InterdisciplinaryProject:
BiomimicryDesignChallenge
NeaPrinciples:
Curiosity(Sept),Organization(Oct),Persistence(Nov)
ProjectAbstract:
Chooseananimaladaptationandapplyittoaproductoreverydayobjecttomakeitbetter.Printoutapictureoftheanimalanddrawyourdesigntoshowhowyourproduct
mimicsananimaladaptation.Theywillthenwriteanexpositorypieceabouttheiranimalandadaptation.
HumanitiesUnit
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MathUnit
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ScienceUnit
RelatedConcepts
NarrativeWritingand
Reading
Writing:
storystructure(characters,
setting,orderofevents),narrator
dialogue,figurativelanguage,
sensorydetails
Reading
:theme,fables,folktales,
myths
PlaceValue
Creatingandunderstandingplace
valuechartintothe10,000place.
AnimalAdaptations
A
nimals structures and functions with
study of crayfish and snails
Changing environments and its effect
on survival
Human body structures and functions
InformationalWriting
andReading
Writing:
maintopic,linkingwords
andphrases,groupinginfo,
introduction/conclusion
Reading:
Scientificideasand
concepts
Addition/Subtraction
Solvetwostepwordproblemsusing
bothoperations.
Fluentlyadd/subtractwithin1,000
BeesGEMS
Intro to bee
communication/behavior/interdepen
dence/body structure
Trimester2
InterdisciplinaryProject
:
AlamedaHistoryProject
NeaPrinciples:
Compassion(Dec),Accountability(Jan),ProblemSolving(Feb),Courage(March)
ProjectAbstract:
HumanitiesUnit
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MathUnit
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ScienceUnit
RelatedConcepts
OpinionWritingand
Reading
Writing:
attentioncatchers,
thesis/position,mainpointsand
supportingdetails,clinching
statement
Reading:
editorials,propaganda,
historicalevents
Multiplication
Multiplyfluently
Multiplyonedigitwholenumbersby
multiplesoften.Solvetwostepword
problems.
WaterandClimate
Water Observations
Hot Water/Cold Water
Weather and Water
Seasons and Climate
Waterworks-Drainage
NarrativeWritingand
Reading
Writing:
Storystructure,showno
tell,verticaltiming,eventorder,
dialogue,narrator
Reading:
theme,stories,dramas,
poems
Division
Dividefluently
Dividewithin100tosolveword
problems
Understanddivisionasanunknown
factor
MotionandMatter
Magnetic Force
Changes in Motion
Engineering Design Challenge-Cart
Design
Mixtures-Metric Measurements and
Conservation of Matter
Fractions/Decimals
Understandafractionasthequantity
formedby1partwhenawholeis
partitionedintoparts
Understandfractionsonnumberlines
Explainequivalentfractions
Geometry
Reasonwithshapesandtheir
attributes
Understandconceptsofarea
Trimester3
InterdisciplinaryProject:
RestaurantProject
NeaPrinciples:
Teamwork(April),Integrity(May)
ProjectAbstract:
HumanitiesUnit
RelatedConcepts
MathUnit
RelatedConcepts
ScienceUnit
RelatedConcepts
InformationalWriting
andReading
Writing:
maintopic,linkingwords
andphrases,groupinginfo,
introduction/conclusion
Reading:
stepsandprocedure
PatternsandProbability Representsimplefunctional
FarmingandFood
relationships
Identifyprobabilityofanevent
Displayresultsofexperimentwithbar
graphandlineplot
plantstructures,growth,and
reproduction
OpinionWritingand
Reading
Writing:
arguingbothsides,
paragraphstructure,organizational
structure
Reading:
differentsidesofan
argument,persuasivewriting,
debates
Measurement
Measureandestimatestandardunits
Telltimetothenearestminute
Elapsedtime
SandyShores
OilSpillsEngineering
Challenge