Grade 2 Creative Communicator Global Collaborator Cornerstone Task Lesson

Motivation

Multiple Means of Motivation

• Discuss how we know when the seasons are changing, what clues can we use? How does the environment change? How does this change affect plants and animals? Connect to study of relationship between animal and habitat.

Learning Target:

• Students will discuss and establish prior knowledge.

Lesson

Multiple Means of Representation

• Students explore the JourneyNorth Links to an external site. site or another site with similar data (if a different type of site is used, the opening discussion may need to be changed to match the content of the selected website). Explain how the data on the site is collected collaboratively by the public.
• Students can work independently or in pairs.
• Allow students time to select an organism to research on JourneyNorth Links to an external site.
• As a class brainstorm a list of possible questions to explore. Teacher should record questions on a the board or on a collaborative Google Doc.
• The teacher should model how to select a question and/or provide some sample questions as needed.
• Students should choose one question to research about the organism. Encourage students to select questions that allow for students to find the answers efficiently within a short time period.
  
• All questions should involve an area different from the local area.
• If using JourneyNorth Links to an external site. some appropriate questions are:
• Do robins arrive earlier in the Western US or the Eastern US? (Students can choose two locations in each area to compare)
• Do hummingbirds or robins arrive first in the spring? (Students can compare arrival dates for those two species in two or three locations.)
• Over the past 5 years have robins been arriving at about the same time? (Students can choose two different locations and look at the data over 5 years)

• The question and the amount of data used to answer the question should be adjusted to be appropriate for the students in the group.

Learning Target:

• Students will brainstorm possible questions to research and select one.

ASsessmenT

Multiple Means of Expression

• Identify data that will answer chosen question.
• Provide students with a variety of tools to select from.  Allow students to select one to display their data as well as their analysis. Students can use gr2_ccgc_cornerstoneOrganizer Links to an external site. to help them organize their information.
• The data table in the organizer can be adapted to be appropriate to the data the students choose.

Learning Target:

• The student will collect their data and complete an organizer.

Motivation

Multiple Means of Motivation

• Review with students the data they are gathering from the previous class period and how to draw conclusions from the data. Brainstorm ways for them to present conclusions once the data is analyzed.

Learning Target:

• The student will review data gathered from previous class period

Lesson

Multiple Means of Representation

• If necessary, students complete data collection using gr2_ccgc_cornerstoneOrganizer Links to an external site.
• Guide students in planning how to represent their data. They will select an appropriate tool that will help them explain what they learned from their data, such as:--Wixie, Google Earth tour, Google Slides, infographic, ComicLife, coding or other tools. Review with students the advantages and disadvantages of each tool. Students should be able to justify their tool selection if asked.
  
• Allow students time to create a product that represents what has been learned from the data collected and analyzed. Make sure that students include for their geographic area and at least one other additional information such as longitude and latitude, language spoken, average temperature on given dates etc.

Learning Target:

• The student will select a digital tool and begin creating a product that will represent the data collected.

Assessment

Multiple Means of Expression

• • Teacher should review with students how to provide constructive feedback.
  • Student will reflect and review work  by using gr2_ccgc_cornerstoneStudentRubric Links to an external site. Links to an external site.
    • Allow students time to reflect on their own work and record their thoughts.
    • Allow students time to reflect on their experience working with a partner and record their thoughts
      
    • Allow students time to review a project done by another group and record their thoughts.
  • Provide students will an opportunity to revise their work as needed.

Learning Target:

• The student will review and revise their work and provide constructive feedback.