Living Things Infographic

Learning Resource Type

Learning Activity

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Science

Grade(s)

3

Overview

Students will use Google Drawings to create an infographic describing why an organism is classified as a living thing.

This learning activity was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.

Phase

After/Explain/Elaborate

Science (2015) Grade(s): 3

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Obtain and combine information to describe that organisms are classified as living things, rather than nonliving things, based on their ability to obtain and use resources, grow, reproduce, and maintain stable internal conditions while living in a constantly changing external environment.

Vocabulary

Organisms
Living things
Nonliving things
Growth
Resources
Reproduce
Stable conditions
Internal conditions
External environment

Knowledge

Students know:

Resources obtained and used by living things.
Organisms can be classified as living things based on the following: their ability to obtain and use resources, grow, reproduce, and maintain stable internal conditions while living in a constantly changing external environment.
The life cycles of different organisms can look different, but all follow a pattern.

Skills

Students are able to:

Obtain information from a variety of resources to describe organisms that are classified as living things, rather than nonliving things.
Combine information to describe that organisms are classified as living things, rather than nonliving things.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Patterns can be used when determining that organisms are living things.

Scientific and Engineering Practices

Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Crosscutting Concepts

Patterns

DLCS18.3.R6

DLCS18.3.13

Learning Objectives

Students will prove an organism is a living thing through the creation of an infographic.

Students will develop 21st Century skills as they work with a peer in creating the infographic.

Activity Details

Students will construct an infographic providing evidence that an organism is a living thing based on their ability to obtain and use resources, grow, reproduce, and maintain stable internal conditions while living in a constantly changing external environment.

1. The teacher will introduce infographics to students and share examples.

2. Teacher asks students what they notice about the infographics. Pictures, icons, facts, etc...

3. Students will work with a partner and choose an organism to focus on while creating their living thing infographic. The teacher could provide a list of possible organisms for students.

4. Students will use what they learned about living things to prove the organism is a living thing by including 4-5 facts about the organism and describing why it is considered living.

5. Students will take facts and create an infographic using Google Drawings.

6. Students will share the infographic with the class.

Assessment Strategies

Students will turn in infographics as a summative assessment. The infographics are evaluated based on if students used information from multiple sources to describe that organisms are classified as living things rather than nonliving things.

Variation Tips

Students can complete the activity with a partner or with a group. It is recommended that groups include three to four students each. With Google Drawings sharing capabilities, all students can be working and editing the same document at the same time.

Background / Preparation

Teachers will need to collect a sample of infographics to share with students and be able to share with students why infographics are created.

Google Drawings is a Google tool for education that allows students to create work using text boxes, images, word art, etc. It is similar to Microsoft Publisher but with more freedom. Students can add text boxes and images anywhere on the paper and create one-of-a-kind drawings. Click on the link for a How-To of using Google Drawings: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/179740?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en

Students should understand that infographics are created to inform readers about a certain topic or subject.

Google Drawing will require a Google/Gmail account.

Google Drawings

https://docs.google.com/drawings/

Approved Date

2017-09-13

Owner (Author)

mdenson

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