Unit Outline-
Mathematics
· Ocean Math w/s
· Sorting at the Ocean, by Jennifer Rozines Roy and Gregory Roy
Mathematics
· Ocean Math w/s
· Sorting at the Ocean, by Jennifer Rozines Roy and Gregory Roy
Science
· Ocean Diorama
· Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor, by Joanna Cole
· I Wonder Why the Sea Is Salty: And Other Questions About the Ocean,
by Anita Ganeri
Social Studies
· Create an undersea environment in the classroom
· The Ocean Is…, by Kathleen W. Kranking
· Ocean Diorama
· Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor, by Joanna Cole
· I Wonder Why the Sea Is Salty: And Other Questions About the Ocean,
by Anita Ganeri
Social Studies
· Create an undersea environment in the classroom
· The Ocean Is…, by Kathleen W. Kranking
Language Arts
· Create-your-own science fiction story involving sea life.
· A House For Hermit Crab, by Eric Carle
· Create-your-own science fiction story involving sea life.
· A House For Hermit Crab, by Eric Carle
Field Trip
· Visit the Boston Aquarium for the day
Title: Ocean Math w/s
Grade: 2
Focus: Mathematics
Objective: Students will practice their mathematics skills with addition and subtraction. They will be adding and subtracting single digits to/from double digits.
Materials:
· Addition w/s
· Subtraction w/s
· Pencil
Prior Knowledge: Before completing these worksheets, students should be familiar with the processes of adding and subtracting single digits to/from double digits. They should also be familiar with the vertical format for adding/subtracting that will be on each worksheet as opposed to having the number problems set up horizontally.
Procedure:
· Each student should receive one addition worksheet, as well as one subtraction worksheet.
· Students should work alone for 10 minutes to complete the worksheets. After this time, if needed, they may pair up with another student in the classroom to complete the remaining problems together.
· Once all of the problems are completed, students may volunteer to come up to the front of the class and choose a math problem to do in front of the class to show how they did their work, and show their answers.
· As students come to the front, help may be given to those who have had difficulties and need direction in finding the correct answers.
· Once all problems have been shown on the board, self-corrected worksheets can be passed in for review by the teacher.
Accountability: All students should complete one addition worksheet, and one subtraction worksheet. These worksheets should be self-corrected by the end of group time to show that students are paying attention and being active learners.
Title: Ocean Diorama
Grade: 2
Focus: Science
Objective: Students will create a diorama that represents the habitat of some kind of sea life of their choice.
Materials:
· Shoe box (one for each student)
· Crayola Model Magic dough
· Crayons/markers/colored pencils
· Construction paper
· Crayola washable paint
· Paintbrushes
· Tape/glue
· Thread
· Children’s plastic needles
· Scissors
· Toothpicks
Prior Knowledge: Before completing this project, students should have been able to learn about different animals in the ocean and also about their food sources.
Procedure:
· Using the classroom library (or school library if necessary), students should look up information about an animal of their choice that they have learned about (or want to learn about) that lives in the ocean.
· They should find information on what this animal looks like, what it eats, and what kind of environment it lives in under the ocean (coral, open waters, miles below the sea where sunlight doesn’t reach, etc)
· Each student should bring in a shoebox from home and, using construction paper, crayons/markers/colored pencils, should design the background of their underwater scene.
· If necessary, students may use Model Magic clay to add to their background scene, which may be colored/painted.
· Once the scene is set up, students may use Model Magic to make their animal of choice. These too can be colored/painted. They should also be sure to have something in their diorama that shows what the food source is for their animal (this can be drawn in the background, but preferable to have it built with clay as well to make it more visible).
· Once ready/dried, students can take their animals and place them in the scene. If animal is one that wouldn’t be resting on the ocean ground, and would be swimming, students can use their plastic needles to attach thread to their animal to hang from the top of their box. Using tape, thread can be attached to the top of the box to allow for it to hang in the diorama.
· When all dioramas are complete, they may be set up for display on tables for other students to walk around and look at. On the outside of each diorama, students should write what animal they chose to study/represent, and a few facts about their animal, including what kind of food it eats.
Accountability: All students will complete a diorama as well as including facts about their animals for those looking at their work.
Title: Underwater World
Grade: 2
Focus: Social Studies
Objective: Students and teacher will create an underwater world in the classroom to represent the different things that students have learned about the ocean.
Materials:
· Crayons/markers/colored pencils
· Crepe paper (blue, green, red, yellow, pink)
· Construction paper
· Newspaper
· Staplers
· Index cards
· Children’s plastic needles
· Yarn/string
· Books/magazines with pictures or illustrations of sea life
Prior Knowledge: Before creating the underwater classroom, students should be familiar with some of the animals and plants that can be found under the ocean.
Procedure:
· Discuss with the class about the different kinds of plants and animals that they have learned about in their classroom over the course of the unit.
· Have all students pick their favorites, and write them down on the board next to each student’s name. Students may pick the same animal that they used for their diorama, however it would be best and most beneficial for them if they are able to choose a different animal to work on.
· Give students index cards to write about their animal on, and add any fun facts that they would like people to know about their animal.
· Students should each draw and cut out a picture of their animal of choice (Note: Each student should have two pictures of each animal, one mirroring the other, so that they may be put together to make a “stuffed” paper animal to make it 3D instead of just 2D).
· Once all of the pictures have been drawn, students may be given staplers and newspaper to attach the two sides together and stuff. Students should tear up small pieces of newspaper and as they begin to staple around the outside of their animal, they may begin putting newspaper in between the pages to begin to stuff it. Once the animal is completely stuffed it will be ready to hang in the classroom.
· Index cards may also be stapled/taped to one side of the animal if desired so the fun facts may stay with each animal.
· Once all the animals are completed, students may thread yarn/string through the top of their animal to prepare it to be hung from the ceiling by the teacher.
· Teacher’s Job- One day after school, once the students have finished their animals, hang blue crepe paper from the ceiling to create an underwater illusion. Hang the animals from the ceiling tiles so that they look as if they are swimming through the ocean. Also, different color crepe paper may be used to decorate the rest of the classroom with plants, flowers, and other types of scenery to add to the underwater scene.
Accountability: All students should create their own animal that can be included in the underwater classroom scene. Included with each animal should be an index card with fun facts about their animal of choice.
Title: Science-fiction Stories
Grade: 2
Focus: Language Arts
Objective: Each student will create their own science-fiction story about an underwater adventure based on information that they have learned throughout the unit about sea life.
Materials:
· Research materials
· Pencils
· Paper
· Computers
· Printers
· Crayons/markers/colored pencils
· Spiral bindings for completed books
Prior Knowledge: Prior to creating their stories, students should have learned extensively about sea life, and the different kinds of plants and animals that can be found in the ocean. They should also be familiar with the term “science-fiction” and understand its meaning before creating their story.
Procedure:
· Students should be given time each day in class over the course of about a week to come up with a science-fiction story about some kind of sea life of their choice. They may choose to write about a plant, or an animal.
· Once students have written a draft of their story with paper and pencil, it should be reviewed by the teacher for any spelling errors and grammar.
· After being reviewed, students should be allowed to type their stories on either a classroom computer, or one in the school computer lab (It will be important that students understand how much of their story they should add to each page in order to allow room for illustrations later once they are printed out. Also, students should be shown how to have each page numbered).
· Once the pages are printed out, students should add illustrations to enhance their story, and show what is happening on each page.
· Completed stories can be handed in to be spiral bound by the teacher, and then added into a book box in the classroom for students to read and share with others.
Accountability: All students will create their own science-fiction story to be added to the classroom library.
· Visit the Boston Aquarium for the day
Title: Ocean Math w/s
Grade: 2
Focus: Mathematics
Objective: Students will practice their mathematics skills with addition and subtraction. They will be adding and subtracting single digits to/from double digits.
Materials:
· Addition w/s
· Subtraction w/s
· Pencil
Prior Knowledge: Before completing these worksheets, students should be familiar with the processes of adding and subtracting single digits to/from double digits. They should also be familiar with the vertical format for adding/subtracting that will be on each worksheet as opposed to having the number problems set up horizontally.
Procedure:
· Each student should receive one addition worksheet, as well as one subtraction worksheet.
· Students should work alone for 10 minutes to complete the worksheets. After this time, if needed, they may pair up with another student in the classroom to complete the remaining problems together.
· Once all of the problems are completed, students may volunteer to come up to the front of the class and choose a math problem to do in front of the class to show how they did their work, and show their answers.
· As students come to the front, help may be given to those who have had difficulties and need direction in finding the correct answers.
· Once all problems have been shown on the board, self-corrected worksheets can be passed in for review by the teacher.
Accountability: All students should complete one addition worksheet, and one subtraction worksheet. These worksheets should be self-corrected by the end of group time to show that students are paying attention and being active learners.
Title: Ocean Diorama
Grade: 2
Focus: Science
Objective: Students will create a diorama that represents the habitat of some kind of sea life of their choice.
Materials:
· Shoe box (one for each student)
· Crayola Model Magic dough
· Crayons/markers/colored pencils
· Construction paper
· Crayola washable paint
· Paintbrushes
· Tape/glue
· Thread
· Children’s plastic needles
· Scissors
· Toothpicks
Prior Knowledge: Before completing this project, students should have been able to learn about different animals in the ocean and also about their food sources.
Procedure:
· Using the classroom library (or school library if necessary), students should look up information about an animal of their choice that they have learned about (or want to learn about) that lives in the ocean.
· They should find information on what this animal looks like, what it eats, and what kind of environment it lives in under the ocean (coral, open waters, miles below the sea where sunlight doesn’t reach, etc)
· Each student should bring in a shoebox from home and, using construction paper, crayons/markers/colored pencils, should design the background of their underwater scene.
· If necessary, students may use Model Magic clay to add to their background scene, which may be colored/painted.
· Once the scene is set up, students may use Model Magic to make their animal of choice. These too can be colored/painted. They should also be sure to have something in their diorama that shows what the food source is for their animal (this can be drawn in the background, but preferable to have it built with clay as well to make it more visible).
· Once ready/dried, students can take their animals and place them in the scene. If animal is one that wouldn’t be resting on the ocean ground, and would be swimming, students can use their plastic needles to attach thread to their animal to hang from the top of their box. Using tape, thread can be attached to the top of the box to allow for it to hang in the diorama.
· When all dioramas are complete, they may be set up for display on tables for other students to walk around and look at. On the outside of each diorama, students should write what animal they chose to study/represent, and a few facts about their animal, including what kind of food it eats.
Accountability: All students will complete a diorama as well as including facts about their animals for those looking at their work.
Title: Underwater World
Grade: 2
Focus: Social Studies
Objective: Students and teacher will create an underwater world in the classroom to represent the different things that students have learned about the ocean.
Materials:
· Crayons/markers/colored pencils
· Crepe paper (blue, green, red, yellow, pink)
· Construction paper
· Newspaper
· Staplers
· Index cards
· Children’s plastic needles
· Yarn/string
· Books/magazines with pictures or illustrations of sea life
Prior Knowledge: Before creating the underwater classroom, students should be familiar with some of the animals and plants that can be found under the ocean.
Procedure:
· Discuss with the class about the different kinds of plants and animals that they have learned about in their classroom over the course of the unit.
· Have all students pick their favorites, and write them down on the board next to each student’s name. Students may pick the same animal that they used for their diorama, however it would be best and most beneficial for them if they are able to choose a different animal to work on.
· Give students index cards to write about their animal on, and add any fun facts that they would like people to know about their animal.
· Students should each draw and cut out a picture of their animal of choice (Note: Each student should have two pictures of each animal, one mirroring the other, so that they may be put together to make a “stuffed” paper animal to make it 3D instead of just 2D).
· Once all of the pictures have been drawn, students may be given staplers and newspaper to attach the two sides together and stuff. Students should tear up small pieces of newspaper and as they begin to staple around the outside of their animal, they may begin putting newspaper in between the pages to begin to stuff it. Once the animal is completely stuffed it will be ready to hang in the classroom.
· Index cards may also be stapled/taped to one side of the animal if desired so the fun facts may stay with each animal.
· Once all the animals are completed, students may thread yarn/string through the top of their animal to prepare it to be hung from the ceiling by the teacher.
· Teacher’s Job- One day after school, once the students have finished their animals, hang blue crepe paper from the ceiling to create an underwater illusion. Hang the animals from the ceiling tiles so that they look as if they are swimming through the ocean. Also, different color crepe paper may be used to decorate the rest of the classroom with plants, flowers, and other types of scenery to add to the underwater scene.
Accountability: All students should create their own animal that can be included in the underwater classroom scene. Included with each animal should be an index card with fun facts about their animal of choice.
Title: Science-fiction Stories
Grade: 2
Focus: Language Arts
Objective: Each student will create their own science-fiction story about an underwater adventure based on information that they have learned throughout the unit about sea life.
Materials:
· Research materials
· Pencils
· Paper
· Computers
· Printers
· Crayons/markers/colored pencils
· Spiral bindings for completed books
Prior Knowledge: Prior to creating their stories, students should have learned extensively about sea life, and the different kinds of plants and animals that can be found in the ocean. They should also be familiar with the term “science-fiction” and understand its meaning before creating their story.
Procedure:
· Students should be given time each day in class over the course of about a week to come up with a science-fiction story about some kind of sea life of their choice. They may choose to write about a plant, or an animal.
· Once students have written a draft of their story with paper and pencil, it should be reviewed by the teacher for any spelling errors and grammar.
· After being reviewed, students should be allowed to type their stories on either a classroom computer, or one in the school computer lab (It will be important that students understand how much of their story they should add to each page in order to allow room for illustrations later once they are printed out. Also, students should be shown how to have each page numbered).
· Once the pages are printed out, students should add illustrations to enhance their story, and show what is happening on each page.
· Completed stories can be handed in to be spiral bound by the teacher, and then added into a book box in the classroom for students to read and share with others.
Accountability: All students will create their own science-fiction story to be added to the classroom library.
Resources
Math Worksheets- http://www.kidzone.ws/math/ocean/index.htm#WORKSHEETS2
Diorama- http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Oceandiorama.shtml
Underwater Classroom- http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/fishy/under.html
Book resources- http://www.amazon.com/ (photos taken from Google images).
Math Worksheets- http://www.kidzone.ws/math/ocean/index.htm#WORKSHEETS2
Diorama- http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Oceandiorama.shtml
Underwater Classroom- http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/fishy/under.html
Book resources- http://www.amazon.com/ (photos taken from Google images).
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