Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Lesson Title/
Focus

Chapter 3 Continued

Date

Tuesday Dec/8th

Subject/Grade
Level

Social Studies Grade 4

Time
Duration

34 minutes

Unit

Natural Resources

Teacher

Ms Cariolato

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:

General Outcome 4.1

Alberta: A Sense of the Land: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how
elements of physical geography, climate, geology and paleontology are integral to the landscapes and
environment of Alberta.

Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

4.1.4 analyze how Albertans interact with their environment by exploring and reflecting upon the
following questions and issues:
How are natural resources used by Albertans (i.e., agriculture, oil and natural gas, forests, coal)
What are the significant natural resources in Alberta, and where are they located (e.g., mineral
deposits, coal, natural gas and oil, forests)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Continue to distinguish different natural resources by their characteristics and what makes them different
from each other.
2. Analyze how we use energy resources in our everyday life.

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:

Students are collectively working by themselves or in partners to compete questions out of

their notebooks.
Students are using social talk and not discussing other matter that is not social related

Key Questions:

What are some challenges with the oil sands?

How do you think mining for coal harms our environment?

Products/Performances:

As a class we will go over a couple questions that the students will choose from.
Students workbooks are filled out neatly.
Students are not rushing to finish as it will not do anything but make studying worse for
them.
Encourage students to take their time and to go over each question thoroughly either by
themselves or with their partner.

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Alberta program of studies

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Social textbooks
Social workbooks

PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson

Have copy of Resource in your life page from students textbooks and textbook ready.

- Have sure basket is at the front of the classroom with all names in it.
Introduction

Attention Grabber
Assessment of Prior
Knowledge

We will continue to work in our books together as a class and in pairs with the
person sitting diagonal to you.

Time

Students are just starting this chapter of their Natural Resources unit.

- They however know about coal, oil and natural gas.

- Students have also covered a few other resources such as solar, wind,

livestock, soil and a few others.

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Transition to Body

Could everyone take out their textbooks and their notebooks.

Body

Learning Activity #1

Teacher Notes: Assessments/

Differentiation

Continue with the steps from last class:

1. Read pg .67-71 as a class (go over natural resources on the tab)
2. Ask if everyone turn to their question booklet in their notebooks. We will be
working in partners or you can work by yourself.
3. Everyone flip to their chapter 3 Resource In Your Life worksheets in your
notebooks.
4. Read all the questions out loud to them. From yesterdays class I want you
to now finish up those questions with the person sitting across from you.
The students might be ahead or behind you so your job is to wait and
help that student out by not giving them the right answers but
discussing it with them.
5. Go over all questions with the class.

Time

25 minutes

Walk around and observe if students are filling out their notebooks

- When discussing as a class, choose students that are quiet or seem unsure
-

about what you are talking about.

Make sure to discuss with he class even if one students is not getting it.
Closure

Time

Consolidation of Learning: When discussing the questions together as a group, students are shouting out
the right answers to the questions and why they think this is.

Transition To Next Lesson

Mr Mackin will continue the period after to start where I left off.

Sponge Activity/Activities

Continue to read on past page 70 in out textbooks.

Reflections from the lesson

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1.

Read Social textbook pages to them. (pages 67-71) with stopping inbetween each page and talking. Continue with the steps from last class:

2. Ask if everyone turn to their question booklet in their notebooks. We will be working
in partners or you can work by yourself.

3. Everyone flip to their chapter 3 Resource In Your Life worksheets in your notebooks.
4. Read all the questions out loud to them. From yesterdays class I want you to now
finish up those questions with the person sitting across from you. The students
might be ahead or behind you so your job is to wait and help that student out by
not giving them the right answers but discussing it with them.

5. Go over all questions with the class.

Sponge activity, lets continue to read in our textbooks.

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Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe