Student Sample

(Mrs. Runions introducing Love Canal and Environmental Disasters) 

Grade 6 1st Student Sample & 2nd Student Sample done in Prezi

Once you click on the hyperlinks it will bring you directly to each student's work.  Click on the arrows to view the presentation in its entirety.

Flush Project

 

What will happen to the Earth and its people, animals, plants,

lands and oceans if we fail to successfully address the environmental issues we face today?

Global Warming

Human population

Toxic contamination

Water pollution

Air Pollution

Wildlife conservation

Dams

Fishing

Food safety/organic

Logging

Rainforest

Oil spills

Acid Rain

Ozone

TOPIC: Environmental Issues

           _____#1  Choose an environmental issue.  You can choose from the list provided or

                  ASK us if you have another idea in mind.

 

_____#2  Research your environmental issue and a person or agency involved in

spreading awareness of your issue.

_____#3  Fill out the attached storyboard to help you plan.  You need:

               ____ Slide 1 : Title page and images

               ____ Slide 2 : Introduction

                                      _____  what is your environmental issue (state your problem)

                                      ______ Who is the person/agency (facts only)

                                      ______ 5-8 strong facts listed

              ____ Slide 3 : Effect

   _____  how this environmental problem affects the

community/environment

                                    _____  explain using facts WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY

                                    _____  5-8 strong facts listed

             ____ Slide 4 : Group/Activist

                                   _____  person/group/organization that fights for this cause

                                   _____  how they got interested or involved

                                   _____  Mission statement

                                   _____  famous events/fundraisers (if mentioned)

                                   _____  5-8 strong facts listed

           ____ Slide 5 : Conclusion

                                  _____  Is this environmental issue ongoing?

                                  _____  Are they finding solutions to this problem? List the solutions.

                                  _____  What are the long-term effects of your issue?

          ____ Slide 6 : Opinion

                                 _____  In your opinion, is everything being done to solve your problem?

                                 _____  What are your overall thoughts on this issue?  Has this changed   your overall view   on environmental issues and impacts?  If so, how.

          ____ Slide 7 : Embedded Video & Images

                                _____  find a video that shows what your environmental issue is.

                                _____  OR talks about the person helping fight the cause.

                                _____  images

 

Town And Country Air by Celia Berrell

It’s both town and country air
that we ultimately share.
So polluting one expect
to get a butterfly effect.

If the key to all our health
is to share in nature’s wealth
then we’d best invest a plan
to save our wildlife while we can.

 

 

 

Flush Rubric

 



	STUDENT GRADE	comments
Title page and images                                       (5)
Intro 5-8 sentences                                            (5)
Defines issue and explains it                           (15)
5-8 sentences                                                      (5)
How this problem affects us using facts        (15)
5-8 sentences                                                      (5)
Person/group and how they are involved, famous events or fundraisers                                       (15)
Video link                                                          (5)
Video helps to explain the problem              (15)
Did you get a good idea of environmental problem? (10)
Was it easy to understand?                              (5)
Did you learn anything from this?                   (5)
TOTAL	/(105)

 

Works Cited  ______20

At least 3 sources _____21

Notes taken ______21

 

Total _______ /61

Total Project ________/166

Explanation for FLUSH and PREZI

FLUSH RESEARCH PROJECT

Learning Activity:

The reason behind doing this project at this time was to help support the environmental issues our main characters in the novel Flush were about to face.  They had worked on Storyworks stories regarding environmental issues and were now going to take the next step with this project. Involving students in creating media encourages collaboration, accountability, creativity, and mastery of ideas and concepts.

• Students were given a choice as to what they wanted to research.  They could choose any environmental issue that was listed or if they can up with some on their own.
• Students were then given instruction on how to use databases in the library.  Each article in the database was coded by easy, medium or hard reading levels.
• Students had to find at least 3 articles, highlight for information, transfer information into their own words and be sure to follow the check sheet to ensure they are researching the correct information and keeping a focus.
• Students then had to find a video to support what their environmental issue was or what organizations helped fight for their cause.
• Please view post titled Flush Project.  This project was created so students read, write, rephrase and compose a presentation that showcases their writing abilities, as well as their creative abilities.

Instructional Materials & Resources:

• Students were taught by both teachers and the librarian Mrs. Grabbenstatter
• Page set up by librarian for our class
• Microsoft Power Point
• Prezi
• TechNewsDaily

Instructional Groups:

Students are in a CT classroom and are not assigned specific groups for this project.  For the students who did not feel comfortable using a the new program of PREZI, they were permitted to use Microsoft PowerPoint. They were able to decide individually. Each group (Prezi or MPP) sat together while individually creating their research presentation.  This enabled them to aide on another with "tricks of the trade" or helpful hints.  As the lesson progressed, students made suggestions as to what we could change to enhance the project or make it easier to understand.

Lesson & Unit Structure:

Please see the post of attached lesson "Flush Project".
The rubric also posted was designed to have students watch a small group of their peers and grade one another based on the same rubric that we would use.  When we were finished grading one another's work, suggestions from the students were asked so we could figure out how to change this project for next year.

Introduction to Portfolio

Introduction

Designing coherent instruction is listed as the heart of planning, reflecting on my knowledge of content and the students in the class, the intended outcomes of instruction, and the available resources that my students and I have.

Below you will find a list of applications and descriptions of projects used in my 6th grade ELA/RDG class to support why I choose Domain 1e for my Portfolio Assessment.

 PREZI

 

Prezi is a cloud- based presentation software.  It is used as a story telling tool for showing ideas on a virtual canvas.  Users are allowed to zoom in and out of their presentation to enhance and “show off” their researched information.  

6^th GRADE RESEARCH PROJECT

 

In 6^th Grade students are expected to be exposed to the process of choosing a research project, navigating through the databases on the library page, be able to highlight, take notes for a purpose and demonstrate what they have learned through a finished product.

(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7 - Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.)

(CCSS.ELA-Literacy. W.6.7 -Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.)