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Assessment Description
As an educator, you will be called to integrate different disciplines into your science curriculum and lessons. Math and literacy integration will support students in evaluating and applying science content. At other times, you may be asked to address state content standards beyond science, such as standards for health and/or technology. Facilitating meaningful connections between disciplines allows students to extend their thinking and problem-solving by bringing learning into more real-world applications.
Part 1: Materials, Resources, and Integration
For this assignment, complete the following components in the “ELM-570 Science Unit Plan” template:
- Materials and Resources: List appropriate and relevant materials and resources needed for each day’s lesson.
- Technology Integration: Describe technological tools and strategies for integrating technology into the week’s unit plan to support and enhance the science content.
- Health Integration: Identify health skills and concepts, such as human movement, activity, fitness, emotional health, and motor skills, that will be supported throughout the unit plan and describe how those concepts will be integrated into the designed activities from Topic 3.
- Math Connections: Identify at least one mathematical practice standard or skill (e.g., accuracy, precision, estimation, measurement, and data analysis ) to support the science instruction and describe how the practice standard or skill will support student learning in the unit plan.
- Literacy: Describe a minimum of two areas of literacy (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) that are integrated into the unit plan. Identify which activities designed in Topic 3 support each literacy area.
Part 2: Reflection
In 250-500 words, summarize and reflect on the process of creating a cohesive, weeklong unit plan that successfully incorporates crosscutting concepts, science and engineering practices, and multiple disciplines. Include the following in your reflection:
- Describe how you seamlessly integrated technology and cross-curricular skills into the unit plan.
- Discuss how you created opportunities to promote health education that will positively contribute to a good quality of life for students and explain why this is important.
- Explain how your materials, resources, and technology can create engagement and motivation during science instruction.
Note: Ensure your unit plan has been revised if instructor feedback was provided in prior topics.
Support your assignment with at least two scholarly resources.
While APA Style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric before starting the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Rubric Criteria
Materials and Resources
6 points
Criteria Description
Materials and Resources
5. Target
6 points
The materials and resources listed are innovative and ideal.
4. Acceptable
5.22 points
The materials and resources listed are relevant and appropriate.
No Submission
0 points
Not addressed.
Technology Integration
9 points
Criteria Description
Technology Integration
5. Target
9 points
Technological tools and strategies for integrating technology into the unit plan are superior and proficiently support and enhance the science content.
4. Acceptable
7.83 points
Technological tools and strategies for integrating technology into the unit plan are credible and reasonably support and enhance the science content.
No Submission
0 points
Not addressed.
Health Integration
9 points
Criteria Description
Health Integration
5. Target
9 points
Health skills and concepts that will be supported throughout the unit plan are exceptional. Description of how the concepts will be integrated into the designed activities is realistic.
4. Acceptable
7.83 points
Health skills and concepts that will be supported throughout the unit plan are logical. A description of how the concepts will be integrated into the designed activities is suitable.
No Submission
0 points
Not addressed.
Math Connections
6 points
Criteria Description
Math Connections
5. Target
6 points
The mathematical practice standard or skill that supports science instruction is meaningful. Description of how the practice standard or skill supports student learning throughout the unit plan is insightful.
4. Acceptable
5.22 points
The mathematical practice standard or skill that supports science instruction is solid. Description of how the practice standard or skill supports student learning throughout the unit plan is clear.
No Submission
0 points
Not addressed.
Literacy
6 points
Criteria Description
Literacy
5. Target
6 points
Areas of literacy that will be integrated into the unit plan are meaningful. Activities that support each area of literacy are of high quality.
4. Acceptable
5.22 points
Areas of literacy that will be integrated into the unit plan are sound. Activities that support each area of literacy are noteworthy.
No Submission
0 points
Not addressed.
Reflection
12 points
Criteria Description
Reflection
5. Target
12 points
The description of the process of integrating technology and cross-curricular skills into the unit plan is convincing. Discussion of how opportunities were created to promote health education that positively contributes to a good quality of life for students is thought-provoking, and the explanation of why it is essential is substantial. The way the selected materials, resources, and technology create engagement and motivation is sophisticated.
4. Acceptable
10.44 points
Description of the process of integrating technology and cross-curricular skills into the unit plan is apt. Discussion of how opportunities were created to promote health education that positively contributes to a good quality of life for students is significant, and the explanation of why it is essential is successful. The reason why the selected materials, resources, and technology create engagement and motivation is adequate.
No Submission
0 points
Not addressed.
Supporting Research and Documentation of Sources
6 points
Criteria Description
Uses appropriate designated style and formatting to document sources in citations and references.
5. Target
6 points
Supporting research is compelling and thorough. Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to the assignment and style, and format is free of error.
4. Acceptable
5.22 points
Supporting research is credible and relevant. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct.
No Submission
0 points
Not addressed.
Mechanics of Writing
6 points
Criteria Description
Includes spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, language use, sentence structure, etc.
5. Target
6 points
No mechanical errors are present. Skilled control of language choice and sentence structure are used throughout.
4. Acceptable
5.22 points
Few mechanical errors are present. Suitable language choice and sentence structure are used.