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Student:ChristineSpoagis&AshleyAcuri

Professor:Esposito

Course:EDU521

Date:June22,2016

Grade:3rdGrade

Topic:HumanEffectsontheOceanContentArea:Science

ScienceInstructionalObjective
Followingaclassroomdiscussionabouttheeffectsofhumanactivityontheocean,thestudents
willworkingroupstocompleteanonlinescavengerhunttolearnaboutourcarbonfootprint.In
thesesmallgroupsstudentswillcollaborateandcreatewaystoimprovethepollution.Students
willcompletethescavengerhuntwith90percentaccuracy.
Standard
CLLS/+NYSSTANDARDSCCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.2.2Studentswillidentifythemain
topicofamultiparagraphtextaswellasthefocusofspecificparagraphswithinthetext.
Indicator:
Thiswillbeevidentwhenthestudentsareputintosmallgroupswithdifferentpassagesfroma
textthatwillbereadinstationsandtheyaretoldtofindthemainideaofthesmallpassagethat
theyaregiven.
Standard
NYSScience:#4Studentswillunderstandandapplyscientificconcepts,principalsandtheories
pertainingtothephysicalsettingandlivingenvironmentandrecognizethehistorical
developmentofideasinscience.
Indicator:
Thiswillbeevidentwhenthestudentsworkinsmallgroupsandaregivenananimalthatis
affectedbythepollution.
Motivation
Theteacherwillshowthestudentsvariousarticlesaboutpollutionandaffects,theninsmall
groupstheywillhavetobeactivistonhowtocomeupwithasolutionforacleanup.

Materials
Articles,computer,tablet,oripad.
Strategies
Directinstruction,cooperativelearning,smallgroupwork,handsontasks,teacher
demonstration,creativity,flippedinstruction.
Adaptation
Thestudentwhodoesfullyunderstandtheeffectsofpollutionwillworkoneononewiththe
teacherandbereadtoalongwithfurtherinstructiononhowtocomeupwithapollutionsolution.
DifferentiationofInstruction
Theteacherrealizesthatnotallstudentshavethesamepreferencetherefor;theteacherwill
dividethemintogroupbasedonperpetuallearningstyles.Thestudentsthatareauditorylearners
willbegroupedtogetherandhaveadiscussiononthearticlesthatarereadtothemfromanadult.
Thestudentsthatarevisuallearnerswillbegivenpicturesofmarinelifewithpollutionandwrite
down10factsaboutwhattheysee.Thestudentsthataretactilelearnerswillcreatetaskcards.
Thestudentsthatarekinestheticlearnerswillwritedownownnotes,alongwithtakingsome
breaks.
DevelopmentalProcedures
Theteacherwillaskstudentswhattheyknowabouthumaneffectsontheoceanandhowthey
wouldfeeliftheyhadtoliveinapollutedocean.(Wouldyouwanttoliveintheocean?Whyor
whynot?Whydopeoplepollute?Dotheyhaveanyotherchoice?Doyouthinkmarinelifeis
happylivingintheseconditions?Whyorwhynot?)
Studentswillbreakintosmallgroupsandembarkonanonlinescavengerhunttogetherand
answeraquestioncorrespondingtothevarioussources(Howdoyoudeterminethemainideaof
apassage?Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?Whatwasthepartthatstuckouttoyouthe
most?Didyoursmallgroupallcomeupwiththesamemainideas?Orweretheydifferent?)
Thestudentswillbeshownpicturesofplasticbottles,andpollutionintheoceanbytheir
teacher.Theywillremainintheirsmallgroupsandwillbegiventhepropermaterialstocreatea
presentation.(Whatismostimportanttohaveinanoceancleanup?Why?Whatispollution?
Whatdoesitinclude?Howdotheanimalsgetaffected?Whatisthemostbeneficialobject
neededinyourcleanup?)

Whenthestudentshavecompletedtheirpresentationstheywillpresentthemtotheclassand
explainwhytheychosetheircleanupthewaythattheydid.(Whydidyouchoosethisprocess?
Whatdidyoufindmostdifficult?Why?Doyoufeelasifyouaccuratelyportraytheaffectson
theanimals?WhyorWhynot?Whatweresomethingsthatyourgroupdiscussedinmakingyour
presentation?)
Assessment
Theteacherwillreviewthepresentationstomakesurethatallgroupshavecompletedthetaskat
90percentaccuracy.Shewillbedeterminingthisbyhavingachecklistpreparedforeachgroup.
IndependentPractice
Followingthelessonontheirownpresentations,studentswillgohomethefollowingnightand
printoutpicturesonthecomputerofanoceanlayerthatrepresentstheiranimal.Theteacherwill
reviewthepicturesforaccuracy.
AcademicIntervention
Forthestudentswhodidnotmeettheobjectivetheteacherwillprovideoneoneinstructionsand
providethestudentswithaworksheetofphotosofpollution.Thestudentswilldrawinthe
providedlines,andwhentheyarefinishedtheywilldiscusswhattheydrew.
AcademicEnrichment
Forthestudentswhometand/orexceededthelessonobjectivestheywillbegiventhetimeto
drawlabelsfortheirpollutionscenes.

References
NationalGeographicFreshwater101:Pollution.(n.d.).RetrievedJune27,2016,from
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/pollution/
WaterPollution:CanYouSeeIt?(n.d.).RetrievedJune27,2016,from
http://www.education.com/activity/article/observe_water_pollution_first/
Gibbons,G.(2004).Mummies,pyramids,andpharaohs:AbookaboutancientEgypt.New
York:Little,Brown.