Critical Thinking Strategy : Learning Through Group Activities

Third graders will become zoologists, understanding the various habitats where animals live. They will research a specific habitat and identify necessary environmental factors for the survival of a chosen animal. Analyzing and synthesizing information from multiple sources, students will create a triorama that represents the animal's habitat and perform a public service announcement advocating for the habitat's preservation.

When exploring water and gardens, it is important to apply the EYLF to children’s learning and development. Outcome two, children are connected with and contribute to their world allows children to develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities, respond to diversity with respect, be aware of fairness, and show respect for the environment (DEEWR, 2009). By developing these outcomes children begin to broaden their understanding of the world they live in. This can be explored by providing children with opportunities to explore the environment through gardening or water play and promote positive responses

In Idlewood, the open area was the second to least populous and had the least number of different species. While Tyler State park’s open area has the second to most diverse and populous recorded number of birds. The open area in Idlewood included a grassy field that was cultivated by humans for recreational reasons, but the open area in Tyler State Park included a farmland and the shrubs alongside of it which is the cause for the difference in population and diversity among the two areas. All habitats have limited space because of their boundaries (which were established in the classroom and can be found in the Field Study) but some habitats, such as the young forest, are able to provide more space for more species than other habitats, such as the wetlands. In regards to species diversity, Idlewood’s mature forest has the highest species diversity percentage at 8.52 because of the species: population ratio. Tyler State Park’s young forest has the highest species diversity percentage at 12.88 because it had a higher number of different species than the other

For this course we received a hands-on opportunity to view science in an outdoors setting at Nixon County Park. I attended a training session to learn more about the practices and procedures of nature education and assisted two grade levels of children that visited the park. I helped first graders on a nature walk and fourth graders on an indoor lesson about animals. Both were unique experiences that helped me learn to become a better teacher of science.

The students who are part of the department of social ecology of UCI are required to participate on field study course before their graduation. As a student of this department, my responsibility is to be informed about everything related to fulfill my school requirements. One of the mandatory requirements is to enroll in a field study course.

In conclusion, one can see that there are organisms that they may not have known exist or know anything about. This unit takes the reader around the world to observe beginiing with the Soran Desert, Antarctica, Yellowstone, Great Barrier Reef, Deep Ocean, and Central Park. Learning about habitats and the settled life forms that thrive for survival. Seeing the variety of temperatures these animals are settled in along with their weight and length. Frigid climates have animals that are adapted to

The Walk): While walking around campus, I noticed multiple organisms that can easily be observed for this particular assignment. My main focus this week was around Sequoia and Humboldt, since most of my current biology courses were located there. The early morning walks allowed me to observe the diversity on campus and my surroundings. Throughout my walk, I noticed many trees as well as different size mammals, humans, birds. The most interesting and common organisms that I have seen on my walk would be the multiple numbers of squirrels and the dogs that were roaming around with their owners. The squirrels on campus differ from sizes, color, activity and how they decide to gather food. Quickly, the squirrels with gather what they need and

When giving emotional support, I have seen many individuals feeling emotionally barricaded and stifled after a tragic occurrence. Wherever they are in the healing process, the simple act of letting people express how they are feeling without prejudice and acknowledging their feelings can help relieve a victim's interpretation of their situation and help change their own self-talk.

The Gladys Porter Zoo is one of the best places that gives the opportunity to experience what service learning. By playing an important role in education, public recreation, and conservation of animals they give their knowledge out to the people to give to change the Earth. Relating the 3 books that we have read during class, the book Oceans demonstrates how service learning can apply to the positive domino effect towards the Earth. Leopold with A Sand County Almanac emphasizes how important the animals are and how the education toward recreation that the Gladys Porter Zoo gives is an example of the Land Ethic that society should follow. Last but not least, Ewing with Monkeys is Made of Chocolate with his example of the stack of cards represents

This unit contains all the resources needed for teaching Grades 5 & 6 Unit 2: Critical Thinking.

“What are the key ideas? What are some examples? How do these related to what I already know?” (Make It Stick, 88). Why not take a couple minutes on your walk back from class to reflect on what you just learned? In Eco Evo, the unit was on ecology and the study of species at different levels, and at some point, in high school we all had an ecology unit of some sort. Relating things you already know could be recalling things you learned back then or something in totally unrelated subject. I recall in the fourth-grade learning about climate in different areas and having to do a project on the arctic fox and its niche in the arctic along with what adaptations it had to allow it to live there. It helps me remember the precipitation and temperature range for the

Students need to be able to classify, distinguish, observe, and identify patterns to dispel the misconception. Students must understand the notion of habitat and acknowledge that the differences in physical characteristics, as well as other outlying facts, will impact the living organisms living in each area. In terms of the science and engineering practices that will most relate to student discovery, the most predominant are as follows. Students will need to ask questions; why are there some of this type of plant or fish in this area but not in another? What does this plant and/or fish like about the area they seem to be living in? What are all the different types of plants and fish living in each area? What are some similarities and differences when comparing the different locations and the organisms living in them? These are just a few questions students might ask. Students will then need to be able to plan and carry out investigations to collect data and information to help answer their questions. When this is done, students should be able to construct and argue for explanations from their empirical evidence, of why such things are

Once have identified the students needs and have planned and designed the course I can then deliver or facilitate the learning. I can use different styles and activities to keep the students interested. I can invite comments and discussions to enhance their learning. This could promote inclusion of the quietest of the students and also give me time to carefully observe and assess their learning . I may need ice breakers and energisers at times and also maintain any ground rules that may have been agreed at the beginning of the course by the students. I must conform to codes of practice at all times ensuring also that I promote respect, equality and diversity. I will also try to embed language, literacy, numeracy,and ict

The issue I have chosen that concerns my core program is the necessity of a Certification. Currently in the United States it is not required in all 50 states that a surgical technologist be certified.

1) Describe two aspects of the social studies or science curriculum at your grade level that could be taught integrating information about the plants and animals around your school.