RaeKel Helman Lesson 3: Visual/Spatial Learner

Endangered Species Create a poster or PowerPoint

Curriculum Areas: Science Grade: 4th

Time Required: 30 minutes three times per week over the duration of the unit Instructional Groupings: Individually working on their own project for the duration of the Endangered Species unit. Standards: NYS Science Standard 7: Students apply knowledge and skills in science to address real-life problems and make informed decisions. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.9 Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. NAGC Standard 3: Curriculum Planning and Instruction- 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6 NAGC Standard 4: Learning Environments- 4.1 NAGC Standard 5: Programming- 5.1.4 NAGC Standard 6: Professional Development- 6.1 Materials: Computer Books/Magazines Videos Pencil and paper Poster board Markers, colored pencils, paints PowerPoint, Prezi, or Glogster access Poster or PowerPoint Presentation directions Poster or PowerPoint Presentation grading rubric Overview: (purpose of the lesson) The purpose of this lesson is to allow students to delve deeper into reasons for endangerment and conservation methods for their chosen endangered animal. The students will create a poster or PowerPoint to raise awareness and discuss different conservation methods for their chosen endangered animal.

RaeKel Helman Lesson 3: Visual/Spatial Learner What will I differentiate? This lesson is differentiated by product. The students who are visually or spatially talented will be using their learning style to create a poster or PowerPoint presentation. The students will be using critical thinking skills to conduct research in order to raise awareness for their chosen endangered animal. The students will be using creative thinking skills in order to create a visual such a poster or PowerPoint about their animal. How will I differentiate? This lesson is differentiated for interest and learning profile. As a result of this lesson/unit students will Understand: The students will understand what endangered species are, the reasons they become endangered, and different conservation methods. The students will understand these three big ideas based on their chosen endangered animal. Know: The students will know facts about their chosen endangered animal. The students will know the basic vocabulary for the unit. (Endangered, extinct, threatened, habitat, conservation, protect, jungle, forest, ocean, and desert) The student will know the reasons their chosen animal has become endangered. The students will know conservation methods that are used or should be used in order to help save their animal. The students will know the elements needed make a poster or PowerPoint/Glogster/Prezi. Do: The students will research through various methods information about their chosen endangered animal. The students will create an informative poster or PowerPoint including the basic facts on their animal, their animals habitat, the reasons their animal has become endangered, and different conservation methods to help save their animal. Pre-Assessment: The pre-assessment for this lesson was through teacher observation. Every student is studying the endangered species unit in the regular classroom and all of these students have done well on all of the assignments in class and have a high interest in the area. Steps in the Lesson: 1- Students will choose an endangered animal based on what they have learned in class and their prior knowledge on endangered animals. I will also create a list of endangered animals that they can choose from if they would like to choose an animal that they had never heard about before. 2- The students will be using various methods to research their chosen animal. They will be using the internet, books, magazines, videos, interviews, etc. to conduct their research.

RaeKel Helman Lesson 3: Visual/Spatial Learner 3- The students will organize their information in an orderly fashion in order to start putting their poster or PowerPoint together. 4- The students will create a poster or PowerPoint on their endangered animal in order to raise awareness about their chosen endangered animal. 5- The students will present their poster or PowerPoint to their friends and family at the Endangered Species Gallery walk. Closure Activity/Wrap-up: At the end of the unit, the students will share their research projects by showing their posters or PowerPoint presentations to their friends and family during our Endangered Species Gallery Walk. Post-Assessment: The students will be assessed based on their projects that they have created. They will be assessed based on a pre-developed checklist that they will work off of for creating their projects.