Appendix 1

LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level: 7 Time: 12:30pm Date: 2/6/2017 Students Prior Knowledge:
Physical features of Indian sub-continent
Learning Area: HASS What the Indus Valley civilisation traded
Daily life, what they do
Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum:
The physical features of Ancient India and how they
influenced the civilization that developed there.
Roles of key groups in the ancient society, and the
influence of law and religion.
General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical Personal and Intercultural
competence creative thinking behaviour Social understanding
competence
Cross-curriculum priorities (may be addressed in the lesson)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australias engagement with Asia Sustainability
histories and cultures
Proficiencies:(Mathematics only)
Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)

As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:

Show how you can use natural resources to invent something that will improve daily life.
Create a sales pitch for your invention
Present sales pitch to class (judges)

Teachers Prior Preparation/Organisation: Provision for students at educational risk:

- Create Webquest page - Peer mentoring
- Investigate how PowToon works - Group activity
- Create EdPuzzle for class activity - Improving visual literacy with activities
- Create Formative for class activity
- Do own research on the Ancient India topic

LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)

Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:

Teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation:

[OFFICIAL USE ONLY] Comments by classroom teacher, HOPP, supervisor:

LESSON DELIVERY (attach worksheets, examples, marking key, etc, as relevant)

Resources/References
Time Motivation and Introduction:
Take a few minutes to familiarise yourselves with the natural resources that
were available during Ancient Indian civilisation completing the Edpuzzle. EDpuzzle -
12:30pm
https://edpuzzle.com/se
arch
Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions):

TASK 1 TASK 1 Formative quick code:

Complete the Formative quiz individually.
Teacher to give live feedback as students complete their quizzes. KMPN766
http://goformative.com/s
tudent/#/join
TASK 2 TASK 2
20 mins 1. Get into a group of 3-4.
2. Using PowToon start creating sales pitch for your invention. PowToon -
3. 5 slides max. You will want to include https://www.powtoon.co
What natural resource it uses? m/my-powtoons/#/
How it works?
How does it improve everyday life?
Why should people invest?
How many seals will it cost?

see the screencast for more information on how to create a PowToon

Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)

Choose a group to preview their Powtoon is they would like to.

Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)

Finish off PowToon for homework

Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will these be judged?)
Teacher observation
Feedback from Formative and Edpuzzle quizzes