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How to implement engaging research, including mini-skills lessons and student reference sheets.

TARGETED LEARNING STYLES
TIME FRAME:



This Online Research Model should take approximately 5 days.

Grade Level/ Content Area/Unit:

Grade 2, Science
Unit 1: Exploring Animals
Topic 2: Animal Habitats

Focus:
Enduring Understanding
or Essential Question

How does an animal’s habitat affect its survival?

MSDE Voluntary State Curriculum:
Science Content Standards/
Core LearningGoals

Standard 1.0 Skills and Processes

Students will demonstrate the thinking and acting inherent in the practice of science.

Topic
A. Scientific Inquiry

Indicator

1. Seek information from readings, investigations, and/or oral communication.

Objectives

  • Identify the topic, question or problem.
  • Identify print and non-print resources that relate to the topic, question, or problem.
  • Differentiate between resources that are factual and those that are fictional.
  • Use scientifically accurate resources to answer questions and make predictions.
  • Use graphic organizers to record information.

Indicator

8. Compare data using observations, charts or graphs.

Objectives

  • Identify similarities and differences among data.
  • Recognize whether data indicates increase, decrease, or lack of change.
  • Draw conclusions from data.

Topic
B. Critical Thinking

Indicator

1. Describe the similarities and differences among objects, materials, and scientific concepts.

Objectives

  • Identify similarities and differences between one object and another.
  • Recognize key ideas of scientific concepts.
  • Identify similarities and differences between two related scientific concepts.

Indicator

2. Classify objects and materials according to properties.

Objectives

  • Recognize the attributes and functions used to group objects and materials.
  • Classify objects and materials based on their attributes and functions.
  • Describe how objects and materials were classified.

 

Standard 6.0 Environmental Science

 

Topic
C. Natural Resources and Human Needs

Indicator

1. Recognize and explain how Earth's natural resources from the natural environment are used to meet human needs.

Objectives

  • Describe natural resources as something from the natural environment that is used to meet one's needs.
  • Identify water, air, soil, minerals, animals, and plants as basic natural resources.
  • Explain that food, fuels, and fibers are produced from basic natural resources.
  • Identify ways that human's use Earth's natural resources to meet their needs.
  • Explain that some natural resources are limited and need to be used wisely.


MSDE Voluntary State Curriculum:
Library Media Content Standards/
Core LearningGoals

2A
1. Match resources to topic of interest or need.
5A
Analyze quality of data, information, and resources

 

Possible Teacher Tools

Research Process Assessments:


Last update: July 2005
Created by: Meaghan Slattery & Katie Reisinger, Baltimore County Public Schools

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