Lesson+Plan

=__Day 1__= SSS: SC.5.L.14 A. All plants and animals, including humans, are alike in some ways and different in others. B. All plants and animals, including humans, have internal parts and external structures that function to keep them alive and help them grow and reproduce. C. Humans can better understand the natural world through careful observation.

__Analyze Learners:__
This lesson plan is designed for fifth graders who are familiar with computers and can be considered Digital Natives. Most likely these students have a computer at home with internet access. These fifth graders read at minimum a fifth grade reading level and know the names of human body parts.

__State Your Objectives:__
A. The fifth grade class will be able to compare and contrast how plants and animals are alike and different using a venn diagram on Inspiration naming at least 3 of the examples we discussed in class. B. The fifth grade class will label internal parts and external structures on plants and animals using a image of a plant or animal and given a word bank with 80% accuracy. C. The fifth grade class will construct and sketch in a field journal using colored pencils and a pen in the course of 3 separate entries.

__Select Media and Materials:__
Laptops equipped with internet access and Inspiration software A smartboard

__Utilize Media and Materials:__
The laptops will be used by the students to create a venn diagram comparing and contrasting plants and animals The smartboard will be used by the teacher to show students the different parts between plants and animals.

__Require Learner Participation:__
This class will be set up in three different centers. The first center will have students with laptops creating a venn diagram to compare and contrast plants and animals. The second center will place the students at the smartboard so they can take turns labeling the different parts of the image (either a plant or animal) presented. For the third center I recommend the students be outside so they can create their own field journals as they observe plants and animals in their natural environment. Each entry must have a drawing of the plant or animal along with a minimum of a 3 sentence description of the plant or animal. The students will spend ten minutes per center.

__Evaluate and Revise:__
I will assess the students by observing them in their centers to make sure they are participating. I will ask each student to email me their venn diagram so I can make sure they mention the examples learned in class. To evaluate their knowledge of internal parts and external structures I will hand them a worksheet with an image and a word bank so the students have to math the correct word with its corresponding part. They need at least an 80% accuracy. For the field journals I will view them myself and check if they meet the requirements of having a drawing and a short description of the plant or animal.

=__Day 2__= SSS: SC.5.L.15 A. Earth is home to a great diversity of living things, but changes in the environment can affect their survival. B. Individuals of the same kind often differ in their characteristics and sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing.

__Analyze Learners:__
This lesson plan is designed for fifth graders who are familiar with computers and can be considered Digital Natives. Most likely these students have a computer at home with internet access. These fifth graders read at minimum a fifth grade reading level and understand concepts such a camouflage in addition to why certain animals live in particular climates.

__State Your Objectives:__
A. The fifth grade class will be able to match dramatic changes in the Earth's environment and match which animals were made extinct or endangered by the event using a cause and effect chart in Inspiration with at least 2 examples. B. The fifth grade class will be able to examine why an animals' characteristics give individuals an advantage in survival by matching an animal trait to its corresponding benefit with 80% accuracy.

__Select Media and Materials:__
Laptops equipped with internet access and Inspiration software A smartboard

__Utilize Media and Materials:__
The laptops will be used by the students to create a cause and effect chart in Inpiration The smartboard will be used to show videos and be able showcase different animal adaptations. Regarding camouflage a teacher may have to circle the animal to show the students there is indeed an animal in the image.

__Require Learner Participation:__
As a class activity each student will be choose a type of environment from a list and they have to design an animal to best fit that environment. of your animal ||= 15 ||  ||
 * **Requirement** ||= **Total Points** || **Points Earned** ||
 * Name your new animal ||= 10 ||  ||
 * Name the climate your new animal belongs in ||= 5 ||  ||
 * 2 unique characteristics
 * Explanation on why do they work in this climate? ||= 20 ||  ||
 * Max Points ||= 50 ||  ||

__Evaluate and Revise:__
I will ask each student to email me their cause and effect charts that they created in Inspiration and grade them accordingly making sure that they name at least 2 causes and match them appropriately with which animals become extinct or endangered due to the event. I will hand each student a worksheet that has a list of unique animal traits and the students have to match that trait to its corresponding benefit to the animal with an 80% accuracy.