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UNIT TITLE: (Title of your unit)

Author:(Your name)
E-Mail Address:(optional)
School:(Your school name) : (School City, State)
School Home Page URL: (optional)

THEME :(Ex. Explorers ex. Olympics ex.Immigration)

BROAD CONCEPT:(ex. Motivation ex. Survival ex. Persistence ex. Dedication )

GRADES:(Level unit is intended to be used with)

INTEGRATED SUBJECTS:

UNIT GOALS AND PURPOSE:(What will students/teachers learn/gain from this unit? How will the unit be evaluated- ongoing, summative, and performance-based?)

TIME FRAME: (at least 10 days of one activity per day)

OBJECTIVES:

In this lesson, students will:

(Should include a minimum of 5 objectives for the unit)

MATERIALS:

General materials and equipment (include your math manipulatives here)

Technology tools (including computer, digital camera, scan converter, etc.)

Software Used in this Unit (Include the type and the title of the software.)

__Desktop Publishing- (ex. Print Artist) __ Brainstorming (ex.Inspiration)

__Word Processing (ex. MS Word) __Spreadsheet (ex. Cruncher)

__CD-ROM Encyclopedia (ex. Encarta) __ Database (ex. MS Works)

__ Multimedia __Other software pertaining to unit

STATE STANDARDS ADDRESSED BY THIS UNIT: (Be specific-go to the ISBE web site and copy and paste or type using your copy of Illinois standards. You MUST include some of the language arts, science and/or social studies and/or math, and technology standards.)N.C.T.M. STANDARDS ADDRESSED BY THIS UNIT:
(Be specific-go to the N.C.T.M. web site and copy and paste or type.)

STUDENT ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL PROMOTE ENGAGED LEARNING:

(On this page you will list the name of the 10 activity and a brief description. Be sure to include ALL important information such as the activity, software and math manipulatives used, etc.)

Ex. In Lesson 5, the students will use the accumulation of information about the planets to produce a multimedia presentation using Kid Pix Studio Deluxe. In this presentation, students will describe the features of their favorite planet. A KWL/KWLH Chart will be used as a graphic organizer to help students develop organizational skills for this and other research projects. Students will use the information found on the World Wide Web at sites such as The Nine Planets andEncyclopedia Britannica Online, CD-ROM encyclopedia programs such as World Book, and print resource materials from books and encyclopedias. This lesson will be adapted to meet special learning needs of the individual through the kinds of groupings used, the timeline for the projects, how many slides they are required to complete, and assessment used.

SHARE YOUR IDEAS:

(How will your students share their knowledge from the whole unit with others? What will the culminating project be? Include the rubric for the final project.)

STUDENT AND TEACHER ROLES: (Give specifics about the roles teachers and students will play in this unit. Use the indicators of engaged learning to help you here.)

ADDITIONAL REFERENCE PRINT RESOURCES STUDENTS MAY USE :

(Ex. World Book Encyclopedia)

THE FOLLOWING BOOKS CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOPIC:

(Ex. Ellis Island Was My Home by Ima Cityzen)

FOR ADDITIONAL ONLINE INFORMATION AND MEDIA PERTAINING TO THIS UNIT, TEACHERS MAY WANT TO USE THE FOLLOWING INTERNET ARTICLES: (minimum 6 sites)

Title1:

URL1:

Description1:

Title2:

URL2:

Description2:

Title3:

URL3:

Description3:

Title4:

URL4:

Description4:

Title5:

URL5:

Description5:

Title6:

URL6:

Description6:

RELEVANT INFORMATION, STUDENTS WILL VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITES: (minimum 6 sites) Title1: