EDU 612: Instructional Task Analysis

Student Name

Belhaven University

TASK ANALYSIS 2

EDU 612 – Curriculum Planning and Organization Instructional Task Analysis

Grade Level: Sixth Grade Subject/Course: Social Studies Topic of Unit: The Earth’s Patterns and Physical Systems, and their affects on our planet Detailed Description of Instructional Task: Students will identify the Earth’s four physical systems, Atmosphere, Biosphere, Lithosphere, and Hydrosphere and explain how Earth’s physical systems affect and shape the environment (G.6.3). I will present a PowerPoint presentation introducing the Earth’s physical systems. In their cooperative groups, students will identify and explain the affect these systems and human interaction have on the environment. Students will summarize and take notes from reference materials investigating how natural phenomenon created by theses systems and human interaction shape the physical environment. Students will use a cause and effect graphic organizer to help them understand this relationship. They will create a presentation, demonstrating their understanding of the task, using iMove and link it to a QR code that can be scanned and viewed by classmates using their iPads. This presentation will be a formative assessment. Step 1: What is the academic purpose of this task? Content and context: what learning is expected from this task? The purpose of this task is to have students identify the Earth’s four physical systems, Atmosphere, Biosphere, Lithosphere, and Hydrosphere and explain how Earth’s physical systems affect and shape the environment. Students will also explore the affects humans have on the environment. This task will support students’ intellectual development by using an inquiry-based teaching strategy. Students will summarize and take notes on relevant information that will help them identity and explain Earth’s physical systems and how they affect the Earth’s surface. They will also explore the affects human have on the Earth’s environment. The purpose of the Graphic organizer is to provide concrete organization of notes so that students can see the cause and effect relationships. Students will produce an iMove as a formative assessment. Students will be able to view each other’s projects using the QR codes. It is expected that students will be able to identify the Earth’s four physical systems, explain how they affect and shape our environment, and identify ways humans affect the environment. Step 2: What does someone need to know and be able to do to complete the instructional task successfully? Students will need the following prior knowledge in order to complete the task:

1. Earth/ Sun Relationship and how it affects the environment (transfer of knowledge from previous lesson for this same standard)

2. Use the table of contents, index, and subject headings in a reference book 3. Summarize non-fiction reference material 4. Recognize main ideas and important facts 5. Effective note-taking 6. Relationship between cause and effect

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7. How to make an iMove * 8. How a QR code works * • Instructions on how to make an iMove and QR code will be provided; however prior

knowledge will be beneficial. Scaffolding lessons or mini lessons may need to be prepared for the above skills to support this task.

Step 3: Identify the standards that apply to this task – at least one content standard and one literacy [read/writing] standard. Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards for the Social Studies (2018)

G.6.3 – Identify geographic patterns in the environment that result from the processes of Earth’s physical systems Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards for English Language Arts (2016)

W.6.2 – Write informative/explanatory text to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. List below the skills and concepts that are addressed, taught and assessed through this task: Addressed: For Social Studies standard G.6.3 the following skills and concepts will be addressed:

• Earth/ Sun Relationship

• Basic concept of Seasons

• Basic concepts of Weather

• Water Cycle • Carbon Cycle • Wind & Erosion • The affects of humans

on the environment For English Language Arts standard W.6.2 the following skills and concepts will be addressed:

• Basic concepts of an informative/explanat ory essay

• Note-Taking • Conventional

Taught: For Social Studies standard G.6.3 the following skills and concepts will be taught:

• Distinguish between the Earth’s four physical systems, atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere and identify examples of each.

• Explain how the Earth’s physical systems affect and shape the Earth.

• Explain how human interaction with the environment affects the shape of the Earth

For English Language Arts standard W.6.2 the following skills and concepts will be addressed:

• Writing an

Assessed: For Social Studies standard G.6.3 the following skills and concepts will be assessed:

• Distinguish between the Earth’s four physical systems, atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere and identify examples of each.

• Describe how the relationship between the Sun & Earth creates and affects seasons & weather

• Explain how the Earth’s physical systems and human interactions affect and shape the Earth

. For English Language Arts standard W.6.2 the

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grammar skills • Neatness

informative/explanato ry essay

• Conveying appropriate ideas, concepts and information

• Selecting, organizing, and analyzing relevant information

following skills and concepts will be assessed:

• Writing a proper informative/explanato ry essay

• Conveying appropriate ideas, concepts and information

• Selecting, organizing, and analyzing relevant information

These skills and concepts should be mastered with 80% accuracy.

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References

Mississippi Department of Education. (2016). Mississippi College and Career Readiness

Standards for English Language Arts. Retrieved from

https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/Offices/Secondary%20Ed/ELA/2016-MS-

CCRS-ELA_20180724_2.pdf

Mississippi Department of Education. (2018) Mississippi College and Career Readiness

Standards for the Social Studies. Retrieved from

https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/Page_Docs/final_2018_mississippi_ccr_social

_studies_standards.pdf