Teacher Candidate: Jessica Hicks Date: June 30, 2014
Grade and Topic: 4 th grade Science Length of Lesson: 4days 45 minutes each day Mentor Teacher: Carmen Weaver School: University of Memphis IDT3600
UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA: Water our Life lesson plan is part of a unit covering essential aspect of important features that water process. The unit Surface Processes on Earth poses for students to learn knowledge and become familiar with the importance of water that surrounds the earth.
LESSON OBJECTIVE: Given previous lesson on water facts sheet student will demonstrate the amount of water in selected living thing worksheet with 100% accuracy. Given vocabulary words (salt water, and fresh water) student will define the meaning of both with 100% accuracy. Given research material students will determine the importance of water usage with a 100% accuracy. Given activities students will recognize different forms of fresh water from surface water, to ground water, and frozen water with 100% accuracy. Given Water our Life assignment sheet student will participate and identify the amount of water inside of their body with 100% participation. Students are to complete each activity fully, along with creativity, informative presentation.
STANDARDS ADDRESSED: List the State/District and/or Common Core standards addressed in the lesson. Also list an ISTE standard(s) if technology use is applicable.
BACKGROUND and RATIONALE: Students will acknowledge why water is important in our lives, what form does water take on our earth, and what percentage of salt water, fresh water in glaciers, and polar ice caps and fresh surface and ground water available on earth. Academic language will be addressed in methods courses and is not addressed in IDT 3600. ( I will try) Academic language that will be addressed: a) Salt water c)oceans e) ground water b) Fresh water d) icecaps f) Inland seas This lesson connects with and builds on unit Surface Processes on Earth. The students are now being introduce to chapter1 of Surface Processes on Earth. Water our Life lesson is generated for students to comprehend 1 of 3 materials on earth states of matter. The student will review and complete other interactive that will lead into the solid chapter. I am aware that Water our Life lesson will be differentiated for students who did not master the objectives and for those ready for enhancement. Nonetheless, this lesson will be modified to meet the needs of diversity learners.
PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE: Introduction: Water our Life introduction will consist of asking the students questions: A miniature discussion will form. If the students cant answer those questions, they are to research them for extra credit from home. What is water? Is water important to us (humans)? Do we humans need water for survival? Do you use water wisely?
Procedures: Students are to follow these steps (45 mins.) Students will receive assignment sheet. Once those are written a) Students laptop is fully functioning Student will proceed to http://www.discoverwater.org/investigate- freshwater/ b) Once on the website they will click on use water wisely c) Complete water detective activity d) Watch the video that is given e) Assignment What did I Learn will be complete interactive activity f) Student are to answer the questions from teacher assignment given g) Once student have Use Waster Wisely exercise than they are to click on HOME which take to them back to discover website. This exercise should take up the entire 45 minutes given for this assignment.
Teacher will give the following procedures: Pass out fact and assignment sheet. Give permission for each student by table to remove laptop from its resting area. Have student to log on laptop Announce the instruction for day 1 Monitor student participation and internet surfing Teacher will answer question from students. Announce clean area (dismissal approach) Call students by table to replace laptop in resting area.
Student Task Student will proceed to the next activity on day 2 (45 min.) http://www.discoverwater.org/investi gate-freshwater/
a) Once the students are on the home page; they are to click on exercise healthy water healthy people. b) They are to complete all the following steps from the following exercise c) Complete water in body activity d) Watch video e) Complete assignment (what did I learn) interactive activity Teacher procedure Teacher will provide the approval for student to move forward Monitoring the student activity Will access student in any form Evaluate students class participation Give instruction on the Toondoo activity. Example of integer Toondoo http://www.toondoo.com/cartoon/77000 96
Final task after completion from the teacher; student will proceed forward to (45 min.) a) Student will create their own comic on http://www.toondoo.c om/ b) They may choose one of the 8 selections (the importance of water, water usage, and etc.) that is displayed on http://www.discoverwat er.org/
Than they will give an informative Toondoo comic presentation (this will be their time to present their creativity. Differentiated Student I am aware that Water our Life lesson will be differentiated for students who did not master the objectives and for those ready for enhancement. Nonetheless, this lesson will be modified to meet the needs of diversity learners. Closure: Each student will give a presentation on Water our Life Toondoo. At the end of day for, teacher will collect student assignment sheet and review what was learned.
ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE: Title: Water our Life Rubric Teacher Name: Jessica Hicks
MODIFICATIONS: I am aware that modifications will be made for students who did no master the objectives and for this ready for enhancement. Nonetheless, modifications are not covered in this course and are not part of this particular lesson.
Unacceptable - 1 Fair - 2 Good - 3 Excellent - 4 Details Uses little or no detail to support and explain the topic. Uses some details that are accurate; some details such as examples and explanations are not appropriate for the topic; details do not always support the topic. Uses details such as explanations and examples that are accurate and support the topic. Uses details such as explanations and examples that are accurate, appropriate, and fully support the topic. Audience The writer has not identified an audience; writing does not address a specific audience. The writer has an incomplete idea of the audience and its expectations. The writer has correctly identified the intended audience; writing shows that the writer is somewhat aware of its expectations. The writer has correctly identified the intended audience; writing shows a complete understanding of its expectations. Ideas Ideas are confusing and do not support the main topic in any way. Ideas sometimes do not support the main topic. Clear ideas support the main topic. Strong ideas are carefully and imaginatively presented, showing real insight into the topic. Description Uses little or no concrete language or sensory images Some concrete language and sensory images; uses some literary devices Concrete language and sensory images create a descriptive piece; uses many literary devices Concrete language and sensory images create a highly imaginative and descriptive piece; rich use of literary devices such as simile, metaphor, and alliteration
Water Facts Water is a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
Over 2/3 of our planet is covered in water.
Less than 1% of Earths water can be used for drinking.
66% of the human body is made of water.
A human being should drink about 1 liters of water a day.
Millions of people in the developing world walk at least 3 hours per day to fetch water.
The existence of water is essential for life on Earth.
Water from a sea or ocean is known as seawater. On average, every kilogram (2.2lb) of seawater contains around 35 grams (1.2 oz) of dissolved salt.
The freezing point of water lowers as the amount of salt dissolved in at increases. With average levels of salt, seawater freezes at -2 C (28.4 F).
Pure water has no smell and no taste, it also has a pH level around 7.
Drinking water is needed for humans to avoid dehydration, the amount you need each day depends on the temperature, how much activity you are involved in and other factors. Extra Credit Answer the following from home:
1. What is water? 2. What is fresh water? 3. Is water a survival factor for human? 4. Think of 3 living things that contain water? 5. Why is water important?