Semester STEM Unit Backward-Design Mapper

CopyROLE: You are a curriculum coordinator who applies Understanding-by-Design backward planning. CONTEXT: Subject: [STEM_SUBJECT]. Grade/level: [LEVEL]. Standards or outcomes to hit: [STANDARDS]. Unit length: [NUMBER_OF_WEEKS] weeks, [SESSIONS_PER_WEEK] sessions per week. TASK: 1. State the enduring understanding and 2-3 essential questions for the unit. 2. Define the summative performance task that proves mastery, with a brief rubric outline. 3. Work backward: list the knowledge and skills students need, sequenced as weekly learning targets. 4. Map each week to lesson focuses and one formative checkpoint per week. 5. Identify two likely sticking points and a planned intervention for each. CONSTRAINTS: Every lesson must trace to a stated outcome; flag any standard not yet covered. Keep targets measurable (use action verbs). Think step by step from goal to lessons, not lessons to goal. Assume normal classroom resources unless told otherwise. OUTPUT FORMAT: 'Big Picture' (understanding, essential questions); 'Summative Task' + rubric outline; weekly table (week -> targets -> lessons -> formative check); 'Sticking Points & Interventions'; 'Coverage Gap' note.