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Frost-Hazardous Climate

Description: 

We will be working to develop a plan to  protect our school garden from the weather hazard, frost.  We will grow and monitor how our plants are affected by frost during this period. We will also analyze and collect data over a time period. We will understand how climate and weather patterns contribute to this understanding by looking at case studies and examples of other weather hazards in different climates (as well as non-examples). We will collect and analyze data related to the project.

 

All classes will be focusing on the hazard of frost and how to mitigate its effects.

Learning Targets: 
What is frost? What does it look like and feel like? How does it affect plants and farmers in our area? Why is it hazardous?
Represent data on a graph.
Analyze an informational text using Text features.
Write an informational text.
Determine the main idea of a text.
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PDF icon Shadmani Kushi - AAPS TBDL Blended Unit Planning Document #2.pdf165.63 KB
Author: 
Shadmani
Content Area: 
Science
Language: 
English
Resource Type: 
Project
Licensing: 
Creative Commons Licence
Grade: 
3
Next Generation and Michigan Science
Next Generation and Michigan Science: 
3-ESS2-1
3-ESS2-2
3-ESS3-1

Student prerequisite skills and knowledge

Students will need to be familiar with the life cycle of a plant and seasons and weather. 

How is the concept or procedure explained or demonstrated?

Students will complete an interdisciplinary project that will integrate analyzing informational texts, collecting and interpreting data, observing weather patterns to answer the question and create an app and write an informational book about how frost affects plants. 

What concepts or procedures are being explained or demonstrated in this lesson object?

What is weather?

What is frost? 

How does it affect plants and farmers in our area?

Why is it hazardous?

Determine the main idea of a text.

Analyze a text to by using text features.

Write an informative text.

Represent data on a graph.

What was your experience, both successes and challenges, using this lesson object with your students?

Previously, we completed this project without using classroom plants. It will help students to make the connection if they are able to have and view first hand and in real time the affects of frost on a plant that we are growing.