ECE 455 Grand Canyon University Science Methodologies Unit Plan Review

Differentiating materials for specific student needs is necessary for a successful lesson and helps all students engage in the learning.

1– Review your unit plan on Rainbows. During your unit plan review focus on the following:

• Appropriate implementation and engagement strategies
• Accommodations, resources, and materials that will allow for differentiation
• Assessment techniques that will be utilized during the unit

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Following the unit plan review, work with your mentor teacher to select one lesson to implement with a small group of students identified by your mentor teacher. Inform your mentor teacher that this lesson plan implementation will be videotaped.

In 250-500 words, reflect on the unit plan review with your mentor teacher:

• Strengths of the unit plan
• Changes you will make to the lesson based on feedback from your mentor teacher in the following areas:
  • Implementation and engagement strategies
  • Accommodations, resources, and materials used for differentiation
  • Assessment techniques

2–Problem-Based Lesson Plan

Science naturally incorporates multiple content areas. Consider language as a means of communication is a basic scientific process discussed in Topic 1. Mathematics is used to obtain measurements and graph data, and social studies provides a link between the application of science and society. When science curriculum is integrated across multiple content areas students experience more meaningful and relevant learning. A problem-centered approach where students investigate problems in which they are interested reinforces positive attitudes towards science and learning in general.

For this assignment, create an integrated problem-based lesson plan for one of the lessons in your unit plan. Use the “COE Lesson Plan Template” to design a lesson that incorporates the following:

Read – 1-16 of “How to Develop a Problem-Based Science Unit,” located on the VISTA website (2014).

http://physics.gmu.edu/~hgeller/vistaPBL.pdf

• Feedback from your mentor teacher about appropriate strategies, accommodations, resources and materials that will allow for differentiated instruction to meet
• At least one additional content area standard that will be integrated into the lesson plan. (This content area will also be integrated into the lesson plans you will complete in Topic 7 for the benchmark assignment.)

Following the lesson plan, write a 150-250 word reflection, provide a rationale for why you included the additional content area, and how it best integrates with problem-based instruction in the science content of your unit.