Katie Golin
Pinckney, MI

100 points

3 week unit

High School (9^th-10^th) 

A Layer:

      (Need to choose 1 to complete/20 points each)

• What is the future outlook for our world’s rainforest? How is this going to affect us?  Powerpoint?
• Present a report on foreign bugs being brought in and how they affected our plants. I-movie?
• Do you think genetically altered plants are positive?  Are they healthy/beneficial?

B Layer:

      (Need to complete 3 of the following choices.  The open box is if you

          think of something you’d like to work on not shown here…/ 10 points

       each)

• Plant saplings from the DNR – taking video and teaching the class what kinds of plants they are and why you planted them where you did.
• Create a collection of the local plants in our area.
• Participate and plan in a Earth Day clean up effort in our community.
• Perform a reader’s theater script for elementary students.
• Create a commercial encouraging the public to save our trees/plants.
• Visit a local nursery and graph out the different plants offered to our area.  Label the differences between types.
• Open Space….

C Layer:

      (Need to complete 6 of the following choices / 5 points each)

• Participate in class lectures

 

M   T   W    Th   F            M    W   F              M   W  

• Complete activity on classification of plants
• Read the article on the Japannse beetle on elm trees
• Jig Saw reporting on the affects of weather on plants
• Complete Michigan tree activity
• Flashcards for vocab on unit – learn the words!
• Watch the video on different types of plants
• Complete science questions from text - #1-9
• Compare / Contrast plants activity