Lisa+Champion

This unit is used in conjunction with Scott Foresman Reading Unit Four “Our Changing World.” Students will read various stories about change. They will investigate life cycles of plants and animals, seasons, weather, and personal change. Students will learn proper keyboarding and saving skills while writing a poem in Microsoft Word, learn how to copy and save pictures while being introduced to the idea of copyright, use bookmarked websites to conduct research on hurricanes and tornados, and learn how to write an email all in the process of discovering different types of change and how it affects themselves and the world around them. As a cumulating activity, students will create a multimedia presentation using Animoto to show changes in a topic of their choice.
 * Name**: Lisa Champion
 * Email**: lmchampion@hsv.k12.al.us
 * Blog**: frostyone1@blogspot.com
 * Wiki:** http://lisachampion.wikispaces.com
 * Unit Name:** Our Changing World
 * Unit Summary:**

**Curriculum Framing Questions:**
**Essential Question:**

How do things change?
 * Unit Questions:**

How can familiar things help us with changes? How do plants change as they grow? How do animals change as they grow? Why are some changes difficult? How do changes in the weather affect us? **Content Questions:** What is something familiar that makes you feel better? What are the parts of a plant? What kind of animals lay eggs? What is one good thing about moving? What is one way the weather changes?

from Jennifer Cofield