Fab Five Interdisciplinary Unit Brooke Miskowski Danielle Marg

Fab Five Interdisciplinary Unit Brooke Miskowski Danielle Marg Kristen Adachi Katie Shaleen Jacob Vetter

In Teaching This Unit We Will: �Introduce students to the important environmental issues that pollution is posing all around the world as well as in their own community. �Provide hands on/research and inquiry based learning activities for all students. � Gets students involved in their own community. �Provide students with real world connections outside the walls of their classroom.

Objectives of Unit � The students will be able to write a research paper about an important issue surrounding pollution. � The students will be able to relate the content from all classes to the real world. � The students will be able to integrate the knowledge they have learned in this pollution unit in all of their classes. � The students will be able to participate in a community service day to help reduce the amount of pollution in their own community.

Team Member Content Areas �Brooke Miskowski: Science �Danielle Marg: English & Language Arts �Katie Shaleen: Computer Applications �Jacob Vetter: Physical Education �Kristen Adachi: Math

Outline of Interdisciplinary Unit Science Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Literature Math Computer Apps Gym Inconvenient Book Graphing Lesson Introduce Poster Finish up soccer Truth/Write Talks/Introduce Project/Typing unit Reflection New Unit/ Sign Assignment up for Book Ecological Footprint How to find Plotting Making Cross Clean up your good info, Lit Coordinate Art Word Terms yard Circle with Terms Introduce PPT Writing Activity, Ecological Research Types Protect the trash Project/Work Ecological Footprint of Pollution -person Time Footprint, Lit Circle Set up Experiment Poems/Analyzin Intro to Work on PPT g Them, Lit Statistics: Mean, Circle Median, Mode Testing Water Brainstorming Quiz, explain Samples Poems, graphing Children’s book project, discussion, Lit Examples Circle Work on PPT Trash swap Capture the pollution

Outline of Interdisciplinary Unit Science Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Literature Math Computer Apps Gym Ghana Air and Important Analyze Data, Work On PPT Blob (warm-up Water Pollution Editing Tips, Write Up a game). Start Peer Editing, Lit Summary football unit Circle Noise, Sound Pollution in Create Graphs Typing Lit Football unit Pollution other countries, of Data Poems Primary Sources, Lit Circles Present PPT Turning in final Create Graphs Water Pollution Football unit information drafts/sharing of Data Chart, Typing 2 poems, Lit facts on each Circles type of pollution Guest Speaker Jigsaw Activity, Present Posters from DNR Compare and Contrast Books, Lit Circles Compiling Posters CLEAN UP MISSISSIPPI RIVER DAY Football unit

Science – Ms. Miskowski � “An Inconvenient Truth: An Introduction to Pollution and Sustainability” � Pollution Power. Point Presentations/Research � DNR Public Speaker � Calculating Ecological/Carbon Footprint � Global Pollution Connections – Ghana, Africa’s E-Waste � Lab Projects ◦ “Pick Your Pollutant” ◦ Humans in the Biosphere (Water and Air Pollution)

Math – Ms. Adachi �“Graphing and Data Analysis Unit” �Analyzing/Graphing Water Samples �Analyzing Ecological Footprint �Poster Presentation Activity

Language Arts – Ms. Marg �“Digging Deeper Into Pollution” �Research paper about an important issue relating to pollution and/or sustainability. �Work within a writing group to edit and write papers. �Introduce the process of writing a research paper with accurate research and correct citations.

Physical Education – Mr. Vetter �“Pollution and Us” �Introduce the importance of recycling through interactive team games. �Allow children the exposure to the importance of being an active member of their community by keeping it clean. �Show the children how pollution affects the world and our own community.

Computer Applications – Ms. Shaleen �Pollution Research and Presentations �Conduct pollution research �Create Power. Point presentations �Create and compile final informational posters

Culminating Experience �Community Service Day �Allows students the chance to get out and make a difference in the community �Allows the community to see students making a difference �Students will visit community areas (such as the Mississippi River) to clean up and make improvements.

Data Use Within Lessons � Focus on Teaching 21 st Century Skills ◦ Technology ◦ Reading/Writing ◦ Communication � Collaborative Teaching Practices � Cross-Curricular Activities � Differentiated Instruction � Community Involvement � Real-World Applications

Multiple Intelligence Connections � Auditory � Kinesthetic � Visual � Logical/Mathematical � Naturalist � Interpersonal � Intrapersonal

�Enlisting help of community/parents in teaching about recycling and pollution. �Show children what types of materials are recyclable through posters or signs that can be presented to parents/community. �Allow the children to be active within the community by helping clean up the city.