SMARTBOARD ACTIVITY

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Jacoya Warren
Frog Life Cycle
Life Science
Second Grade
Living things function and interact with their physical
environments. Living things cause changes in the environments
where they live; the changes can be very noticeable or slightly
noticeable, fast or slow.
Observe and ask questions about the natural environment
Communicate about the observations, investigations and
explanation
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Technology
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Time
Required:
Analyze

Four days for 2 hours

25 students

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learners

State
objectives

Select
methods,
media, and
materials

Utilize media
and
materials
(Procedures
)

2 gifted and talented

2 slow readers
3 English Second Language Students
Five educational videos involved the development of the frog
lifecycle
A visual of the actually lifecycle formatting of the frogs birth
Interacting with the concept map and give the students the
knowledge to the technology
The more involvement the better understanding the students will
learn
Methods
Teacher demonstration (concept mapping)
Group projects
Working independently on Froggy Vocabulary and the life cycle
of the frogs
Students get a worksheet before lesson to understand the Frog
Lifecycle
Students practice with teacher
Media & Materials
Concept Methods
YouTube videos about the Lifecycle of Frogs
Worksheets

Differentiation
Find helpful websites for slower learners
Partner gifted and talented students together to further
their knowledge

Teacher Preparation
Practice using Concept Maps
Prepare group project worksheets
Find helpful websites for slower learners
Lesson Procedures
Day 1
Introduce the frog lifecycle
Watch one video
Pre-quiz about the lesson and answer any question regarding
the video or lecture

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Day 2-4
Discussion/Describe the concept maps
Continue to watch videos
Worksheet viewing the vocabulary words
Review and Quiz
Require
learner
participation

Evaluate
and revise

Practice using Concept maps

Discussions and letures about the frog lifecycle
Five educational Videos
Students
21st century skills: Interacting with concept maps and life of
science
Technology skills: Use videos and concept map skills
Instruction:
The students will get introduced to concept maps and how to make one
themselves. Discuss the new lesson about frog life cycles and watch
some educational videos

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