UDL Cell Project Curriculum
Methods of Instruction
OPENING
PreStudents will read the textbook section on organelles before unit and answer questions. They will also have to find a definition for the word "analogy", Homework will be stamped for completion while students reflect.
Hook(5 min):
Students will reflect on these questions:
Why are cells important? What functions do they perform that make life possible? What is an analogy? What are the organelles of the cells?
Students will partner up and ThinkPairShare on reflection Anticipatory set(5 min):
Teacher will ask for volunteers to talk about reflection questions, emphasizing definitions of analogy and why making analogies can be important
Introduction(10 min):
Discuss the Cell Analogy Project. Pass out the project sheets and rubrics.
DURING
Introduce New Knowledge:
Students will watch a short video on cell organelles. "The Cell and Its Functions", while filling out worksheet on cell organelles (7min)
Students will revise earlier "ThinkPairShare" with partner and complete sheet (5 min)
Discussion: Students will be asked to volunteer cell organelles they know, and will be asked to compare to another object(mitochondria a power plant)(5 min)
Students will be assigned groups, and each group will brainstorm what their cell analogy will be, and how they will present it.
As they are working, teacher will circulate among groups and ask leading questions to assess that students get the concept. If they are having trouble with the analogy, teacher will ask questions to help them decide.
Students will also decide how they will present their analogy Poster, PowerPoint, Physical model (Legos, diorama), Performance (Song, Poem, Prose), etc.
Students will decide how their project meets each standard on the rubric. As students decide on a analogy, they will put a note up on the "Parking Lot" poster to avoid repeats. Group Roles will be assigned(10 min)
CLOSING
Students will reconvein as a class.
Each group will announce to the class their analogy, how it will meet the project goals, and group roles
Teacher will ask questions about projects, asking how the students will define a specific organelle. Students will be informed that they will use part of class tomorrow to work on analogy, but they need to work at home.
Tonight for homework they will watch a video on Endosymbiosis Theory(Mitochondria and Chloroplasts were once independent life), and meet with their group members in a Google Hangout to come up with three questions for class about it, and how they can incorporate it into their analogy project.