Standards Based Instruction

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Standards-Based Instruction

Instructions: Develop a Standard-Based Instruction Model which describes what students will do. Begin the Culminating ìTaskî and ìInstructional Activitiesî components with a verb.
Subject/Course: Life Science Grade Level: 3/4 Standard No(s):
Standard(s): (What students should know and be able to do) Plants and animals have life cycles. All organisms have basic needs which must be met for survival.
District Elementary Course of Study (Concepts) or SecondaryGuidelines for Instruction (Instructional Unit) _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Developed by: Inquirers School: Utah St. Cluster # 18 Phone # 213-261-1171

CULMINATING ASSESSMENT
What criteria will be used to evaluate/score students work/performance of the culminating task? TASK/ASSIGNMENT
What will individual students produce to demonstrate achievement of the standard(s)? INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES
What learning activities will students be involved in to acquire knowledge and skills to achieve the standard? Consider alternative strategies and modification to promote equal access for all learners. TIME
How much (approximate) time will be required to complete each of the activities? RESOURCES
What materials, textbooks, supplies, documents, etc., will be required for and instructional activity?
HyperStudio stacks showing stages of life cycle and results of students derived experiment using room environment variables.
DIRECTIONS TO THE STUDENTS
Task to be scored:
4-Shows complete understanding of concepts of life cycle and how variables might impact it.
3-Shows good understanding of life cycle with some understanding of how variable affect it.
2-Some understanding of life cycle and how variables affect it.
1-Very little knowledge of life cycle and little comprehension of variables affecting it. 1. Beetle observations
2. Investigation of environment: Light levels, temperature, humidity ranges inside the room
3. Research Life Cycle/CDROMS/World Wide Web, Books, Videos. What do they need to live? How do they protect themselves. Microscopes
4. Discussion of plants changing form as they grow.
5. Observe and record changes after variables confirmed.
6. Create HyperStudio Stacks. 1-2 day
1-2 weeks

2-3 weeks

2 days

Entire time

3-4 weeks Butterfly larvae for each class
*Model developed, refined, and field-tested by Mentor teacher Standard-Based Task Force School District 1996, Los Angeles Unified

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CULMINATING ASSESSMENT What criteria will be used to evaluate/score students work/performance of the culminating task?	TASK/ASSIGNMENT What will individual students produce to demonstrate achievement of the standard(s)?	INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES What learning activities will students be involved in to acquire knowledge and skills to achieve the standard? Consider alternative strategies and modification to promote equal access for all learners.	TIME How much (approximate) time will be required to complete each of the activities?	RESOURCES What materials, textbooks, supplies, documents, etc., will be required for and instructional activity?
HyperStudio stacks showing stages of life cycle and results of students derived experiment using room environment variables. DIRECTIONS TO THE STUDENTS	Task to be scored: 4-Shows complete understanding of concepts of life cycle and how variables might impact it. 3-Shows good understanding of life cycle with some understanding of how variable affect it. 2-Some understanding of life cycle and how variables affect it. 1-Very little knowledge of life cycle and little comprehension of variables affecting it.	1. Beetle observations 2. Investigation of environment: Light levels, temperature, humidity ranges inside the room 3. Research Life Cycle/CDROMS/World Wide Web, Books, Videos. What do they need to live? How do they protect themselves. Microscopes 4. Discussion of plants changing form as they grow. 5. Observe and record changes after variables confirmed. 6. Create HyperStudio Stacks.	1-2 day 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 2 days Entire time 3-4 weeks	Butterfly larvae for each class