Name of Project: Subject/Course:

Mealworms

Science Math/ Language Arts/ Visual Arts

Other Subject Areas:

Teachers: Karen Doran/ Elayne Dean-White Duration:

2 weeks (a ternoons ! "# minute $locks% &ra'es (/2

Grade Level:

Project dea
)he ocus in this unit is on making o$ser*ations as +art o the in,uiry +rocess- As much as +ossi$le. these o$ser*ations shoul' $e on their organism (mealworms%. either in their natural ha$itat or in an en*ironment that mo'els a natural ha$itat. such as an a,uarium or terrarium. in the classroom- As stu'ents o$ser*e the growth an' changes o their mealworms. they will $e a$le to com+are an' contrast the *arious +rocesses an' stages that the animals go through in their li e cycles-

Drivin! "uestion
What ty+e o an en*ironment 'o mealworms nee' to sur*i*e / What are the nee's o a mealworm/

#ntr$ #vent
)o kick o this +ro0ect. we will set u+ an em+ty mealworm ha$itat an' ask the stu'ents to 'escri$e an' +ro+ose what might li*e in this ha$itat- )he stu'ents will ha*e to think critically as they analy1e what kin' o critter coul' sur*i*e this en*ironment/

GCOs to be tau!ht and assessed

Stu'ents will 'e*elo+ an un'erstan'ing o the nature o science an' technology. o the relationshi+s $etween science an' technology. an' the social an' en*ironmental conte2ts o science an' technologyStu'ents will 'e*elo+ the skills re,uire' or scienti ic an' technological in,uiry. or sol*ing +ro$lems. or communicating scienti ic i'eas an' results. or working colla$orati*ely. an' or making in orme' 'ecisions Stu'ents will construct knowle'ge an' un'erstan'ing o conce+ts o li e science . +hysical science an' Earth an' s+ace science an' a++ly these un'erstan'ings to inter+ret. integrate an' e2ten' their knowle'ge-

SCOs to be tau!ht and assessed

Select an' use materials to o$ser*e an organisms li e cycle an' ask ,uestions a$out the organisms nee's an' changes in growth Descri$e an' recor' o$ser*ations . in *arious ormats. o change in the a++earance. an' acti*ity o an organism through its li e cycle 3ro+ose suggestions or meeting the nee's o organisms $eing in*estigate' an' 'raw conclusions a$out its growth +atterns or stages $ase' on o$ser*ations 4'enti y new ,uestions a$out the nee's an' growth +atterns o other organisms

The % Cs
2(st 5entury 5om+etencies to $e taught Assessment 6u$rics
Collaboration 6u$ric 3-2 Communication &Oral Presentation' 6u$ric 3-2

Creativit$ ( nnovation 6u$ric 3-2

Critical Thin)in! 6u$ric 3-2

*ajor Products ( Performances

Grou+ Activit$ ,Stu'ents will take +hotos o their mealworms to 'ocument metamor+hosis at each stage o the li e cycle-

Grou+ Activit$ ,.
4n grou+s. stu'ents will use Ki's+iration to 'esign a ma1e or their mealworm out o *irtual $ase ten $locks- Later they will use their +rinte' 'esign $ack to $uil' the ma1e out o real $ase ten $locks. an' allow their mealworms to run the ma1e in search o oatmeal-

Grou+ Activit$ ,/ ,% ,0 Activit$ ,/ Lifec$cle of a *eal1orm

&o to Li ecycles o a Mealworm at 7u11le-com $y scrolling o*er the 7ee- Listen to the article a$out the li ecycle o a mealworm $y clicking on the 8listen9 $utton in the to+ le t corner o the article- Meet with your grou+ to 'iscuss- 6ecor' :in your Mealworm ;ournal

Acti*ity <= Mealworm >a$itats

&o to Mealworms >a$itats at 7u11le-com $y scrolling o*er the 7ee- Listen to the article a$out the ha$itat o a mealworm $y clicking on the 8listen9 $utton in the to+ le t corner o the article- Meet with your grou+ to 'iscuss- 6ecor' :in your Mealworm ;ournal

Acticity <? Mealworm @acts

&o to Mealworm @act at 7u11le-com an' listen to the article a$out the li ecycle o a mealworm $y clicking on the 8listen9 $utton in the to+ le t corner o the article- 6ecor' an' illustrate A new an' intersting acts in your Mealworm ;ournal- Meet with your grou+ an' share your new acts-

ndividual Activit$ ,Stu'ents will recor' o$ser*ations regar'ing characteristics an' changes to their organism in their mealworm 0ournal-

ndividual Activit$ ,.

2atch the video cli+ on Discover$ #ducation called *eal1orm Observations and Descri+tions

Stu'ents will watch the *i'eo- 4n the *i'eo. stu'ents were aske' to recor' characteristics o their mealworms in their Mealworm ;ournal- Stu'ents in our class will $e e2+ecte' to in'e+en'ently 'o the same. inclu'ing la$elle' 'rawings-

htt+B//a++-'isco*erye'ucation-com/search/CttDmealworms

Presentation Audience
Stu'ents will in*ite other classes to *isit the mealworms- At this time. they will +resent in ormation a$out their mealworms an' 'emonstrate an un'erstan'ing o the li ecycle o their organism Stu'ents will share in ormation gathere' a$out their mealworms with +arents 'uring Stu'ent Lea' 5on erences in May- 3arents will $e a$le to *iew +hotos an' *i'eos create' $y stu'ents an' com+lete' o$ser*ation logs at this time-

Assessments
@ormati*e Assessments
('uring +ro0ect%

Descri+ti*e @ee'$ack (teacher/+eer con erencing% 6e lection ;ournal (E$ser*ational mealworm log%

3reliminary 3lans/ Eutlines /7rainstorming ()eacher intro'uction to mealwormswhole class 'iscussion regar'ing the im+ortance o hol'ing their mealworms an' not s,uee1ing them- 7rainstorming the necessary wor' glossary re,uire' or the e2+eriments% 3ractice 3resentations CotesB anec'otal 5hecklistsB

5once+t Ma+s (li ecycle ma+ to $e com+lete' $y the stu'ents%

Summati*e Assessments (En' o 3ro0ect%

Written 3ro'ucts
&Stu'ents written work in their o$ser*ational mealworm log is e*aluate' using the corres+on'ing ru$ric-% My 5ritical )hinking 6u$ric

Eral 3resentation
&Stu'ents will +resent the in ormation gathere' a$out their mealworms- )hey can show the *i'eo they ma'e or +resent the in ormation in ront o the class $y using their o$ser*ation mealworm logs-% My 3ro0ect 5hecklist My 3resentation 6u$ric

)eacher-E*aluation
)eacher Assessment 37L Peer #valuation

Peer 2or) Assessment 3ubric Self4Assessment

My Sel Assessment 6u$ric

3esources Needed
#5ui+ment 4+a' or +hotogra+hing an' or *i'eota+ing. L5D +ro0ector *aterials

Mealworms. oatmeal. a++les. magni ying glasses. iction an' non iction $ooks a$out mealworms

3eflection *ethods
& ndividual6 Grou+6 and or 2hole Class'
7ournal/Learnin! Lo!

(E$ser*ational mealworm log% 2hole Class Discussion: @4S>7EWL (last (# minutes o class-how is the grou+ working. each 'ay choose one o the =5s-colla$oration etc-% Surve$

My )houghts on the 3ro0ect 8ocus Grou+ &rou+ )asks Self 3eflection

Sel 6e lection 5hecklist