COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP INQUIRY LESSON

Candidate: Irene Navarro Lesson Title: Im an Animal! Lesson Duration: 1 week S!"#e$t %atter: !ien!e Date: 04/03/14 Grade Le el: 4th Grade

Lesson Content Des$ri&tion: tudents will "e #iven an animal to role $la% in this lesson& 'or their animal( the% will !reate a diorama to show where their animal lives and t%$e a $ara#ra$h )rom their animals $ers$e!tive& Drivin# *uestion: +hat !an hurt animals, -ow do we the% $rote!t themselves, Content Standard: LI'. /I.N/. 3"& tudents know that in an% $arti!ular environment( some kinds o) $lants and animals survive well( some survive less well( and some !annot survive at all& Co''on Core Standard:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.6

With some guidance and support from adu ts! use techno og"! inc uding the Internet! to produce and pu# ish $riting as $e as to interact and co a#orate $ith others% demonstrate sufficient command of &e"#oarding s&i s to t"pe a minimum of one page in a sing e sitting.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.'

Write narrati(es to de(e op rea or imagined e)periences or e(ents using effecti(e techni*ue! descripti(e detai s! and c ear e(ent se*uences.
Lesson O"#e$ti e: All students will !reate a diorama that de$i!ts wh% their !hosen animal !an survive in their $arti!ular ha"itat&

Assess'ent: For'ati e: 7 C"servations on Dis!ussions S!''ati e: 7 Diorama 74%$ed 0ara#ra$h Te$(nolo)*: 7 Internet A!!ess 7/om$uters with +ord Do!ument

INTO

0rior to lesson: tea!her will !ut u$ several small !olored s1uares 2#reen( %ellow( $ur$le( and red3 and hide them outside in the s!hools "ushes/#rass 2In !lass3 4ea!her asks students the drivin# 1uestion 5+hat !an hurt animals, -ow do the% $rote!t themselves,6 and as a !lass !reate a h%$othesis/$redi!tion to the drivin# 1uestion In $airs( students will think7$air7share in res$onse to the drivin# 1uestion As a !lass( tea!her will !reate a 8+L !hart and leave these !hart visi"le )or the remainder o) the less 2the 8 $art will "e )illed durin# this !lass dis!ussion as well as the + $art3 Ne9t( the tea!her will instru!t students to #o outside and sear!h )or !olored s1uares 2the $la!e %ou hid them $rior to the lesson3& Give them a"out #ive minutes to sear!h )or the s1uares A)ter( instru!t students to !ome into the !lass and !ount their !olored s1uares& Ask them to !reate a "ar #ra$h o) their !olored s1uares& 2'rom this a!tivit%( the #reen s1uares should "e less than the other s1uares !olle!ted3& Ask students to think wh% the% think some o) the s1uares were easier to )ind than others& I) needed( s!a))old students to #et to the $oint that the #reen s1uares were harder to )ind "e!ause the% "lended with the #rass/"ushes& $end time dis!ussin# results as a !lass&

THROUGH A)ter( introdu!e the idea o) how animals !an survive in !ertain ha"itats "e!ause the% !an !amou)la#e how the )ollowin# two videos on animals that !amou)la#e: 7 ha$e shi)tin# o!to$us: htt$s://www&%outu"e&!om/wat!h,v:0mD4tk;l<w< 7=> /amou)la#e Animals: htt$s://www&%outu"e&!om/wat!h,v:?$doD@Au-IA Ask students: +h% do %ou think animals need to !amou)la#e, And Be)er "a!k to drivin# 1uestion and 8+L !hart( add more on the !hart i) needed and revise !lass

$redi!tions Ask students: +h% dont all animals !amou)la#e, Ask wh% do animals live in the !ertain ha"itat that the% do, .9: wh% does a $en#uin live in the Ar!ti!, +h% does a )ish live in the o!ean,

BEYOND
0rior to lesson: 0re7sele!t animals )rom di))erent ha"itats to #et a wide ran#e o) $resentations that re$resent the di))erent ha"itats .9am$le animals to #ive students: .m$eror 0en#uins A)ri!an .le$hants Giant 0andas Gira))es Great +hite harks 0olar @ear ha$e hi)tin# C!to$us /heetahs 8an#aroos 8omodo Dra#ons Bed7.%e 4ree 'ro#s 'lamin#os Ameri!an Alli#ators /ari"ou 8oalas <onar!h @utter)l% now% Cwls Gala$a#os 4ortoises @rown @ears @ottlenose Dol$hin Dell%)ish <ountain Gorillas 4i#ers ;e"ras

2GIE. 4FD.N4 4I<. 4C B. .AB/- 4-.IB ANIA<AL( F ING @CC8 AND 4-. IN4.BN.4 A CFB/. 3 Instru!t students that the% will "e #iven an animal and the% will "e that animal& 4he% will !reate a diorama( in a shoe"o9( o) the ha"itat that 5the%6 live in and write a narrative role7 $la%in# that the% are that animal& In the diorama( the% are to de$i!t how their ha"itat looks like& +hat $lants are there, +hat other animals live there, 7 how e9am$les o) how dioramas look like& Aou !an do this "% sear!hin# on 0interest or Goo#le& In their $ara#ra$h( the% are to write how li)e is like in their ha"itat 2this narrative !ould "e done durin# Lan#ua#e Arts time and im$lement the writin# $ro!ess )or this assi#nment as well3 Give them $rom$t 2this su$$ort material is $rovided with this lesson3 7<odel writin# the $ara#ra$h in )irst $erson 2)rom an animals $ers$e!tive3 on the overhead $roGe!tor 74o in!or$orate the /ommon /ore standard( have students t%$e their $ara#ra$h Be)er "a!k to 8+L !hart at the end o) the lesson and )ill out the 5L6 $art askin# students what the% have learned -ave students #ive an oral $resentation o) their ha"itat and $ara#ra$h 2%ou !an or#aniHe these $resentation "% ha"itatsI'or e9am$le( all desert animals would $resent( then all rain)orest animals and so on3 JJJDue to time !onstraints( these $resentations !an "e done a )ew at a time& 'or e9am$le( )our !an $resent at the end o) the da% )or ea!h da%( not Gust durin# s!ien!e time

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Name: __________________

Im An Animal!
Animal: _________________ Habitat: ____________________

You have been given an animal and for this project, you will pretend that you are that animal! You will create a diorama in a shoebo ! "n this diorama, you need to show how the place you live in loo#s li#e and what other animals live with you! You will then tell write from the perspective of your animal, telling us all we need to #now about you! $se this chec#list to help you for this e citing assignment! %& 'iorama( "n a shoebo , you will create how your animals) habitat! You can be as creative as you want! You can include picture from the "nternet, toy leaves, and so on! *lease ma#e sure to include: Your animal +he other animals in your habitat +he plants in your habitat ,& Narrative( "n one paragraph, you will write about your habitat from your animal)s perspective! *lease ma#e sure you write in -"./+ person! Also, ma#e sure you answer the following 0uestions in your paragraph: 1ho are you2 1here do you live2 How does the place you live in loo# li#e2 1hat other animals live with you2 1hat do you eat2 1hat other plants are there2 How do you survive in your habitat2 33 *resentation( be ready to present who you are to class! 1e are all e cited to hear about who you are!