Double Entry Journal #11

From: Teacher Reflection about the Top Ten Project

Authenticity - The problem or question has meaning to the students.

The students were so fascinated by the topic chosen to the teacher. She noticed they were intrigued by her book The 10 Deadliest Predators in the Ocean. The project she chose connected to her students interests.

Applied Learning - Students use multiple high-perforformance work ogranization skills (e.g., working in teams; using technology appropriately; communicating ideas, collecting, organizing, and analyzing information).

The students used a vast amount of technology, such as the wiki and voki, to complete their project. They collected and organized the data they researched to compile the information together.

Active Exploration - Students conduct their own research.
The students were to apply their knowledge of nonfiction text organization as they share their data from their research through individual animal pages on the wiki.

CSO'S:

Language Arts:

RLA.O.4.1.14

select and use a variety of sources to gather information (e.g., dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, informational texts, electronic resources).

RLA.O.4.2.12

use strategies to gather and record information for research topics:

• note taking

• summarizing

• paraphrasing

• describing in narrative form

• gathering information from direct quotes, maps, charts, graphs and tables

RLA.O.4.2.13

select and use a variety of sources to gather information (e.g., dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, informational texts, electronic resources).

RLA.O.4.2.14

use strategies to compile information into written reports or summaries (e.g., incorporate notes into a finished product, include simple facts-details-explanations-examples, draw conclusions from relationships and patterns that emerge from data of different sources, use appropriate visual aids and media).

RLA.O.4.3.02

distinguish a variety of messages conveyed through visual media (e.g., internet, database, email, electronic resources, online research).

 Science:

SC.O.4.1.06

support statements with facts found through research from various sources, including technology.

SC.0.4.2.01

describe the different characteristics of plants and animals, which help them to survive in different niches and environments.

SC.0.4.2.02

associate the behaviors of living organisms to external and internal influences (e.g., hunger, climate, or seasons).