2011-P2-Brenda

=Project Overview=


 * Title**: A Desert Story
 * Grade Level**: 1st Grade
 * Subject Area**: Science
 * Time Frame (when, duration)**: 4th Quarter, 2 months

=Description=


 * Summer:** Complete the first **four** sections
 * Workshops:** Complete the entire proposal or modify to your district and/or school's guidelines

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//A brief snapshot, as if// //someone asked you to// //briefly and clearly// //describe the intent of the// //lesson or project.// ||  ||   ||< During science TSW learn about the different plants and animals in the AZ desert. They will research predator and prey and interdependency among plants and animals. TSW decide how to portray their animal in a digital storybook stylized like Eric Carl's // Brown Bear, Brown Bear //. || //What will guide student// //inquiry?// ||  ||   ||< What are some of the plants and animals that exist in our local environment? In what ways do desert plants and desert animals depend on each other for survival? || //Include technology.// //Use district standards// //where applicable,// //targeting performance// //objectives you will// //assess.// ||  ||   ||< 4.3.1 TSW justify their understanding of the interdependency of desert plants and animals that exist in the local environment by creating a digital story using iMovie.
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