Saving the Monarch

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General Assessment

Question	Response
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?	The resource explicitly teaches students to analyze their ecological footprints. They discover the importance of preserving the monarch butterfly by becoming philanthropists and by planting a garden for the butterflies.
What important, related ideas/issues are not addressed in this resource?	For the younger age group of students, this unit addresses the necessary ideas
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:	Involving older students in the school to help the younger ones with their project would be beneficial. Contacting the media, writing an article in the school newsletter, participating in a school assembly, inviting the community to take part in celebrations when the garden is planted and the butterflies are released would all be positive additions. Inviting a butterfly expert to speak to the students would also enhance the unit.

Sustainability Education Principles

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Bias Minimization	Good	This resource presents a positive bias in regards to the need to protect the Monarch butterfly species. Through readings from various books and background information different points of view are presented.
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Good	Although this unit is primarily for younger learners different dimensions of problems and solutions are addressed. For example, the importance of monarch butterfly gardens addresses the environmental dimension. Learning about philanthropy and how to become a responsible citizen address the social dimension of the issue.
Respects Complexity	Good	The structure of the lessons in the unit respects the complexity of problems involved in preserving the monarch butterfly. The lessons are designed to provide the necessary information and involve students in community action culminating in a plan to plant butterfly gardens.
Action Experience	Good	Raising money and planting the gardens with support from families and the community provide a very good action experience for the students.
Action Skills	Mediocre	The students are too young to be taught the skills explicitly, however letters are prepared by the teacher to inform the parents of the action plan their children will be involved in.
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Poor/Not considered	This is not considered in this resource.
Personal Affinity with Earth	Mediocre	The planting of the gardens will be taking place out-of-doors.
Locally-Focused	Good	These lessons will be relevant to any community in which Monarchs are found.
Past, Present & Future	Good	The background information provides an understanding of the past. The reading of the books and researching the life cycles of the butterfly address the present and planting the gardens is a positive step for the future.

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Mediocre	The lessons are structured to include discussion and reflection as well as hands-on activities to allow for more than one "right' answer.
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Learning	Good	An integrated approach is used in this unit. Language Arts incorporates the reading of stories, discussion and reflection, Science includes the study of the life cycles and the migration of the monarch butterfly. Art activities include drawing the monarch and Social Studies lessons include learning about philanthropy and how to become a more responsible citizen.
Discovery Learning	Good
Values Clarification	Good
Differentiated Instruction	Good	The structure of the unit allows for all students to learn and discover at their own rates.
Experiential Learning	Good	Participating in philanthropy and planting a garden for the butterflies are direct and authentic experiences related to the goals of the unit.
Cooperative Learning	Mediocre	The students do some of their work in the unit in smaller groups.
Assessment & Evaluation	Good	In the first lesson the assessment is based on the teacher's observation of the students' ability to show the four stages of the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. In the second lesson a rubric is provided to evaluate the sequencing of the stages of the Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly. Older learners will write a paragraph about the life cycle of the butterfly. In the third lesson the assessment is teacher observation during class discussion and reflection.
Peer Teaching	Poor/Not considered	There are opportunities for older students to work with the younger ones although it is not suggested in the unit.
Case Studies	Poor/Not considered	Specific case studies are not cited in this unit although valuable information is provided in the background materials and websites listed in the resource.
Locus of Control	Good	The lessons in this unit contain service project examples, however it is suggested that decisions about service plans and their implementation are best made by the students.

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