Basic Productivity Tools (BPT)

Lesson Idea Name: Seasons Come, Seasons Go

Content Area: Science
Grade Level(s): First Grade
Content Standard Addressed:
S1E1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate weather data to identify weather patterns. a. Represent data in
tables and/or graphs to identify and describe different types of weather and the characteristics of each type.
b. Ask questions to identify forms of precipitation such as rain, snow, sleet, and hailstones as either solid (ice)
or liquid (water).
c. Plan and carry out investigations on current weather conditions by observing, measuring with simple
weather instruments (thermometer, wind vane, rain gauge), and recording weather data (temperature,
precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) in a periodic journal, on a calendar, and graphically.
d. Analyze data to identify seasonal patterns of change. (Clarification statement: Examples could include
temperature, rainfall/snowfall, and changes to the environment.)

Technology Standard Addressed: 3 Knowledge Constructor

Selected Technology Tool: PowerPoint

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable): N/A

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):

☒ Remembering ☒ Understanding ☐ Applying ☐ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating ☐ Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level):

☐ Level 1: Awareness ☒ Level 2: Exploration ☐ Level 3: Infusion ☐ Level 4: Integration
☐ Level 5: Expansion ☐ Level 6: Refinement

Universal Design for Learning (UDL): In order to address ELL students, I could create a separate PowerPoint in
their language (if I am able). I am learning Spanish, so that would be very possible for me. For students who
are hearing impaired, I could have a translator fluent in ASL come in so that the student can still interact with
the rest of the class.
Lesson idea implementation:
This lesson is meant as an informal assessment or activity, where students will have a few seconds to
answer verbally in between each slide. This will be completed as the unit on season change is coming to an
end, or throughout the unit for practice. It is a short activity and will only take a couple of minutes to
complete. The teacher will play the MP4, and allow students to answer before changing slides. Student
learning will be assessed by the verbal interaction teachers observe from the students.
The activity will be used to differentiate learning by the use of verbal interaction, rather than the normal
pencil and paper assessment. I could extend the student learning into a higher learning level by having
students create their own narrated PowerPoint. The lesson will be a concluded activity in itself, however if the
teacher uses it throughout the class can discuss, as a whole, how they did- as the answers will be known by
the end. Teachers will provide feedback by addressing the class as a whole, stating whether they are spot-on
correct, or if the class should go over one season more in depth.
Reflective Practice: Although this lesson didn’t demand student creation, I could extend the LoTi level by
encouraging students to create their own PowerPoint with narration about a subject they may choose. I
would then show my students how to convert the PowerPoint into a MP4 file, and discuss the importance of
conversions as not everyone has access to PowerPoint.

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