Running Head: STUDENT COLLABORATION LESSON PLAN 1

Student Collaboration Lesson Plan:

Ensuring Ninth Graders Sound Relevant

William Holcomb

Phoenix University
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Students that pursue a career in agriculture are required to speak with professionals that

have a unique set of vocabulary words pertinent to their area of expertise. My job as an instructor

to freshman students, is to help equip them with the jargon necessary so they can be taken

seriously, and to show respect to the professionals they will encounter. This lesson plan involves

introduction to new vocabulary words, development of a real-life scenario for these terms and

the ability to demonstrate the new terms amongst their peers. To introduce these terms a brief

video will be played titled, “Uter-inside Out: The Incredible Dr. Pol”, (WILD, 2014) showing a

scenario where understanding terms similar to those provided would be crucial.

Further, the students will be assessed on their understanding of the material by

collaborating in groups of two and creating a presentation to share with the class. This will allow

the students to share their experiences with one another and is considered beneficial since all

students come from different backgrounds and levels of understanding of agriculturally based

activities. The rubric (see page 4), spans over three categories including: their ability to present,

quality of material presented, includes all terms required. To best collaborate, the students will

use Google Slides to present their projects. After submission, this mode of presentation will

enable me to view the edits that were made and evaluate the contributions from both students.

Also, this enables the students to work on their project outside of school if necessary. To enrich

their presentations, they will utilize Google Sketchpad to draw simple diagrams or add images

into the presentation. Required materials for this lesson include the vocabulary list (see page 5),

access to Google slides, Google Sketchpad, example video, and grading rubric.
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Instructions are as follows:

A. Get into groups of two and watch the video presented in class.

B. Define all vocabulary terms on the list provided.

C. Using these terms, create a story line that provides context clues and

imagery to show an understanding of the text. Present your story to the

class using the Google Slides application.

D. Use Google Sketchpad to apply images and drawing to the slides.

The goal of this lesson is to broaden the agricultural vocabulary of the students so that

they can show an understanding of general concepts when they go out into the workforce.

Secondary goals are to make them more prepared as presenters and gain the ability to utilize

practical programs available within Google tools to use later in their studies. The use of Google

Sketchpad and Google slides in this lesson plan enables the “design [of] authentic learning

activities that align with the content area standards and use digital tools and resources to

maximize active, deep learning”, which is the educator’s International Society for Technology in

Education (ISTE) standard 5b. (Education, 2018)

Some students may require special accommodations. This lesson plan can be adapted to

fit any needs necessary. This will be accomplished through giving more time to complete the

task for those with learning disabilities or a teacher’s aid to help read the instructions to the

students. Also, the use of additional google tools such as Google Translate to help bridge

communication gaps for international students are available. These accommodations make this

lesson an “advocate for the equitable access to educational technology, digital content and
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learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students”, which is the educator’s ISTE

standard 2b. (Education, 2018)

This lesson plan can expand for future use, adheres to specific ISTE standards, is

accommodating to those in need, and finally incorporates new learning techniques into the

classroom. All in all, this lesson should prove to be effective in helping freshman students sound

relevant while out in the real world.

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Grading Rubric
Ability to Present Quality of Material All Terms Included
0 0 0 +1 for Attendance
1 1 1
2 2 2 TOTAL
3 3 3
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Term Definition

1. Bovine All species of cattle

2. Bull uncastrated male beef\dairy animal

3. Steer castrated male beef\dairy animal

4. Heifer female beef\dairy animal that has not had a calf

5. Cow female beef\dairy that had a calf

6. Calf young beef animal either male or female

7. Calving the act of parturition in the cattle

8. Nine months gestation period

9. Castration removing of male reproductive organs

10. Udder Mammary system

11. Teats Portion of mammary system that young nurses

12. Lactation Female providing milk to its young

13. Weaning Removing young from mother

14. Breeding Act of conception

15. Palpation Physically Checking The uterus

16. Ruminate Animal digests grass through fermentation

17. Colostrums Antibodies in mothers 1st milk

18. Swine All species of hogs

19. Boar uncastrated male swine

20. Barrow castrated male swine

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21. Gilt female swine that has not had a litter

22. Sow female swine that has had a litter

23. Pig young swine

24. Farrowing act of parturition in swine

25. Litter Group of pigs belonging to same sow

26. Shoat Half grown market hog

27. 3Months 3weeks 3days gestation period

28. All Sheep Ovine

29. Ram uncastrated male sheep

30. Wether castrated male sheep

31. Ewe female sheep

32. lamb young sheep

33. lambing act of parturition in sheep

34. 5 months gestation period

35. All goats Caprine

36. Billy uncastrated male goat

37. Wether castrated male goat

38. Doe female goat

39. Kid young goat

40. Kidding act of parturition in goats

41. 5 months gestation period

42. All horses Equine

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43. Stallion uncastrated male horses

44. Gelding castrated male horse

45. Mare female horses over two years of age

46. Filly female horse less than two years of age that has not had a
foal

47. Foal young horse

48. Colt young male horse

49. Foaling act of parturition in horses

50. 11 Months gestation period

51. Subcutaneous Injection Shot given under skin

52. Gauge Diameter of needle used for injections

53. Intravenous Injection Shot given in vein

54. Intramuscular Injection Shot given in muscle

55. Breeding Act of trying to conceive/become pregnant

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 References

Education, I. S. (2018, n.d.). ISTE Standards for Educators. Retrieved from ISTE:
http://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators

WILD, N. G. (2014, January 18). Uter-insdie Out:The Incredible Dr. Pol. Retrieved from YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysMjg3iWE4I