Throughout the semester, I have been on a team with my peers to create stimulating lesson plans about ecosystems.
Below, there is a breakdown of how we divided the NYS Standards regarding ecosystems. Also available, are the five lesson plans my partner and I developed together.
The first lesson plan my partner and I completed was a CDM lesson. Here we introduced the concept of an ecosystem to the class:
Click the picture above to see our lesson plan!
Our second lesson plan was an LES lesson. In this lesson, we challenged our students with a crucial problem in the tundra: the group of animals you have been assigned is being threatened, how will they survive together?
To view this lesson plan, click on the image of the treeless tundra!
The third ecosystem lesson plan was also LES. The students are given the task of brainstorming the different symbiotic relationships between two groups of animals in the grasslands.
Click on this photo of the green grassland to read our lesson plan!
The final ecosystem lesson plan was structured using the POE model. Here we asked our students to predict how the Thorny Devil drinks water in the desert.
Click on this photograph of the dry desert to find out how the Thorny Devil drinks water. Prepare to be amazed!
Lastly, my partner and I made a fifth lesson plan for Mathematics. This lesson followed the LES model, as well. The students were challenged to determine what makes a number even or odd.
Click on the rhyme above to see our Mathematics lesson plan!
My math lesson is one of my favorites because of the interactive game involved in the Launch!
On this slide, a volunteer is called on to count the number of apples in the tree and select if it is even or odd!
As the slides go on, the number of apples increases. How many apple do you see? Is it an even or odd amount?
Here are a few slides from the Even or Odd Math Game!
This slide requires students to tap on the even numbers. If they’re right, the number will spin around!
This slide is similar to the previous one; however, it asks for the student to click on the odd numbers. Once they do, the number will shrink!
Additionally, this semester, my classmates have also been working hard on their lesson plans for the New York State Science Standards. Below, one of their lessons is included.
The next NYS Standard after the one I covered for Ecosystems was: 3-LS4-1. Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago. Kaitlin and Reynianne developed this LES lesson on fossil identification.
Click on this fascinating fossil to read their lesson plan!
In addition to this course, I was also enrolled in EED 412: Preschool and Kindergarten Curriculum. I had to create three learning center lesson plans for this class. Below, I included my favorite Science lesson plan.
Within the lesson, the students complete a fun experiment where they learn how flowers get water. Students are also introduced to the scientific method through this activity.
Click on this photo of the dyed daisies to read about my Preschool Science Lesson!