Examining Curriculum Materials: Food For Plants

Examining Curriculum Materials: IA: Unit Purpose

Learning Goal:

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Major Criterion	Indicators - What must a material do to meet the criterion?	Yes or No	Justification and Citation How does the material meet this indicator? OR Why does this material fail to meet this indicator? Be sure to give specific examples
Criterion A: Conveying unit purpose Does the material convey an overall sense of purpose and direction that is understandable and motivating to students?	1. A problem, question, representation (or otherwise identified purpose) is presented to students.
	2. The problem, question, representation (or otherwise identified purpose) is likely to be comprehensible to students.
	3. The problem, question, representation (or otherwise identified purpose) is likely to be interesting and/or motivating to students.
	4. Students are given an opportunity to think about and discuss the problem, question, representation (or otherwise identified purpose).
	5. Most lessons are consistent with the stated purpose and those that are not are explicitly labeled as digressions.
	6. The material returns to the stated purpose at the end of the unit.