1. The student will be able to
identify the six kingdoms of life.
2. Students will be able to
describe key facts about each kingdom.
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Instructional Technique: Group work, computer
work, class discussion.
1.) Questionnaire webpage
2.) Outside links for more
information
Procedure:
A. Introductory
Activity: To begin the activity I would ask the students a
few introductory questions to get them thinking about how we
classify our forms of life. One question is, “Do you
consider mushrooms to be plants?” Another would be if all
bacteria are the same?” and the last is “Do you think
insects are animals?” These questions will most likely stump
the majority of the class because they’re categorizations
that are unfamiliar to many of them, and seem tricky.
B. Step-by-step: After our
introductory activity I’ll have the students break up into
groups of two and with their partner they will go to the
computers where they will visit the website that I have
created to help guide them through the lesson. Everyone will
start on the main page, but once they begin they can pick
any category of the six kingdoms of life which are animals,
plants, eubacteria, fungi, archaebacteria, and protists.
Each kingdom has two questions and an outside link that will
enhance their learning.
C. Closure: Once the groups
have all completed the questions on each group, I will ask
them to move away from the computer and have a discussion
about it. This is when we will ask questions about what we
learned and clarify. I will then have them fill in a chart
in which they will put one fact they learned about each
kingdom of life that they think is important. They can work
with their partner to remember what they have learned. When
done each group will tell the fact that they wrote down and
if anyone else has new facts that they did not have, I’ll
have them write it down in addition to theirs.
D. Adaptations for different
learners: Because the students are working with a partner it
helps them to bounce ideas off each other and support each
other throughout the activity. If a student is a struggling
reader, they can get assistance and encouragement from their
partner while exploring the website. I will also be
available for assistance to anyone that needs me throughout
the lesson.
E. Homework: I will not
assign homework on this lesson, but I would like them to
take home the grid that they made during the lesson and
teach their family member, or someone they know about the
six kingdoms so that they become experts on the topics.
A. How/ when will you determine
if you have met your objectives?
a.
The
student will be able to identify the six kingdoms of life.
b. Students will be able to
describe key facts about each kingdom.
We will know
that the objectives have been met by having the students
create a grid sheet with the one fact that they learned
about each kingdom. By doing this we see what stuck in their
minds and stood out to them in the lesson. The next step was
to listen to what other people wrote and copy down any new
information. Then the last step was for them to go home and
teach someone about the lesson, them being the expert and
teacher for the lesson. I will only ask that someone sign
off on being taught.
B. Concerns or questions you
have about teaching this lesson?
My biggest
concern is that the topic may be too difficult for 4th
graders. Animals and plants are not hard kingdoms to grasp
but I think that the archaebacteria, protists, and
eubacteria kingdoms can be a lot more complicated.