Integration Matrix
Integration Matrix
Integration Matrix
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Evaluation
Synthesis
locate, explain,
summarize, identify,
describe, report,
discuss, review,
paraphrase, restate,
retell, show, outline,
rewrite
demonstrate, construct,
record, use, diagram, revise,
reformat, illustrate, interpret,
dramatize, practice,
organize, translate,
manipulate, convert, adapt,
research, calculate, operate,
model, order, display,
implement, sequence,
integrate, incorporate
compose, design,
hypothesize,
formulate, create,
invent, develop,
refine, produce,
transform
Verbal/linguistic
poetry, debate, storytelling, essay, checklist,
journal
Discuss animals
that may live
around a pond
using a
checklist.
Before visiting a
pond, have students
predict what
animals they may
see in a journal.
Students will
formulate a
checklist of
their goals for
the pond life
unit.
Visual/spatial
drawing, model, poster,
photograph, storyboard,
illustration, board game
Have students
look at a photo
of a pond, have
students record
whether the
animal is in or
around the pond.
Read a story
about pond life,
then have
students do a
retell of the
story.
Demonstrate
knowledge of pond
life by going on a
scavenger hunt at a
pond (field trip), then
use a checklist of
which animals you
use.
Students will
demonstrate their
knowledge of plants
that can be found in a
pond by constructing
a side view picture of
a pond.
Investigate sensory
bins containing fresh
and pond water. Then
have students create
an illustration of what
they see.
Predict what
animals you may
see when you visit
a pond, create a
drawing of your
predictions.
Students will
design a model
of a pond using
supplies
provided.
Logical/mathematical
diagram, outline,
timeline, chart, critique,
graph
Students list
what their
favorite pond
animal is and
graph the results.
Identify an
animal you
could see near a
pond and draw
a diagram of
that animal.
Students will
construct a chart on
plants and animals
that belong in a pond
and live near a pond.
Design and
create lily pads
using coffee
filters.
Naturalist
classification, collection,
display, observation,
forecast, investigation,
Discuss your
favorite pond
animal as a
Discuss this
collection of data
with a group.
Identify plants in
Produce a
and near a pond and picture based
justify why they
on
Gardners Multiple
Intelligences
simulation, exhibit,
identification
Bodily/Kinesthetic
role play, skit,
pantomime, dance,
invention, lab,
improvisation, prototype
Intrapersonal
journal, log, goal
statement, belief
statement, selfassessment, editorial
Interpersonal
discussion, roundtable,
service learning,
conversation, group
activity, position
statement, interview
Musical
song, rap, lyrics,
composition, jingle,
slogan, melody
observations of
a real pond.
Students will
determine the
animals they heard
in a song about
pond life.
Students will
paraphrase the
lab that they
completed
about fresh
water.
Demonstrate how a
frog might catch its
food in a pond.
Students will
pretend they are
an animal that
lives around a
pond and record
what they might
hear in a journal.
Students will
describe what
they find in the
fresh water
activity and log
their findings.
Record observations
on fresh water
activity in a journal.
As a class,
students will
compose a
song based on
their
experiences at
the pond.
Students will
create their
own skit about
a frog living at
a pond using
illustrations.
Class discussion
what they might
see if they visit a
pond and then
create a class list.
Have a class
discussion on
fresh water and
pond water to
summarize what
they know.
Construct a mural as
a group (group
activity) on what a
pond looks like.
Compose a
picture of fresh
water
observations
each day and
then log the
results.
Students will
produce a play
in a group of
pond life.