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Date: 2/13/16
Coop. Initials
Group Size:
Grade Level 4
Allotted Time
Section
STANDARD:
4.5.4.C - Describe how human activities affect the environment.
4.1.4.E - Explain that ecosystems change over time due to natural and/ or human
influences.
I. Performance Objectives (Learning Outcomes):
Fourth grade students will discover the effects of human impact by participating
in the oil spill activity and problem solving to figure out how to resolve oil spills and
how to take care of our oceans.
II. Instructional Materials
- Inquiry worksheet
- A plastic container
- Water
- Blue food coloring
- Plastic boats
- Plastic sea animals
- Vegetable oil
- An extra bowl
- A paper towel
- Soap
- A sponge
- Feathers
- Magnifying glass
Exit slip
Books:
1. Oil Spill!(Lets-Read-and-Find-Out-Science) by Melvin Berger
Websites:
http://onetimethrough.com/inspiring-kids-to-protect-our-oceans-oil-spillactivity/
III. Subject Matter/Content (prerequisite skills, key vocabulary, big idea, outline of
additional content)
A. Prerequisite skills
1. Basic understanding of oceans and ocean animals
2. Basic skills in working with others in a group
B. Key Vocabulary
1. Oil spills- an accidental release of oil into a body of water,
from another source, which typically presents problems to
marine life and the environment.
C. Big Idea
Human impact on the environment and the solutions to the
problem.
D. Content
1. Humans can impact oil spills in the ocean
2. Oils spills affect the water, the animals and the plants.
3. Oil spills can be cleaned up in a variety of ways.
By using a boom to temporarily contain an oil spill
With a skimmer to pick up the oil on the surface of the
water
By igniting the fire and setting it on fire
By releasing chemicals onto the oil to disperse it
4. Oil spills can be prevented by:
Using less oil, driving less often and staying in the
speed limit
Using less electricity and by turning off lights or
electronics when they are not being used
5. You can also write letters to the Congress to state the
importance of preventing oil spills and stating suggestions to
be prepared and better protect our oceans.
6. Dawn soap can be used to remove the oil and grease from
animals feathers, skin, etc. and to clean them up.
IV. Implementation
A. Introduction
14. Pause the story to tell the students that they will have the
opportunity to explore oil spills and to find a solution before
we can read about the solution.
15. Allow the students an opportunity to predict how oil spills can
be cleaned up and have them fill it out on their worksheet.
16. Provide each group with their ocean (tub of water with blue
food coloring, toy ships and toy ocean animals).
17. After observing the ocean environment and a possible boat
crash, I will then add olive oil into the ocean to create the oil
spill.
18. Give the students time to predict possible strategies to resolve
the oil spill with the materials provided.
19. Then give the students an opportunity to use materials provided
to resolve the situation.
20. Walk around and observe the methods that the students. Also
have them keep track of their thoughts on their worksheet as
they go through the experience.
21. Provide an opportunity for discussion and allow the groups to
share what they tried and whether or not they worked. Then
allow them to think about other solutions to the problem.
22. Have the students complete up to question 5 on the worksheet.
23. Then give each of the groups a few feathers to put into the
ocean that has been affected by the oil spill. Then pass out new
feathers that are dry.
24. Have the students observe the feathers that have been covered
in the oil spilled ocean water and then talk about that and the
effects of it.
25. Then have the students go and wash off the feather with soap
and then provide the students with a treated feather that is
already dry. Then observe the difference between the two
feathers (one dried regular feather and one dried treated
feather) and provide each group with a magnifying glass to
view the changes that occurred. Then guide the discussion so
that the students can discuss the impacts that oil spills would
have on the birds.
26. Then share the Dawn Wildlife video
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JRE8dlmUxs)
27. Next, share the Dawn duckling commercial
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0XvAdwFW8Q)
28. Have the students fill out question 6 on the worksheet.
29. Come together as a class to discuss the effects of oil spills on
the animals.
30. Then allow the students to have an opportunity to talk about
the oil spill activity, share what they learned from it, share their
thoughts on oil spills and other observations that they made.
Have them first share in groups, and then together as a class.
31. Then transition the class back together and finish reading Oil
Spill! to learn more about the oil spills and how they can be
resolved and prevented.
C. Closure
1. Have the students talk with their group about the effects of oil
spills and what they learned today from this lesson and from
the activity.
2. Have each group write down 3 impacts, and 3 solutions.
D. Accommodations/Differentiation
Accomodations: Dillon, a student with autism will be provided
with a schedule of events for the lesson which includes both text
and images. He will be placed in a group with students who can
encourage him and can help him with the lesson and activities.
Differentiation:
1. Dillon will have the option to work with a buddy to do the
reading and the activity.
2. I will allow Dillon to vocalize the information and I will assess
him in that manner rather than through writing.
E. Assessment/Evaluation Plan
1. Formative
- By collecting the inquiry sheet
- By collecting the exit slip (closure activity paper)
2. Summative
- There is a summative assessment for this lesson
V. Reflective Response
A. Report of Student Performance in Terms of Stated Objectives (Reflection on
student performance written after lesson is taught, includes remediation for
students who fail to meet acceptable level of achievement)
Remediation Plan
Name:
Oil spill: an accidental release of oil into a body of water, from another
source, which typically presents problems to marine life and the
environment.
1. What are your thoughts and reactions to the Exxon Valdez oil
spill?
Use this chart to determine if these objects can be used to solve oil
spills:
Object
Prediction
Result
bowl
paper towel
soap
sponge
3. Are there any other objects that you think may work better to
solve this activity?
6. How does Dawn help to care for animals affected by oil spills?
Exit Slip
Name three human impacts that affect the environment:
1.
2.
3.
Name three solutions to oil spills:
1.
2.
3.
Name: