LESSONPLAN

YourName:AuroraSauceda
TitleofLesson:Wheredoesourfruitcomefrom
Grade:4th
STANDARDS
Writing
Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineatopicandconveyideasandinformationclearly.
(4.W.2)
SocialStudies
Strand4:Geographyconcept1:TheworldinSpatialTerms.
(PO6.)LocatePhysicalandhumanfeaturesusingmaps,illustrations,images,orglobes.
LESSONSUMMARY/OVERVIEW
Thislessonwillteachstudentswheretheirselectedpieceoffruitcomesfromandhowfarithastotraveltogetto
theirhouse.Wewilllookatthestickerontheirfruitandtrytofindwhereitcamefrom.Oncewehaveidentified
whereitcamefrom.Theywilldoresearchtofindthepathwayittookinordertogettotheirhouse.Theywillneed
tolocateonamapwhereitstartedandthepathwayittooktogettoPhoenixthentotheirhouse.Iwillgivethema
printoutoftheworldonamapandtheywillusethattodrawtheirpathandlabelthemap.Theywillneedtolabel
theoceansitpassesthoughalongwiththecountriesandstates.Thisisrelatedtosustainabilitybecausestudentswill
calculatehowmanymilesittravelsandtheteachershouldmentionthegasemissionsthatgoalongwiththetripthe
fruittook.InlearningaboutthisstudentswillbeactivelyusingSystemsThinkingtofindtheprocessoffruit
distribution.
OBJECTIVES
Studentswillbeabletowriteapaperbasedontheirresearchusingdirectinformationintheirpaper.
Studentswillbeabletolocateplacesonamapandlabelcountries,oceans,andstates.
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
Studentswillwriteaonetotwopagepaperonwhattheyhaveresearched.Eachparagraphmustbeincorrectformat
withcapitalsandpunctuation.Eachparagraphshouldalsobe45sentenceseach.
Thepointstheyneedtomention:
- where it was grown
- how it is shipped
- how many miles it travels to get to Phoenix

- The amount of gas that may have been used

- Why this specific location is ideal for growing that fruit
- How much money it costs to ship from where it was grown
- The process it goes through after being grown.
PREREQUISITEKNOWLEDGE
Priortothislesson,studentsneedtoknowwhatafruitisandwheretheycangetone.Fortheirmaptheyneedto
knowhowtoreadamapandthedetailseachmaphas.Alongwiththattheyneedtoknowhowtolabelamapand
properwaystolabelit.Theyalsoneedtoknowhowtodoaresearchpaper,utilizingtheInternetandbooks.
Studentswillalsoneedtoknowhowtowriteapaperusingproperpunctuationandspacing.
MATERIALS

Fruitlabel
Writingpaper
Pencils
Accesstointernetandbooksaboutfruit
StudentsLenovoset
Worldmapwithoutlabelshandouts
U.S.Maphandouts
Studentrubricforassignment

VOCABULARY/KEYWORDS
FarmersMarketafoodmarketatwhichlocalfarmerssellfruitandvegetablesandoftenmeatproductsdirectlyto
consumers
FoodMilesthedistanceafoodtakestogettotheconsumer
TEACHINGPROCEDURES
1. Studentswillraisetheirhandiftheybroughtafruitlabelfromhome.
2. Teacherwillhandoutextralabelstostudentswhowerenotabletobringalabel.
3. Onebyonehavethestudentsnamethefruitthelabelcamefromandthebrandnamethatisonthelabel.
4. Teacherwillputthestudentsintogroupsbasedontheirfruit.
5. Theywillhave5minutestodiscusswheretheythinkthefruitcomesfromandwhy.
6. Theteachershouldreviewhowtoreadamapandwhatshouldbewrittenonamapbeforereleasingthe
studentstoindividualwork.
7. Aftertheirdiscussionthestudentswillsplitupandworkontheirownresearch.
8. TheywillneedtheirLenovotoresearchtheirfruitorigin.
9. StudentswillbeusingSystemsThinkingtolearnabouthowtheprocessoffruitsbeinggrownthen
distributed.
10. Theteacherhandsoutarubrictoeachstudentsotheyknowwhattheyarelookingfor.
11. Teachershouldhavetheworldmapondisplayintheclassroomsostudentscanrefertoitastheyresearch.
12. Studentsshouldberesearchingandtakingnotesonwhattheyarefinding.
13. Onceastudenthasfoundtheinformationtheyneedtheywillneedtowriteouttheirpaper.
14. Whentheyaredonewiththeirpapertheywillasktheteacherforamap.
15. IftheirfruitisfromadifferentcountytheyneedtheworldmapandifitisfromtheU.S.theyneedthat
map.
16. Theteachershouldbewalkingaroundassistingstudentsasneeded.
17. Studentsneedtolabelthemapcorrectlyandwriteincompletesentences.

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RESOURCES

WAYSOFTHINKINGCONNECTION
ThewayofthinkingIselectedforthislessonplanisSystemsThinking.Ithinkthisworkswithmylessonplan
becausestudentswillbelearningthepathwaytheirchosenfruitgetstothem.Theywillbeaskedtoresearchwhere
theirfruitisgrownandtheprocessitgoesthroughtogettothem.Theywillneedtofindthestepsfromgrowingthe
fruit;thedrivingorflyingittakestogettoPhoenix,andthemoneythatisinvolved.Systemsthinkingdoesnot
alwaysmeantheprocessesareconnectedwhichstudentsmayfindoutontheirownwhiledoingtheirresearch.