Remote Ready Biology Learning Activities
Remote Ready Biology Learning Activities has 50 remote-ready activities, which work for either your classroom or remote teaching.
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My Grant Proposal
My name is Stephanie Dubin and I work at William Hunter School in North Philadelphia. I plan to use my grant money to enhance my science curriculum through biomes and ecosystems. Currently teachers are responsible for finding activities to match science curriculum content. The resources we have are outdated, limited, and in need of consumable hands on materials. To enhance the curriculum, high interest non-fiction science materials and inquir based material need to be accessible for student and teacher use.
Pennsylvania State Standards addressed while executing my grant:
4.3.4.A Know that plants, animals and humans are dependent on air and water.
4.3.4.B Understand that the elements of natural systems are interdependent
4.3.5.B.Identify how human actions affectenvironmental health
4.3.5.C. Understand that the elements of naturalsystems are interdependent
4.4.6.B. Understand the concept of cycles
4.4.6. C. Identify how ecosystems change over time.
4.7.4 A. Identify differences in living things
4.7.4 B. Know that adaptations are important for survival
Curriculum goals and objectives targeted in the grant :
Know that all living things need airand water to survive
Identify actions that can prevent or reduce waste pollution
Identify the effects of a healthy environment on the ecosystem
Identify pollutants
Identify sources of pollution.
Identify litter and its effect on theenvironment.
Describe how people can reduce
Identify some of the organisms that live together in an ecosystem.
Understand that the components of a system all play a part in a healthy natural system
Explain the water cycle
Explain why plants and animals are different colors, shapes and sizes and how these differences relate totheir survival
Identify local plants or animals and describe their habitat.
The outcome of the mini-grant would be for my students to have a deeper understanding and appreciation of biomes and ecosystems as well as promote a curiosity about science. The selected reading materials will help build child-centered knowledge centers for children to visit and learn from. Students will use the consumable materials to construct terrariums and learn about ecosystems in different biomes. We will be focusing on the tundra, rainforest, desert, and grassland biomes. The resources will allow the students to participate and explore the science content at a deeper level. The more stimulated a child is in learning a new concept the more memorable the concept .
The grant materials will be used to promote a community of inquiring learners.
Item
#
Cost
Brassica Rapa
1
50 for $10.75
Ohaus Compact Portable Electronic Scales
1
$27
Student thermometers
5
1@ $2.35 = $11.75
Plastic Petri Dishes
2
20 for $2.65 = $5.30
What is a Biome? (Bobby Kalman)
1
$6.95
Zoobooks
20
20 @ $2.00 = $40
Soil
1
$84
Mychron class timers
2
6 for $26.95 = $53.90
Bulb holder
1
$2.00
MacCourt All Purpose tub
1
$11.00
Plastic storage boxes
10
1 @ $2.00= $20
Cabbage white butterfly eggs
2
1 @ $7.00 = $14
A Web of life: Philip Johansson (grassland, Frozen Tundra, Rainforest, Desert
4
1 @ $23= $92
Soil
3
1 @ $6.97= $20.97
Sub total Amount
$399.62
The rest of money will be used for sand, glue, butcher paper, balloons, buckets, plates, cups, polyester, funnels and other consumable resources.