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Lesson Plan Template ED3501GHI Curriculum Overview Lesson

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Lesson Miss. Shostak
What is a wetland? r:
Title/Focus March 6
Date:

GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES


5-10 Describe the living and non-living components of a wetland ecosystem and the interactions
within and among them.

SPECIFIC LEARNER OUTCOMES


5-10-1 Recognize and describe one or more examples of wetlands ecosystems found in the local
area

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Students will understand what a wetland is
2. Students will discover where to find wetlands
3. Students will understand the importance of wetlands
ASSESSMENTS
Observations: Class Discussion/Student Questioning
Pre-Carousel Activity
KeyQuestions: Whatdoweknowaboutwetlands?
Whatdowewanttoknowaboutwetlands?
Whatarewetlands?
Wherearewetlands?
Whyarewetlandssoimportant?
Products/Performances: ClassDiscussion
MapWorksheets
ExitSlip
LEARNINGRESOURCESCONSULTED MATERIALSANDEQUIPMENT
AlbertaProgramofStudies TeacherMaterials:
Wetlands:WebbedFeetNotRequiredTeachersGuide Poster
Marker
5SenseWorksheet
TeacherRead
SquirtBottle
DriedCranberries
Fan
Feather
EggSaladSandwichFilling
ExitSlips
StudentNotes
StudentMaterials:
Pencil
PROCEDURE
Introduction Time
AttentionGrabber Introducetheinquiryquestionandunittothestudents.
TransitiontoBody Introducetheposteractivity.Dividegroups.
Body Time
LearningActivity#1 PreAssessmentCarouselActivity 25 mins
Studentswillbedividedintogroups(4of4,1of5)viapopsiclesticks
Studentswillbeasktoanswerthequestionontheirposterpaper
Theywillget35minutesateachposterboardtothink,discuss,andrecord
theirideas
Whenthetimerringsthestudentswillbeaskedtomovetothenextposter
Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe 1
Lesson Plan Template ED3501GHI Curriculum Overview Lesson
andrepeatthesameprocess
Whenstudentsreturntotheposterandhave3minutestodiscusswhatwas
putontheirposter.Theywilldecideonandsharetheimportantpointswith
theclass
Assessments/ Arestudentsengagedandparticipating?Arestudentsabletothinkaboutand
Differentiation answereachposter?Arestudentsdiscussingthewetlandswiththeirpeers?
Circleclassroomtoensurestudentunderstandingandparticipation.
LearningActivity#2 TeacherRead/5Senses
Studentswillbeaskedtoreturntotheirdeskandsitdownandclose
theireyes
Iwillreadthereadaloudanddotheactionswiththereadalong.
Studentswillbeaskedtoopentheireyesandtheclasswilldiscuss
theirexperiences. 20 mins
KeyQuestions:Couldyoupictureyourselfinawetland?Whatdoyou
thinkaboutwetlandsnow?
Worksheetswillbehandedouttotheclassroom.
Studentswillthenbeaskedtofillintheir5senseschartoftheir
experienceduringthereadalong.
AssessmentDifferentiation Arestudentsengagedandparticipating?Arestudentsabletousetheirfive
sense?
Cliffhanger/Closure Time
Assessment of Are students engaged and participating? Are students
Learning: developing an understanding on wetlands? Are students
developing questions about the wetlands?

Hand the Exit Slip out and ask students to write down one 5 mins
question about the wetlands and hand it in.

Exit Slip:
What is one question you have about the wetlands?
Transition: Students will return to their desks and can silently read until
Deannas instruction.
Rationale
How does this individual
lesson scaffold learning
opportunities for Students will be learning about the wetlands over the course of 5 weeks.
students? Students will asking questions, discovering, and inquiring about Albertas
What assumptions does
ecosystems. This lesson was designed to introduce students to wetlands
this lesson make about
what students already and start the process of building knowledge and asking questions.
know? Students will be working together to start discovering knowledge. The
In what ways is this next lesson students will asked paint what a wetland looks like.
lesson connected to the
next lesson?

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe 2

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