Jennifer Allen ELED 3221 10/31/2013 Fossils and The Lost Colony Big Idea: Students will be able

to connect the scientific idea of fossils to the mystery of the Lost Colony and the only clue that was left behind. Grade Level: 4th Rationale: Students should know that we understand so much from the past because of preserved remains. NC Essential Standards: Social Studies.4.H.1.2: Explain how and why North Carolina was established. Science.4.E.2.2: Infer ideas about Earths early environments from fossils of plants and animals that lived long ago Next Generation Science Standard(s): 4-ESS1-1: Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers for changes in a landscape over time to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time Instructional Objective: Students will be able to describe how fossils help interpret events in history. To do this, they must be actively involved in the lesson and complete all components of their K-W-L chart in their theme centers notebook. Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills: I expect that students will have an idea about what a fossil is. Students should also know that the Lost Colony of Roanoke is a mystery and there were very limited clues left behind as to what happened with the people. The students must also know what a K-W-L chart is. The teacher must know the basic purpose a fossil serves to history and explanation of the past. Materials/Resources: White board and white board markers Computer for tree image (http://www.robmacdougall.org/images/Croatoan.jpg) 2, Roanoke: The Mystery of the Lost Colony by Lee Miller 1, The Lost Colony of Roanoke by Jean Fritz and Hudson Talbott 1, The Mysterious Disappearance of Roanoke Colony in American History by Zachary Kent 2 copies of article found at http://www.pbs.org/opb/timeteam/sites/ft_raleigh/history.php 2 copies of article found at http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/pf/78093955.html 1 theme centers notebook per person 1 pencil per person

Jennifer Allen ELED 3221 10/31/2013 Source of your lesson: None Estimated Time: 30 minutes Accommodation for Special Needs/Different Learning Styles: Students who need aid will benefit from the interaction with table members. If students are having a hard time completing the task, noise cancelling headphones will be provided. Teacher will make sure any extra explanation will be provided if need so to those who are not sure what to do. Safety Considerations: No safety considerations required Content and Strategies Engage: Show image of carving in tree (http://www.robmacdougall.org/images/Croatoan.jpg). Ask: What do you think of this? Anticipated Answers: Its a carving found in a tree Its a word a dont recognize Ask: Why do you think it was carved? Anticipated Answers: It is a message It is art Explore: Students will create a K-W-L in their theme studies notebooks. Ask: What do you know about fossils? Anticipated Answers: They are old They encase the past (These answers will be written down under the know part of the K-W-L chart) Ask: Do you know what CROATOAN means? Anticipated Answers: Its a kind of people or place No (this is a perfectly fine answer, however, if they do not know then they should write this under the want to know part of chart) (These answers will be written down under the know part of the K-W-L chart) Ask: What do you want to know? Anticipate Answers: What fossils have to do with the Lost Colony? What Croatoan means? (These answers will be written down under the want to know part of the K-W-L chart) Explanation: A fossil is preserved remains of the past.

Jennifer Allen ELED 3221 10/31/2013 What kinds of fossils are you most familiar with? (Dinosaur fossils will be the most common answer) Fossils go a little bit further than just bones. Plants and wood can also be preserved over the years and tell us about history that happened long ago. So what do you think this has to do with the CROATOAN word carved into the tree at Roanoke? (Student should answer with this being a remain that the lost colonist left behind as a clue to what happened there). Fossils are simply clues to the past, just like the word CROATOAN was a clue to the happenings at Roanoke. Elaborate: Students will go back to their tables after the explanation. They will use the provided articles and books to learn about the word CROATOAN found carved into the tree. They will complete the L portion of their K-W-L charts by answering the questions, what did I learn? This will go into their theme centers notebooks. Evaluate: Students will be evaluated informally by observation and by being an active participant in the lesson. This is part of an ongoing unit for the class. Closure: We will come back together on the carpet and complete the K-W-L chart on the board as a class. Students will demonstrate before their classmates what they have learned. Students can theorize the answers to the question, what could be other examples of fossils or preserved remains that were found at the site of the Roanoke colony? Some answers can include: Native American arrowheads, their houses and forts they built etc.