| Earth Day
Linda
Hunnings
Beaufort Elementary School
4/15/092
Subjects included in this Lesson
Plan: Technology, ELA,
Science, S.S. and Information Skills
Brief Description: Students
will utilize technology to access, analyze, interpret and
communicate information about Earth Day.
Approximate time required:
1 week
Standard Course of Study
Goals and Objectives:
Technology:
1.4 Recognize how electronic databases are used in the community.
2.11 Use telecommunications to locate community information as a
group/class project.
3.2 Locate and use information in electronic databases.
3.4 Evaluate the usefulness of information obtained using
telecommunication technologies.
Science:
1.02 Observe how environmental conditions can determine how well
plants grow and survive in a particular environment.
Social Studies:
1.1 Identify attributes of good citizenship
1.2 Cite skills of good citizenship.
Information Skills:
1.09 Recognize that ideas are produced in a variety of formats
(print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based).
2.03 Recognize the diversity of ideas and thoughts by exploring a
variety of resources (print, non-print, electronic) and formats
(print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based).
5.01 Respond to reading, listening, viewing experiences orally,
artistically, dramatically, through various formats (e.g., print,
multimedia).
English/LA:
1.03 Integrate prior experiences and all sources of information in
the text (graphophonic, syntactic, and semantic) when reading orally
and silently.
1.04 Increase sight vocabulary, reading vocabulary, and writing
vocabulary through:
- wide reading.
- word study.
- listening.
- discussion.
- book talks.
- book clubs.
- seminars.
- viewing.
- role play.
- studying author’s craft.
2.01 Use metacognitive strategies to
comprehend text (e.g., reread, read ahead, ask for help,
adjust reading speed, question, paraphrase, retell).
2.02 Interact with the text before, during, and after reading,
listening, or viewing by:
- setting a purpose.
- previewing the text.
- making predictions.
- asking questions.
- locating information for specific
purposes.
- making connections.
- using story structure and text
organization to comprehend.
2.03 Read a variety of texts,
including:
- fiction (short stories, novels,
fantasies, fairy tales, fables).
- nonfiction (biographies, letters,
articles, procedures and instructions, charts, maps).
- poetry (proverbs, riddles,
limericks, simple poems).
- drama (skits, plays).
2.04 Identify and interpret elements
of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text to
determine the:
- author’s purpose.
- plot.
- conflict.
- sequence.
- resolution.
- lesson and/or message.
- main idea and supporting details.
- cause and effect.
- fact and opinion.
- point of view (author and
character).
- author’s use of figurative
language (e.g., simile, metaphor, imagery).
Teacher's Lesson Goals/Objectives:
The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of the
computer. The learner will access, analyze, interpret, synthesize,
apply, and communicate information.
Materials/Resources Needed:
Pre Activities:
- Class
discusses how databases are used in the community and how the
Internet is the largest database.
- Learn steps for accessing
Internet
- Learn steps for accessing
particular Search Engines
- Learn basic operational terms and
cues.
- Students
use a rubric to evaluate information found via
telecommunications for content and usefulness.
Activities:
- Access Earth Day Sites
- Read and evaluate information
Closure:
Knowledge gained about Earth Day will be used as a springboard to a
variety of Science, S.S. and ELA projects to include posters,
discussions, writings, and home activities.
Assessment: Students are
assessed in reading comprehension, and basic knowledge gained about
science and social studies with respect to Earth Day.
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