Curriculum OverviewCurriculum Overview

THEMES

Two Worlds - One Goal

Ambassador Bird

Forest: Common Ground

SCHEMES

Passport

Travel Journal

To Know One - Be One!     Independent Projects

Photo by Carrol Henderson

TIMELINES

6 - 8 Week Unit Fall Unit of 6-8 weeks Spring Unit of 6 -8 weeks

School-Year Unit    Mirror the timing of    Fall & Spring Migration

ASSESSMENT

  National Science Education     Standards

Student Progress Report   Journal  

Student Portfolio  

Independent Project Pre & Post Test  

MAKING YOUR JOB EASIER because…

  Fact # 1: Teachers are SUPER HUMANSUPER HUMAN.

Fact # 2: Plans changePlans change. It snows in Minnesota. Cars get     stuck in snow. Fire drills happen. Kids throw-up.  Fact # 3: Teachers are not known for triple digit salaries.  Schools have limited budgetslimited budgets.  

Fact # 5: Teachers careTeachers care about their students’ success. A lot.  

Fact # 4: Teachers have a life beyond the school door. FamilyFamily.  

To a point.

Making Your Job Easier with . . .

Planning Ahead  

Classroom Ideas  

Trivia Tidbits  

Getting the Word Out  

TRIVIA TIDBITSTRIVIA TIDBITS

Check under your seat for one of three trivia tidbits. Share it with the class.

What do all three objects have in common?

How can you use trivia tidbits in your classroom?

FLYING the ROUTE

Setting the Stage: Background 1: Ticket Counter

2: Costa Rica, Coast of Riches 3:  Ambassador Between Two Worlds: Baltimore

Oriole

Bird Basics4: Feeder Frenzy5: Migrateering Migration Migraines

Avian Olympics  

Forest Basics 6: Defining a Forest 7: A Forest Through the Trees

8: Forest Products Inventory  

Minnesota to Costa Rica

FLYING the ROUTE

Research & Scientific Inquiry # 9: Designing Researchers

# 10: Buddy Banding

# 11: Intelligent Tinkering  

Problem Solving & Application# 15: Town Meeting & Tell the World# 16: Baggage Claim

Habitat# 12: Habitat Squeeze# 13: Territory Tango# 14: Cowbird

Capers

Costa Rica to Minnesota

    Lesson LayoutLesson Layout

Overview & Concepts  

Teacher Background  

Objectives & Key points  

Procedure  

Lesson LayoutLesson Layout

Discussion, Extensions,     Assessment & Homework   Lesson Logistics

Class Time

Subjects

Vocabulary

Materials  

Journal Tips  

Side trips, Supplements, SurfingSide trips, Supplements, Surfing

Side trips Cultural Exchange

Balancing Act

Forest Imagery  

Supplement with Resources

Where to find volunteers, free        materials, and more!

Surfing the Web Resources, resources…….

www.dnr.state.mn.us/www.dnr.state.mn.us/projectwild/projectwild/obtw_resources.html.obtw_resources.html.

One Bird - Two Worlds Curriculum

We hope it flies in your classroom!

Four CEU

Hours Earned

CONGRATULATIONSCONGRATULATIONS!