SA UOI5- Life & Change

Hi kids,
 Its time to prepare our summative assessment (final project) for this past unit.  I hope you learned a lot & are not getting ready to share your knowledge!  You have investigated in many ways... read, watched clips, visited the BLOG, investigated outside & went to Los Pellines... I think you are ready to prepare a project!
Here are the following requirements (your printed rubric will be available in a few days).

SA UOI5 STP-  Life & Change

CI *Living organisms depend on natural resources and transform them to meet their needs.

LOI *Organisms have a specific function in a food chain.

*Changing ecosystems provoke adaptation.

*Living things and natural resources adapt and interact in ecosystems.

Key Concepts *Responsibility  *Change  *Connection

After so much learning both in class & at Los Pellines please work on the following project…

1. You must investigate about an ecosystem… (features like temperature, humidity, seasonal changes, climate change…)

2. Identify the habitat including flora & fauna. (Please identify location in Chile & around the world, identify animals/plants and their adaptations which permit survival in this environment)

3. Identify any problems or risks that this place  (or flaura & fauna) may have now or in the future…(societal developments, climate change…)

4. Try to identify cause (fact or potential)

5. Propose an action plan (involving you, a group, a business, the government, etc.) to confront/resolve the issue or promote  protection or conservation…

Required	4	3	2	1	Comment
Skill-Research 1. & 2. KC- Change	Student can identify 4 or more features of chosen ecosystem, identifying flora/fauna, adaptations using studied/relative vocabulary.	Student can identify 3  features of chosen ecosystem, identifying some flora/ fauna, adaptations, using studied/relative vocabulary.	Student can identify 2 features of ecosystem, identifying flora fauna, adaptations, using studied/relative vocabulary.	Student can identify 1 element of chosen ecosystem. Unable to identify both flora/ fauna, adaptations or use new related vocabulary.
Skill-Behavior- Social skills 3. & 4. KC- Connection	Student can identify, explain 3 or more problems (real or potential) for this habitat (flora/fauna & bees)	Student can identify, explain 2 or problems (real or potential) for this habitat (flora/fauna & bees).	Student can identify, explain 1 problem (real or potential) for this habitat (flora/fauna & bees)	Student cannot identify problems (real or potential) for this habitat (flora/fauna & bees).
Skill-Planning Skills 5. KC- Responsibility	Student develops an action plan including 3 practical actions (daily by a student) and a group action plan to halt destruction, prevent damage or negative change, promote conservation (by a larger group such as a school, organization, business, etc.) That can be shared immediately by student to this group.	Student develops an action plan including 2  practical actions (daily by a student) and a  group action plan to halt destruction, prevent damage or negative change, promote conservation (by a larger group such as a school, organization, business, etc.) This plan may be shared with this group after some editing.	Student develops an action plan including 1 practical action (daily by a student) and a group action plan to halt destruction, prevent damage or negative change, promote conservation (by a larger group such as a school, organization, business, etc.) That after more development may be shared to inspire the group to take action.	Student unable to state actions to protect their habitat.
Visual Aids	Presentation is accompanied by 3 or more visual aids to support presentation (such as powerpoint, photos, drawings, graphics, videos, model…)	Presentation is accompanied by 2 or more visual aids to support presentation (such as powerpoint, photos, drawings, graphics, videos, model…)	Presentation is accompanied by 1 or more visual aids to support presentation (such as powerpoint, photos, drawings, graphics, videos, model…)	Presentation is not accompanied by visual aids to support presentation.
Q&A- Knowledge	All presenting students can fluently and actively  interact and respond to all group feedback stating facts, giving examples… no hesitation.  All students very prepared!	Students can interact and respond to most feedback,  not all students prepared to provide answers, give examples. 1 or more students participate in feedback.	Students can respond to 1 or 2 questions or comments. Unable to give facts or examples to class. Hesitation by group to respond.	Students unable to interact or give examples during Q&A. Hesitation, facts may not correspond to topic… unprepared.

We believe you are all ready to take action & do something important to help our planet!