Stage 2 UBD
Stage 2 UBD
Goal: Identify the six different habitats in Georgia, their characteristics, and list the plants and animals
that are found in each habitat.
Situation: You are an investigator on a mission to identify the six habitats found in Georgia. You are
presenting the information to a group of tourists from California during their visit to a local museum.
The tourists are from the city and want to learn more about the different habitats found in Georgia.
Product, Performance, and Purpose: Use the internet to research and identify the six habitats,
characteristics of each habitat, and plants and animals that live in each habitat. You will use the
graphic organizer provided to organize the data you collect. You and your partner will orally present
your findings to the group of tourists. You will display your graphic organizer during your presentation.
Standards and Criteria for Success: Your data collections will be evaluated using a peer evaluation
and a rubric completed by your teacher.
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DATE ______________________________
Place a check mark in the yes or no column based on you and your partner’s completion of the
assignment.
CATEGORY RESPONSIBILITIES YES NO
We collected information about
habitats using sources from the
internet.
The information we collected related to
our topic of habitats, their
Content characteristics, and plants and animals
that live in the habitats.
The information we collected will be
useful and informative when presenting
to the tourists.
We feel we are knowledgeable about
Georgia habitats.
We accurately organized the
information we collected in the graphic
organizer provided.
We stayed on topic when gathering
data.
Organization Our data is neatly organized on the
graphic organizer and correctly
labeled.
Our graphic organizer has a title that
describes the data we collected.
The information in the graphic
Visual Aids organizer is legible for our audience.
and The graphic organizer is neat and
attractive.
Technology The information within the graphic
Use organizer is free from spelling or
grammar errors.
We spoke using a tone that kept our
audience interested in hearing our
Delivery information.
We made eye contact with the
audience.
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Role: You are a life science teacher at the local high school
Situation: The school PTA has asked your group to study/investigate the habitat of the school
playground. They have funds available to improve the playground and its habitat. Your job is to
collect items currently in the habitat such as plants, animals (insects), and other things on the
playground that make up its habitat. The PTA wants you to analyze your data, identify needs of the
playground/habitat, and suggestions for improvement. You will present your findings in a PowerPoint
presentation at the next PTA meeting.
Product, Performance, and Purpose: Your group is to collect items currently in the playground
habitat. You will identify the items, and compare and contrast your findings with the other groups.
You will recognize the needs of the current habitat, including any pollution issues, and ways to
improve it. You will display your data on a display board and present your findings in a PowerPoint at
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the next PTA meeting. The purpose of this activity is to identify the needs of the playground habitat
and give suggestions for improvement to the school PTA so they can use the available funds in the
most efficient way possible.
Standards and Criteria for Success: the members of the PTA will evaluate Data collections and
presentation using a rubric.
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Group Members___________________________________________________________________
Based on your group work, rate your performance on the assignment with four being the
greatest and one the least.
CONSIDERATION OF OTHERS
4 I showed sensitivity to the feelings of my group members; I
valued others’ opinions, knowledge, and skills, and encouraged
others during group work.
3 I showed and expressed sensitivity to the feelings of my group
members; I encouraged others during group work.
2 I showed sensitivity to the feelings of others.
1 I needed occasional reminders to be sensitive to the feelings of
others.
Your rating:
CONTRIBUTION OF KNOWLEDGE
4 I consistently and actively contributed my knowledge, opinions,
and skills without having to be prompted or reminded.
3 I contributed knowledge, opinions, and skills without having to
be prompted or reminded.
2 I contributed information to the group with occasional prompting
or reminding from the teacher.
1 I contributed information to the group only when the teacher
reminded or prompted me to do so.
Your rating:
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audiences
attention
Presentation was Presentation was Presentation was Presentation
Creativity original and interesting and basic; graphics displayed little to
captured the kept the were commonly no creativity, very
audience. audiences used, minimal basic, no
Graphics and attention. Good transitions graphics,
transitions used ideas and between slides. transitions were
enhanced the transitions. not smooth.
presentation.
Group members Group members Presentation was Presentation was
were engaging made the interesting, at extremely basic,
Presentation and hooked the presentation times could not minimal eye
and audience interesting, used hear the contact and voice
throughout the some visual aids, presenter, eye projection, no use
Delivery entire projected good contact was of visual aids;
presentation, voice volume, minimal, audience did not
presentation was good presentation was stay attentive
colorful, used organization of very basic, no during the
visual aids, eye presentation, eye additional visual presentation.
catching, voices contact aids were used.
projected so the maintained
audience could through majority
hear, eye contact of presentation.
maintained
throughout the
presentation.
Group collected Group collected Group collected Data samples
Data multiple data data samples, minimal data were incorrectly
samples, displayed them samples, data collected, no
Collections displayed them in on display board, was displayed on display board
an interesting made display board was used, no
way, and suggestions for with minimal suggestions for
suggested improvements errors, minimal improvements
multiple ways to suggestions for
improve the improvements
playground
habitat
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Prompt: Students will be guided through an “Interpret Your Results” session to describe the findings
on the school playground and compare and contrast observations with other groups. They will be
required to record their thoughts in their science journal. [Facet 4 and Facet 5]
Students will be asked to list some of the necessary needs of plants and animals in order to survive in
each of the six habitats identified. [Facet 6]
Interpret Your Results Guiding Questions:
List three living things you saw during your observation of the playground habitat.
List three non-living things you saw during your observation of the playground habitat.
What kinds of food and water would the living things need to survive in the habitat?
What pollution items did you observe or collect from the playground habitat?
How can the habitat be improved?
What might be some things that need to be added to the habitat?
Make a list of the six habitats identified in Georgia.
List survival needs of plants and animals within each habitat.
Work Sample: Graphic Organizer, PowerPoint presentation, display board of data collections
Graphic Organizer
Name _______________ Date___________
Mars
Swamp
Coast
Piedmont
Atlantic
Ocean
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Observations: Data Collection Sheet – students will record data collections and observations they see
on the school playground. They will use these collections and observations to develop ideas for
needs and improvements to the school playground habitat.
The teacher will also observe group participation for both performance task assessments.
7 - 8 points = A
5 – 6 points = B
3 – 4 points = C
0 – 2 points = F