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- 1. Unit Mapping Chart MTE/534 Version 5 1 University of Phoenix Material Unit Mapping Chart Title: Let’s Talk About Plants Grade level: First Time required: Theme: Plant Life Cycle Unit overview: Let’s Talk About Plants! A great thematic unit that integrates content subjects into Visual Arts and Dance. Within this unit students will about the Life Cycle of Plants. Students will study different lessons about how plants grow to how plants will change during their life cycle. Essential questions for the unit 1. How do plants grow? 2. How do plants change during their life cycle? 3. What are the main parts of a plant? Art disciplines Visual Arts and Dance Subject the art discipline is integrated with Science Art standards Provide the elementary visual or performing arts standards that the unit addresses. VA.CR.2.1a 1. Explore uses of materials, tools, approaches (such as using elements of modern art, applying artistic ideas from diverse cultures, etc.) to create works of art or design.
- 2. Unit Mapping Chart MTE/534 Version 5 2 VA.CR.2.1b b. Demonstrate safe and proper procedures for using materials, tools, and equipment while making art. DA.CR.1. Kb Explore a variety of locomotor and non-locomotor movements by experimenting with changes in body, effort, shape and space. Integrated content standards PO 1. Communicate observations with pictographs, pictures, models, and/or words. (See M00- S2C1-02) PO 2. Identify that plants and animals need the following to grow and survive: • food • water • air• space PO 1. Describe that most plants and animals will grow to physically resemble their parents. PO 3. Describe changes observed in a small system (e.g., ant farm, plant terrarium, aquarium). PO 3. Predict results of an investigation based on life, physical, and Earth and space sciences (e.g., animal life cycles, physical properties, Earth materials). Lesson name Activities and skills Assessments Resources List the contributing team members. Include a variety of assessment types. “What do Plants Need?” By: Gwendolyn Willis Students will listen to teacher read aloud “The Tiny Seed” by Eric Carle, followed by a class discussion. Students will then work in groups to plant their seed in various conditions and give a hypothesis. Students will complete an original artwork depicting a plant’s needs using multiple art concepts. Formative assessment: Observation of group work, class discussion/participation, and completion of hypothesis statement. Summative assessment: Exit slip about plant needs and original artwork. “The Tiny Seed” book by Eric Carle “How do Plants Change during their life cycle?” Sorting game with how plants change Formative Assessment: Exit ticket
- 3. Unit Mapping Chart MTE/534 Version 5 3 By: Carmi Green during their life cycle. Summative Assessment: Group assessment. Students will create their own performance of how plants change during their life cycle. “The Parts of a plant” By: Mary Blackmon Students will identify the main parts of a plant (roots, stem, leaf and flower) by locating each part on a live plant and labeling those parts on their worksheet. Formative Assessment: Teacher will observe students as they identify the parts of a flower Summative Assessment: As students complete their worksheet the teacher will check off the parts of the flower that they have labeled correctly