Lesson Plan Title

Aut
hor

Lindsay Fletcher

Gra
de
Lev
el

1st Grade

Inte
grat
ed
disci
plin
es
Cont
ent
Stan
dard
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Writi
ng
Stan
dard
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NET
S-S

Science (Earth Science)

Ass
ess
me
nt:

Teacher will assess students knowledge gained by asking them to

create their own comic strip that depicts the knowledge they have
acquired about conservation.

Mat
eria
ls:

Students will need access to either a computer or supplies to create

their comic strips.

There are limits on resources and materials extracted from the

natural environment.

2. Purpose, information, and questions about an issue are essential

steps in early research

4. Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making

a. Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions
for investigation
Obj Students will be able to master the understanding that there are
ecti limited natural resources. Students will be made aware of the
ves: concept of conservation and why it is important.

Anti Students will be attracted to this lesson because they get to be

cipa involved in the process of creating their own lesson. Students will
tory each get to create their own Bitstrip.

Set:
Tec
hno
log
y
Inte
grat
ion

Teachers will integrate technology by teaching their students how to

create comic strips on the computer. While it will not be required
that the students create their comic strips on the computer, each
student will have learned how to create comic strips on the
computer.

Pro
ced
ure
s
and
Lea
rnin
g
Acti
viti
es

Students:
Students will be asked to create
a comic strip that demonstrates
what they learned about
conservation in class. Each
student will then be asked to
share their comic strip with their
classmates.

Dif
ere
ntia
tion

This particular lesson will be intriguing and obtainable for a range of

learning abilities. Students of all learning abilities will be able to
create a comic strip that is appropriate for their level of
understanding.

Teacher:
Teacher will create a comic strip
that will double as a teaching aid
and an example for the students
to base their comic strips on. The
comic strip created by the
teacher will be on the topic of
conservation of natural
materials.

Clos This lesson will be brought full circle by students presenting the
ure comic strips that they created. This will allow students to
demonstrate what they learned while teaching their classmates.
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