Intel® Teach Program
Essentials Course
Unit Plan Template
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Unit Author
First and Last Name
Patricia Woody
School District
Auburn City Schools
School Name
Cary Woods
School City, State
Auburn , Alabama
Unit Overview
Unit Title Does it evaporate?
Unit Summary
This unit will engage students in science with emphasis on matter, the water cycle and light.
Subject Area
The subject area is science with reading and math
Grade Level
The target grade level for this unit is second grade
Approximate Time Needed
The time span is 4 weeks or I month
Unit Foundation
Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Identify states of matter as solids, liquids, and gases.
Describe evaporation, condensation, and precipitation in the water cycle.
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the states of matter through a presentation
Students will make a connection between the states of matter by showing how they change
physically.
Describing objects according to physical properties, including hardness, color, and flexibility
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Essential
What changes do you see?
Question
Unit
Questions
Content
Questions
What is the water cycle?
Can matter change to another state?
How does a solid change to a liquid?
Assessment Plan
Assessment Timeline
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Before project work begins
Questioning
Journal
K-W-L
Power point
presentation
Students work on projects
and complete tasks
After project work is
completed
Group
discussion
Teacher
observation
Paper/ pencil
test
descriptive
paragraph
Brochure
Flip book
Class booklet
essay
Matter, light
and water
cycle chart
Multimedia
presentation
Questioning
Matter map
Water cycle
bracelet
Rubric
Twister
vocabulary
game
Matching game
with matter
Assessment Summary
Unit Details
Prerequisite Skills
The three states of matter and the physical properties of matter.
The clear understanding of the water cycle
The use of matter in everyday life and the stages that matter can change that is physical
Instructional Procedures
Compile a collection of book on the subjects: matter, light and water cycle
Prepare and use a bookmark during reading
View the power pint on the unit made by teacher
Distribute PBL brochure to introduce parent, stakeholders and administration to the concept of
projects in classroom
Pass out unit questions pass out rubric and discuss unit requirements use hands-on experiences
from the unit kits on light, matter, and water cycle
Poising unit questions to spark interest
Week 1
Pose essential questions , use books and PowerPoint, prior knowledge, and use the KWL chart and
rubrics
Week 2
writing a summary of information obtained
Review skills learned form the book
Timeline
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Week3 &4
Graphic organizer, power point, brochure and rubric
Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction
Special Needs
Students
Students with special need are required to :
Work with a peer
Use pen and paper
use the game on vocabulary word
Note cards
Game with kinetics movement on notes for the unit
This is an area where several techniques will be used: ELL students will
Nonnative
Speakers
Tutoring/dual dictionaries/first language text/graphic organizer/bilingual
volunteer
The assessment will be oral or written
Rubric will help to guide the student in their language and in English.
These students will several approaches to adhere the end results:
Investigative approach
PBL grouping
Open-ended questions
Smart board game
Power point
Materials and Resources Required For Unit
Technology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)
Camera
Laser Disk
VCR
Computer(s)
Printer
Video Camera
Digital Camera
Projection System
Video Conferencing Equip.
DVD Player
Scanner
Other
Internet Connection
Television
Technology – Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)
Database/Spreadsheet
Image Processing
Web Page Development
Desktop Publishing
Internet Web Browser
Word Processing
E-mail Software
Multimedia
Other
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM
Printed Materials
Supplies
Any all supplies that are need will be in the kit on matter and weather
Internet Resources
Alabama virtual library/Alex/websites on my website
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