S. 105 The Blythebourne)
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 3:00PM
Unit: Science (September 6, 2012 – November 30, 2012)
Standards
NYS: CCLS:ELA & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects PreK–5, NYS: 1st Grade ,
Reading: Informational Text
Craft and Structure
4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and
figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
Grade 1 focus: Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a
text.
Big Ideas
Essential Questions
Patterns occur in nature.
What kinds of patterns can we see in nature?
Content
What are different kinds of weather conditions and
what is the pattern in which they occur according to
the seasons?
How do we measure and record the weather and
temperature?
How do the changes in the sun and moon affect the
weather?
Skills/Strategies
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Weather conditions change with each season
Weather can be observed, measured, recorded,
and compared throughout the year.
Temperatures can be similar or different in
different locations
Day and night temperatures can be different
The moon changes appearance over time
There is a 24 hour day/night cycle(time)
The changes in the sun’s and other stars’ position
can be observed and recorded.
The moon’s appearance changes relative to
time of day and month, and there is a pattern of
this change to be noted.
The sun’s energy warms the air
Vocabulary:
Five senses, sight, hear, taste, smell, touch, weather,
observe, record, measure, compare, contrast,
temperature, thermometer, moon phases
Skills:
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Choose simple tools to measure weather
conditions
Identify the functions of the five senses to collect
data about weather
Identify and describe the different kinds of
weather
Observe and describe weather conditions that
occur during each season
Observe, collect, organize and graph data and
interpret results about weather throughout the
year
Observe, identify, and communicate cause
and effect relationships between night and
day temperatures
Illustrate and describe the sun and moon’s
changes over time
Organize and sequence the 24 hour day/night
cycle
Identify variables of how the sun affects the
weather
Record and use appropriate units for measured or
calculated values (i.e. Fahrenheit and Celsius)
Strategies:
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Questions and questioning
Summarizing
Assessment/ Performance Task
Season Book
Formative: Performance: Authentic Task
Create a season book that illustrates the weather pattern changes that happen in each season, how and why
our families dress differently for each season, and what our families can do.
Learning Activities
Resources/Touchtone Texts/Field Trips
-Read about scientists and the tools they use
-Neighborhood walks to look for signs of the season
-Identify the five senses and discuss how they help
us react to the weather and seasons
-Read a variety of books about weather
-Discuss the weather conditions in each season
-Record weather conditions that occur during each
season
-Observe, measure and record temperatures in different
locations (indoor and outdoor)
-Observe and record the changes of temperatures
during day and night
-Observe and record how the moon changes
appearance over time (go to
http://nyc20k105.rubiconatlas.org/Atlas/Develop/UnitMap/View/D
efault?UnitID=311&TeacherID=98 for an activity sheet for
recording observations)
Create a model of the moon phases (go to
http://1stgradewithmisssnowden.blogspot.com/2011/02/
moon-3.html for more information)
Use Oreo cookies to recreate the moon phases (go
to
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/usin
g-oreo-cookies-to-learn-about-the-phases-of-the-moon
for directions)
-Create a timeline to illustrate the 24 hours of a day
-Discuss the effects of the sun on our weather
RUBRIC:
Unit: 1
Grade: K
2
3
4
ELA:
1
Reading
Social Studies
2
3
4
5
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Science
Mathematics
Performance task: Create a seasons book that demonstrates different types of weather for each season, the proper clothing for each season,
and activities that can be done in each season.
Skills and behaviors 4 Consistently above
being taught
standard
3 Consistent evidence of
meeting standards
2 Inconsistent evidence
of meeting standard
1 Little or very limited
evidence
Types of weather
for each season
Demonstrates accurate
understanding of types of
weather for each season
Demonstrates some
understanding of types of
weather for each season
Does not demonstrate
understanding of types of
weather for each season
Demonstrates accurate
understanding of the
proper clothing to wear
for each season
Demonstrates some
understanding of the
proper clothing to wear
for each season
Shows no evidence of
understanding of the
proper clothing to wear
for each season
Demonstrates accurate
understanding of activities
that can be done in each
season
Demonstrates some
understanding of
activities that can be
done in each season
Does not demonstrate
understanding of
activities that can be
done in each season
Proper clothing for
each season
Activities that can
be done in each
season
Demonstrates accurate
understanding of types of
weather for each season
plus additional
understandings
Demonstrates accurate
understanding of the
proper clothing to wear
for each season plus
additional
understandings
Demonstrates accurate
understanding of
activities that can be
done in each season plus
additional
understandings
Reading Standards
Reading Standards
Writing Standards K – 5
Speaking & Listening
Standards K-5
Language Standards K-5
Literature K – 5
Foundational Skills K –
5
Key Ideas and Details
Print Concepts
Text Types & Purposes
Craft and Structure
Phonological Awareness
Conventions of
Standard English
Integration of
Knowledge & Ideas
Phonics & Word
Recognition
Production &
Distribution of Writing
Comprehension &
Collaboration
Presentation of
Knowledge & Ideas
Vocabulary Acquisition
& Use
Range of Reading &
Level of Text
Complexity
Fluency
Research to Build &
Present Knowledge
Range of Writing
Text Types & Purposes