SoE Lesson Plan Format Modified for use in TCED 3133
Title of Lesson:
WHICH NICHE? (Pg. 66) POWER POINT PRESENTATION--DESKTOP CREATION ASSISTANCE
Date: 7/27/08
Author(s):
(Project Wild K-12 - Must be appropriately referenced (APA) for full credit on the mini-lesson)
School District:
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Campus:
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Mentor Teacher: Subject Area:
Earth Science/Environment
Student Population:
Grade/Level:
4th to 6th
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Component
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Student Population
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Materials/Resources Safety
Council for Environmental Education (Eds.). (2005). Project Wild K-12 Curriculum and Activity Guide. Houston, TX. Project Wild n/a
(If not appropriate to the lesson, give maximum points.)
TEKS/TAKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills)
Subject Specific TEKS: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/ #Grade 112.2 (b.9) K-5 Technology Specific TEKS: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/ch126toc.html 126.12 (c.6) grade 6-8
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Instructional Objective(s)
This lesson is appropriate for grades 5-6. The purpose of the activity is for student to understand concept of ecological niche while simultaneously learning about more about potential careers in their own community. The tools would include note taking, power point creation for the class, group work and research for slide information. Acceptable performance would be completing group assignment, presentation of their data and ability to identify 80% of the animals presented in class by their niches. This is based on Information acquisition. The student evaluates the acquired electronic information. The student is expected to: (A) determine and employ methods to evaluate the animals and their living habits accurately and show its validity in the poster assignment; (B) resolve information conflicts and validate information through accessing, researching, and comparing data given by teacher and with other students; and (C) demonstrate the ability to identify the source, location, media resources, relevancy, and content validity of available information. This is a subject-specific in the area of science and is not a technology-driven assignment however game technology functions only when facts are applied.
Anticipatory Set
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Input or Procedure (Instruction)
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Input or Procedure (Modeling)
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Guided Practice
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Independent Practice (Independent of Teacher)
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Assessment
Appropriate for grades 4nd to 6th. Activity allows students to understand concepts of ecological niches while learning about niches of careers in their world and community. By taking notes during teacher presentation allows students to study and identify animals by creating a power point presentation to test the class, and participating according to their niche. A power point project requires research for all students to create it and to tests others in topics of habitat, vocabulary and relationship. This is not a technology driven assignment but technology functions based on student research. This assignment would provide a foundation in science concepts. The student knows that living organisms have basic needs. The student is expected to identify basic needs of living organisms; give examples of how living organisms depend on each other for data and their group score. The concept is that students can begin to identify ways that the Earth can provide resources for life just as careers in society do.
Reteach
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Enrichment Extension
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Closure
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