Biology 11: topic - Ecology
Prescribed Learning Outcomes
D1 analyse the functional inter- relationships of organisms within an ecosystem
Lesson Plan
I would try to approach PLO through an international minded lens two ways: in the process of science, and through the content of ecology.
One activity where students could understand international mindedness is the study of ecology and the value of ecologists throughout the world. Students would be able to analyze the history of scientific thought in ecology, from local and natural observation, to a global community of collaborative work worldwide. This will also enable students to understand competing theories throughout history and current conflicting theories that still exist today.
The second activity would be to understand that the world is compromised of several different types of ecosystems. Students can be grouped and assigned a certain ecosystem. They can study the biotic and abiotic factors within their ecosystem and present these relationships to the other groups. Discussion will surround the value of each ecosystem and the interdependence between all different types of environments to maintain genetic diversity.
-Natalie Liu
could you try a grade 8-10 unit?
ReplyDeleteScience 10: topic - Earth Sciences, Plate Tectonics
DeletePrescribed Learning Outcome:
D4 analyse the processes and features associated with plate tectonics
Lesson Plan
I would create a lesson that would first hook students through discussion of catastrophic natural disasters (with a focus on earthquakes).
The activity would first begin with a lesson on the physics, energy, and scientific inquiry into why we have earthquakes all over the planet. We would focus our inquiry on a global scale and map earth's volatile history throughout the world. This will firstly help students with their geographical understanding of the world. After discussing and explaining the forces involved with moving plates, fault lines, and the energy transformation involved with earthquakes, the activity would move into a discussion and research into how culture and the socioeconomical status of a country can have a huge relationship with the level of destruction from an earthquake of varying magnitudes.
The main question students will have to look into is what factors attribute to a high number of fatalities from earthquakes? Is it from the magnitude of the natural disaster? or is it from the countries' laws over building policies, population density, and/or precaution measures?
Hopefully students will be able to link their scientific understanding of earthquakes with it's affect on various countries depending on their sociocultural status. This activity aims to promote international mindedness by helping students link their theoretical concepts about scientific phenomena with real world, cultural, contexts.
-Natalie