WEEK 5
LESSON 9
Students will understand:
- Â Various elements of a grants application
Grants Application Overview
Teacher will provide brief overview on the various parts of common grants applications (e.g http://www.abcee.org/grants-contests-awards) including:
- What – vision, definition of the current state and intended future state of the environmental sustainability issue including how to write a proposal letter
- Where – setting for the work
- Who- participants, community members, those impacted
- How – workplan, budget considerations, success indicators
- When – timeframes and duration of the project
Teacher will provide exemplars for students.
What, where – vision, issue and location definition
- Teacher will provide instruction on how to define a vision, how to describe current state/future state and where their project will be set
- Students will continue to research and work on their grant proposal requirements
LESSON 10​
Students will understand:
-Â Potential stakeholders that must be considered in their project
Who- participants, community members, those impacted
- Â Teacher will provide instruction on how to identify potential partners, populations impacted, participants
- Â Students will continue to research and work on their grant proposal requirements
Assessment
Formative: ongoing informal observation, weekly student-teacher conferencing, peer feedback, self assessment against rubric
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Curricular Connections:
*Curricular outcome may be present dependent on project chosen and may include:
Program of Studies Connections
Science:
Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) and Knowledge
Grade 7 A.1, A.4, *C.4, *D.4; Grade 8 *D.4, *E.4; Grade 9 *A.4, *C.3, *D.3
Skills Outcomes: Analyzing and Interpreting and Communication and Teamwork
Attitude Outcomes: Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry
English
General Outcomes: Grade 7 & 8 - similar outcomes as associated with Grade 9
3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3
Social Studies:
Values and Attitudes & Knowledge and Understandings:
Grade 7 7.1.2, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, *7.2.7; Grade 8: 8.2.2; Grade 9 9.1.3, *9.2, *9.2.5
Grade 7 -9 Dimensions of Thinking:
S.1, S.4. S.7