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Mini-Research eBook Lesson Plan 1
Real-World Activity
Name:
Christine Ferreyra
School/Mentor Teacher:
Lake Park Elementary / Mrs. Weidinger
Grade Level: K
Subject Areas: Science (Technology
Integration Lesson)
Date Taught:
Total Duration of Lesson: About
45 Minutes
Title of Mini-Research eBook Lesson:
Look Up
In The Sky, What Do You See?
Primary Learning Outcome (PLO):
The primary learning outcomes to be achieved with this lesson include:
PLO: Students
will name and identify the objects in the sky during the day and night.
Assessed Standards
Georgia Performance Standard (GPS)
Science Performance Standard
Grade: K
Standard SKE1: Students will describe time
patterns (such as day to night and night to day) and objects (such as
sun, moon, stars) in the day and night sky.
Materials and Equipment:
1. Have an example of Mini-Research eBook activity to show students
2. Computer paper for drawing
3. Crayons and/or color markers
4. Pencil & paper (to make notes for lesson plan assessment and
reflections)
5. Cotton balls for the clouds
6. Sticker stars
7. Construction paper
8. Modification of a lesson developed by Christine Ferreyra
Technology Connection:
Technologies that will be used in this lesson include:
- Computer with
Internet connection.
- Students will use computers to access Mini-Research eBook on the
Internet.
- Mini-Research eBook Lesson Web page
Title: Look
Up In The Sky, What Do You See? &
URL: http://www.valdosta.edu/~ccferreyra/ebook.html
Procedures:
Step One:
Introduction
Have a small group of students go to a computer. Explain to
students that you are going to use the computer to read an
Mini-Research eBook
about things that are seen in
the day and night sky.
List 2 or more
questions that introduce students
to your Mini-Research eBook that will establish a
connection to students' prior knowledge by asking them:
1. "Have
you ever studied or read a book about things that are in the day and
night sky?"
2. "Can you tell
me about some things that you have seen in the sky?"
Today we are going
to read an eBook
on the Internet.
I have made a special Mini-Research eBook on the Internet for your
class. (During discussion have students turn around away from the
computer to interact.)
Estimated Time for Step One:
5 minutes
Step Two
Teaching the Primary Learning Outcomes:
(Students will sit at the computer where they can control the mouse
and computer.) (Explain to students the process of the
lesson.) We are going to read my Mini-Research eBook and visit
several websites.
Check for understanding
Students with teacher assistance will read the Mini-Research eBook,
explore, and
discuss
the information in the four linking websites that go with the
Mini-Research eBook. Ask
students guiding
questions about the important concepts in the Mini-Research eBook and
the linking
websites. List four or more questions from each of your
linking websites that will guide your students to gain information for
your PLO.
1. What is it called when
the sun comes up in the early hours of the morning?
2. What is the
brightest star that can be seen from earth?
3. Can you name one type of cloud
that can be seen in the day sky.
4. How many phases does the moon
have?
Practice and feedback related to the
PLO
Read the Mini-Research eBook project to students. Explain to
students that
they
are going to be
meterologist for the city of Valdosta. They will draw and design two
pictures to show what objects are found in the sky during the day and
night time. Tell
the
students that the information that they will need to complete
their Mini-Research eBook project is listed and connected in
the Mini-Research eBook
activity. Review the
information in the linked website in
the Mini-Research eBook activity with the students to emphasize
interesting and important information students will need to complete
mission
project.
Mini-Research
eBook Real World Activity
(Your Mini-Research eBook Real-World Activity
copied from your Mini-Research eBook.)
Real-World
Activity
Look Up In The Sky, What Do You See?
Your local Valdosta news station
needs your help! The weather man is sick and the station needs to know
what the forecast is for today. The station also needs to know the
nightly forecast because the meteorologist will not be back in time for
the nightly weather.
Remember what you learned today and if you need help review over the
eBook.
Lesson 1 Directions:
1.
Take out a sheet of
computer paper and fold it in half.
2. One side of the paper
will be for the day and the other half will be for the night.
3. Use crayons, cotton
balls, sticker stars, and construction paper to create your picture of
the weather.
4. You can make up your weather
however you want it to be for that day and night. Remember to include
what can be seen in the day sky and the night sky such as clouds, sun, moon, and
stars. Also, what kind of phase is your moon?
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[Students will write (or dictate to teacher) information to be included
in
their Mini-Research eBook
project.
While
students are completing Mini-Research eBook project, teacher
will observe students and give assistance when needed.]
Estimated Time for Step Two:
35 minutes
Step Three
Closure:
Have students discuss their Mini-Research eBook activity and
information they found on the Internet.
Tell students that your Mini-Research eBook Website is on the Internet
and
they can
visit the website at school or home. Explain to students
that you are going to put their pictures and information
on the Internet and they will be able to share their mission
projects with
their friends and family. (If possible teacher should take
brief
notes during the lesson and concluding discussions to be added
later
to the assessment and reflections in lesson plan.)
Estimated Time for Step Three:
5 minutes
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Accommodation:
This will be turned in as an in-class activity.
Comments
& Reflections:
Assessment for the
Primary Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Student will be assessed through
observation, oral discussion, and developed product to
evaluate if student: recognizes objects in the day and
night sky.
Rubric
for
Evaluation of PLO
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Level
3 |
Level
2 |
Level
1 |
(List
your PLO from top of page of this lesson.)
PLO: Students will
name and identify the objects in the sky during the day and night.
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Student
with teacher
guidance is able to recognize some objects in the sky
during the day and night. |
Student
with teacher
guidance is able to recognize a few objects in the day
and night sky.
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Studnets is not able with
teacher guidance to recognize what can been seen in the day and night
sky.
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Evaluation
of Students
| Student |
Performance
Level |
Descriptions
of Students' Evidence that Illustrate the Achieved Performance Level of
the PLO
(* To receive full credit description must include minimum
of two sentences and a detailed example of the students' evidence.)
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1
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2
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This student needed assistance
and was willing to learn about what can been seen in the day and night
sky. She was able to identify the at least two phases of the moon and
tell me the colors that can been seen in a sunrise. This student could
tell me that she could recall seeing stars at night.
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2
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2
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This student needed assistance
and was willing to learn about what can be seen in the day and night
sky. He was able to identify what a cumulus cloud looks like even
though he had trouble pronouncing it. He was able to recall that a
atmosphere is the same meaning as sky in simple terms. This student
could tell me the things that can be seen in a night sky, the stars are
above us in the sky also called an atmosphere.
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1.
Comment
on your
teaching of how your
Mini-Research eBook
Lesson created learning experiences and activities that
implemented the use a variety of resources and technologies.
My eBook incorporated activites that
built on things that the students already had basic knowledge about. I
had to link to a website to show the different phases of the moon and
what a sunset and sunrise looks like. The students got to see how the
earth rotates because I showed them a video.
2. State evidence to show that
your students gained knowledge during your Mini-Research eBook
Lesson.
The studnets we're excited about the
moon video in the eBook presentation. I let the students click on
pictures to see the 3 main types of clouds: cumulus, stratus, and
cirrus. The students could easily spot what a cumulus cloud looked like
and could describe what is seen during a sunset.
3. Give at least one suggestion that
would lead to improving your teaching practices and student
achievement.
I could improve my teaching practices
while using an eBook by having more examples that relate to the
students on their level of learning. The students would meet the PLO
more easily if they had the opportunity to see more examples.