Unit+Overview

Humans and the Environment: Sounding Off on the Puget Sound
**Students will practice the 21st century skills of Complex Thinkers, Effective Communicators, Collaborative Workers, and Community Contributors as they investigate protecting the sustainability of the Puget Sound.** 1. How can we model 21st century learning as we investigate protecting the sustainability of the Puget Sound?  -Introduction to digital learning tools: Laptops; response devices; other -Digital Citizenship -Digital Learning Communities -Production Applications Thinking Skills: Goal Setting Habit of Mind: Thinking Flexibly District Outcomes: Collaborative Workers, Effective Communicators, Quality Producers; Complex Thinkers 2. What is the state of the Puget Sound?  Geography and brief history of the region  Interdependence with Maple Valley – Cedar River and tributaries; water supply  Current environmental challenges and issues: – Pollution/water quality – Endangered species * Orca whale * Salmon – Art connections * Wyland murals * Native American art  Thinking Skills: Finding Evidence, Inferring, Analysis, Main Idea, Summarizing, Fact and Opinion, and Problem Solving  Habits of Mind: Gathering Data through the Senses, Questioning and Problem Posing, Responding with Wonderment and Awe  3. How do human actions and interactions affect the health of the Puget Sound? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Competing wants and needs <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">– Native American history and Culture <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">– EPA Indicator Summaries (Studies indicating impact of human interaction on various aspects of Sound) http://www.epa.gov/Region10/psgb/indicators/summary/index.htm <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">– Economics <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">– Politics <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Web Research: Primary and secondary source materials <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Thinking Skill: Point of View and Detecting Bias <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Habits of Mind: Thinking Flexibly; Questioning and Problem Posing <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Complex Thinker Outcome <span style="font-size: 10pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> 4. What can we do as citizens to raise awareness regarding the health and well-being of the Puget Sound? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Sustainability and environmental footprints <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Current legislation <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> “Sounding Off” projects <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Visual literacy/information fluency skills <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Political action letter <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Thinking Skills: Synthesis, Point of View, Finding Evidence <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Habits of Mind: Thinking Interdependently and Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Effective Communicator Outcome <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Collaborative Worker Outcome <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Gill Sans MT; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore;">5<span style="font-size: 10pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">. How can we take action to improve the health of the Puget Sound? <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Service projects <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Thinking Skill: Goal Setting <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Habit of Mind: Taking Responsible Risks <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Community Contributor Outcome

Key Social Studies Concepts
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> What are the issues facing our Puget Sound today? <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> How can we effectively communicate local environmental issues and concerns? <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> How do we participate as an effective individual citizen in influencing the future decisions regarding the environment?

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Interpreting Maps <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Communication Skills <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">– Phone Calling <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">– Emailing <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">– Interviewing <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Information Fluency <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">– Gathering Information from a Variety of Sources <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">– Using Primary and Secondary Sources <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">– Citing Sources <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">– Framing Questions <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">– Identifying Key Words/Conducting Searches <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Nonfiction Reading <span style="font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Persuasive Writing || <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Elephant','serif';">Thinking Skills <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Finding Evidence <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Inferring <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Analysis <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Main Idea <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Summarizing <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Problem Solving <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Point of View <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Detecting Bias <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Synthesis <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Goal Setting || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Responding with Wonderment and Awe <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Gathering Data through the Senses <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Questioning and Problem Posing <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Thinking Flexibly <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Taking Responsible Risks || <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Elephant','serif';">District Outcomes <span style="font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 14.0pt;">  Complex Thinker <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> <span style="font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 14.0pt;">  Effective Communicator <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> <span style="font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 14.0pt;">  Collaborative Worker <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> <span style="font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 14.0pt;">  Community Contributor <span style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">
 * === Key Content Skills ===
 * <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Elephant','serif';">Habits of Mind

|| <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Bodoni MT Black','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Educational Technology Standards <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Create digital products for culminating projects // (Sounding Off Projects) // || 2.1 Practice Safety <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Practice personal safety <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Practice ethical and respectful behavior // (Online learning community; citing sources; guidelines/rules for ethical participation in virtual communities) // || <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Interact and collaborate with others using a variety of digital tools <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Participate in an online community dedicated to understanding or solving a local or global issue // (Online learning communities, stakeholder discussions, Sounding Off projects) // || 2.2 Operate Systems <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Develop skills to use technology efficiently <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Use a variety of hardware // (Web 2.0 applications; hardware skills including laptops, cameras, personal devices; managing the online learning community space; online forums and discussion boards) // || <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation and plan strategies to guide inquiry <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Locate and organize information from a variety of sources and media <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Analyze, synthesize and ethically use information to develop a solution, make informed decisions and report results <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions // (web research: primary and secondary sources; stakeholder simulation; Sounding Off projects; online learning community updates; evaluating points of view; publish research using web tools; subscribe to RSS feeds of relevant online references; network with Chesapeake Bay project to investigate problem solving around similar issues) // || 2.3 Select and Use Applications <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Select and use common applications <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Select and use online applications // (Sounding Off multimedia projects; managing the collaborative online learning community; document learning through digital portfolio; access existing networks such as Puget Sound Partnership) // || <span style="font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;">· Formulate and synthesize new knowledge // (Sounding Off projects; online learning community // ||
 * EALR 1: Integration || EALR 2: Digital Citizenship ||
 * <span style="msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin;"> 1.1  Innovate
 * <span style="msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin;"> 1.2  Collaborate
 * <span style="msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin;"> 1.3  Investigate and Think Critically
 * || 2.4 Adapt to Change (Technology Fluency)

NETS
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> a.  apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> b.  create original works as a means of personal or group expression. <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> c.  use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues. Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> a.  interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> b.  communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> c.  contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems. Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> a.  plan strategies to guide inquiry. <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> b.  locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students: <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> a.  identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation. <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> b.  plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project. Students: <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> b.  exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity. <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> c.  demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> 1.  **** Creativity and Innovation **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> 2.  **** Communication and Collaboration **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> 3.  **** Research and Information Fluency **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> 4.  **** Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving and Decision-Making **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> 5.  **** Digital Citizenship **

Students: <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> b.  select and use applications effectively and productively. <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msobidifontfamily: 'Gill Sans MT'; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> 6.  **** Technology Operations and Concepts **

Social Studies GLEs
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 * Civics 1.2.2 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Understands the purposes, organization, and functions of governments, laws, and political systems (Environmental legislation, how bills become laws) ||
 * 1.4.1 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Understands civic involvement and attempts to balance individual rights and the common good (Environmental legislation) ||
 * Economics 2.1.1 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Understands that people have to make choices between wants and needs and evaluate the outcomes of those choices (Economic interests and the environment) ||
 * 2.2.2 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Understands how economic systems function (Treaties that govern salmon fishing) ||
 * 2.4.1 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Understands the economic issues and problems that all societies face including distribution of resources and sustainability (Natural resources and environmental sustainability) ||
 * Geography 3.2.1 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Understands the interactions between humans and the environment (Pollution of the Puget Sound and the affect on our local water supply; fishing rights and species endangerment) ||
 * History 4.4.1 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Uses history to understand the present and plan for the future (History of Puget Sound and insights into future recommendations to preserve the health of the environment) ||
 * Social Studies Skills 5.1.1 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Uses critical reasoning skills to analyze and evaluate positions (Points of view on environmental issues: simulation) ||
 * 5.1.2 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Evaluates the credibility of information (Detecting Bias, primary and secondary source materials) ||
 * 5.2.1 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Uses inquiry-based research (Sounding Off on the Puget Sound projects) ||
 * 5.2.2 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Evaluates the validity, reliability, and credibility of sources when researching issues (Sounding Off on the Puget Sound projects; point of view simulations) ||
 * 5.3.1 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Deliberates public issues by evaluating one’s own viewpoint and the viewpoints of others (Political action letters; mock legislative session) ||
 * 5.4.1 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Evaluates multiple reasons or factors to develop a position paper or presentation (Sounding Off on the Puget Sound projects, political action letters, mock legislative session) ||
 * 5.4.2 || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Avoids plagiarism and respects intellectual property when developing a paper or a presentation (Sounding Off on the Puget Sound projects; political action letters) ||

Humans and the Environment: Sounding Off on the Puget Sound
Overview of Puget Sound and setting stage that taps into students’ prior knowledge and introduces outcomes and guiding questions || Nancy || -Map/Features (basic info.) -Over Washington -Shifting Baselines (5 min. vid) -Provocative images/headlines -Short reading (P.I. News in Ed) || Comparison Finding Evidence Questioning and Problem Posing || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Economics/ Commerce <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Recreation <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Culture <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Geography <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> History || Kristin || Pictures representing uses and conditions of the Sound Quote to capture the complexity of the Puget Sound || Inferring Analysis Questioning and Problem Posing Gathering Data through the Senses Responding with Wonderment and Awe || Kristin Cary Todd || Geography-mapping; Watershed/River systems Google Earth-“Six degrees of Puget Sound” Chief Seattle Quote: “Web of Life” || Main Idea Summarizing Interdependence || <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Exploring Environmental Challenges and Issues || Kristin Nancy || Kayleen Speakers Times articles-reading Pollution/ water quality Endangered Species: orca whale and salmon || Reading Strategies: Finding Evidence Summarizing Fact and Opinion Problem Solving Sustainability || Cary || Wyland’s whaling walls Native American artist Blue Planet video Wyland quote: Water Connections Chris Jordan photography || Responding with Wonderment and Awe Inferring || Loretta Nancy || Creating awareness through images and words: self-reflection rubric – viewing others’ work Inspiration Software || Synthesis Gathering Data through the Senses Responding with Wonderment and Awe || Kayleen || Kristin’s resources || Finding Evidence || || PLT || Analysis || CI: Civics 4.2.3 Skills 3.1.4 || Question and Problem Posing, Thinking Flexibly, Sustainability || Finding Evidence Websites: Detecting Bias Primary and Secondary Sources || Loretta & Kristin || Online tools Inspiration software – note gathering Using words and images to present positions (visual and verbal) Complex Thinker Rubric <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: HE;">
 * Guiding Question #1: What is the state of the Puget Sound? **
 * ** Lesson Title ** || ** Author ** || ** Resource Needs ** || ** Thinking Skills/HoM ** ||
 * Unit Intro.
 * Puget Sound Photo Exploration
 * How Are We Connected to the Puget Sound? (Interdependence with Maple Valley) || Loretta
 * How Healthy is the Puget Sound?
 * Influencing Through the Arts? (Appealing to the heart and the head) || Nancy
 * Visual Essays: Summarizing Our Learning (Link back to Guiding Question #1) || Kristin
 * Guiding Question #2: How do human actions and interactions affect the health of the Puget Sound? **
 * ** Lesson Title ** || ** Author ** || ** Resource Needs ** || ** Thinking Skills/HoM ** ||
 * Sustainability and Environmental Footprints || Nancy
 * Competing Interests in Environmental Issues (adapted from **Project Learning Tree-**Exploring Environmental Issues) || Loretta || Research component
 * "What's at Stake?"-Researching and Simulating Viewpoints of Stake Holder Groups || Loretta || H&E: Geography 3.1.3
 * Web Research Mini-lessons:

|| Finding Evidence Point of View Summarizing Detecting Bias || Gathering Data Through the senses Observing || <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> Nancy || Outside speakers Note-taking chart (current law – purpose – questions) || Summarizing Main Idea || Loretta || Govern. And private or nonprofit organization || Analysis and Evaluation Question Posing, Gathering Evidence || (Possibly Civics 1.1.3b) || Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision || Podcast, Skit, Political Cartoons, Newscast, Blog, Graphic Novel, Commercial, Documentary, Webcast || Nancy Kristin Kimberly || // Teaching for Tomorrow // Format CI: Inquiry 1.1.3 CI: Civics 4.1.3 H&E: Geography 3.1.3b Visual literacy/information fluency skills <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: HE;">
 * Field Experience: Discovery Park || Nancy/Kayleen || || Responding with Wonderment and Awe
 * Guiding Question #3: What can we do as citizens to raise awareness regarding the health and well-being of the Puget Sound? **
 * ** Lesson Title ** || ** Author ** || ** Resource Needs ** || ** Thinking Skills/HoM ** ||
 * What is Puget Sound Partnership? || Loretta || Puget Sound Partnership web site || ||
 * Current Legislation || Todd
 * Making a Difference –Community Action Groups ||
 * Political Action Letters || Nancy || Persuasive writing to authentic audience (provide template)
 * “Sounding Off” Projects:

|| Synthesis Thinking Interdependently || “legislative simulation”, ulcer gulch or other || Nancy Kristin Todd Cary Loretta || Review how we influence legislation Invite legislators to come speak/hear testimony Committee Process – TV cameras/podcast Different classes represent different committees? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Education Committee <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Land Use <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore; mso-list: Ignore;"> Appropriations Students present to a committee to influence preserving and protecting the environment Effective Communicator Collaborative Worker Rubrics || Point of View Finding Evidence Thinking Flexibly Thinking Interdependently Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision Questioning and Problem Posing || Self-reflections Rubric for Community Contributors Lessons from Kristin || Goal Setting Taking Responsible Risks || Skills Thinking Skills Habits of Mind District Outcomes || Metacognition Evaluation || <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">
 * Tentative
 * Guiding Question #4: How can we take action to improve the health of the Puget Sound? **
 * ** Lesson Title ** || ** Author ** || ** Resource Needs ** || ** Thinking Skills/HoM ** ||
 * Service Projects (Call to Action) || Nancy || Create a structure for class or small group projects
 * Unit Reflections || Nancy || Content
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