STREEM Unit Outline – Science
Science, Technology, Recreation, Environmental Education Mastery
Mrs. Ceglady (ceglady@ableschool.org) (904) 826 -1606
Project: Each student will need to choose an environmental concern and create a tri-fold display board with a definition of the problem, causes, effects and solutions. NO CLASS TIME WILL BE ALLOTED FOR THIS PROJECT. PROJECTS MUST BE COMPLETED AT HOME. Students will receive an instruction sheet with environmental concerns and instructions for properly completing their display. Display boards will be sold for $3.00 at the school.
PROJECTS ARE DUE: Thursday 4/8/10 (groups 1, 3, 5)
Friday 4/9/10 (groups 2, 4, 6)
Projects turned in before the due date will receive extra points!
Projects will be displayed on Earth Day, Saturday April 24th. Parents/Guardians are invited to view our students’ projects and participate in the celebration of our Earth.
Fieldtrips: Students will be participating in two fieldtrips this unit - IMAX Theater to view
“Sharks” and a Beach Clean up day. Dates and times will be announced in our weekly
newsletter. Chaperones will be needed for both trips. Please notify the school if you
are interested in volunteering.
FCAT Standards:
Processes of Life
Standard 1: The student describes patterns of structure and function in living things. (SC.F.1.3)
development, maintenance, and reproduction
Standard 2: The student understands the process and importance of genetic diversity. (SC.F.2.3)
2. knows that the variation in each species is due to the exchange and interaction of
genetic information as it is passed from parent to offspring.
3. knows that generally organisms in a population live long enough to reproduce because
they have survival characteristics.
animals in the environment have been occurring over time.
How Living Things Interact with Their Environment
Standard 1: The student understands the competitive, interdependent, cyclic nature of living things
in the environment. (SC.G.1.3)
3. understands that the classification of living things is based on a given set of criteria and is a tool for understanding biodiversity and interrelationships.
4. knows that the interactions of organisms with each other and with the nonliving parts
of their environments result in the flow of energy and the cycling of matter
throughout the system.
5. knows that life is maintained by a continuous input of energy from the sun and by the
recycling of the atoms that make up the molecules of living organisms.
Standard 2: The student understands the consequences of using limited natural resources. (SC.G.2.3)
1. knows that some resources are renewable and others are nonrenewable.
2. knows that all biotic and abiotic factors are interrelated and that if one factor is
changed or removed, it impacts the availability of other resources within the system.
of a population or the average size of individual organisms and that long-term change
may result in the elimination of animal and plant populations inhabiting the Earth.
deliberately or inadvertently alter the equilibrium in ecosystems.
Processes that Shape the Earth
Standard 2: The student understands the need for protection of the natural systems on Earth. (SC.D.2.3)
1. understands that quality of life is relevant to personal experience.
2. knows the positive and negative consequences of human action on the Earth’s systems.
Novel: We will be reading Scat by Carl Hiaasen. All reading assignments will be completed
in class and students will be required to keep notes as we read. Some books may be
checked out to go home if a student misses some of the reading because of absences.
Videos: Bill Nye Videos: Evolution, Biodiversity, Food Webs, Populations, Pollution Solutions, Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Garbage, Global Climate Change
A & E Biography – Charles Darwin, IMAX- The Secret of Life on Earth, Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance, Animals are Beautiful People
Videos will be used to supplement content as time permits.
Grading Scale: 25% Classwork/Labs (Worksheets and Quizzes)
20% Project (Environmental Concern Display Board)
20% Tests (Unit Test)
10% Unit Notes (Notes packet)
10% Participation (Staying on task, participating in activities and class discussion)
15% Homework - some homework assignments may be graded as classwork if the
assignment was started in class but was not completed
Students will receive several assignments that are several pages in length that will be used throughout the unit. It is very important they do not lose them and must always have them when they come to class. If students are unprepared they may not be able to complete their assignments. Class Notes packets should be brought home to complete homework assignments but must be brought back to class. If a student loses one of these large packets and needs a new one he/she will suffer a loss of points on the assignment.
**Grades are updated REGULARLY. Please check www.mygradebook.com to monitor your child’s progress.
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