Unit Topic or Theme: The Universe
Grade: 3
Lesson Topic or Theme: The Universe
Lesson Objectives: The student will be able to navigate through this
multiple choice activity website, either answering questions
correctly and moving on, or answering them incorrectly and being
redirected to the previous page to have an opportunity to answer
again. These questions are miscellaneous and cover several topics of
the universe, such as our planets, constellations, black holes, and
more. If the students can answer five out of seven questions
correctly on their first try, it will be evident that they learned
some facts about the universe from our unit.
Instructional Technique: This website activity is for individual
work. This is a review of what the students have learned previously
and we want them to see how much they have learned throughout the
unit. If they answer a question incorrectly, they have as many
opportunities as they need to go back and answer again.
Instructional Materials: There are no external instructional
materials. This website is meant for a review after the unit has
been completed.
Theoretical Perspective: It is important for students to have
knowledge about what surrounds our planet and what else exists in
the universe, other than Earth. It opens their eyes to something
they may not know about or be familiar with, and may interest them.
Procedure:
A. Introductory Activity - There is no introductory activity to this
exercise. Students should use the knowledge they obtained throughout
the unit to answer the questions in the website activity.
B. Step-by-step
1. Teacher will explain to the
students that this website activity is for review only, for students
to see how much they have learned from the universe unit.
2. Teacher will explain that
students have more than one opportunity to answer a question,
because if they answer incorrectly they simply need to click on the
image on the screen and it will redirect them
back to the questions page. This will allow them to answer as many
times as needed. When the student answers a question correctly, the
page will tell them they are correct and
provide them with another link to click to take
them to the next question.
3. On some of the question
pages (the more difficult ones) there will be some links at the
bottom of the page for the students to view if they are stuck. These
links will help further their
knowledge on the subject, but they are only
encouraged to use them if they are absolutely stumped.
4. Once the students understand
what they are expected to do, assign them to computers individually.
Let them know this is an individual activity only.
5. Be available for students
that have technical problems with the computers, and make sure they
are working individually.
6. After they have completed
the website activity, meet as a class and discuss what was easy for
the students and what was harder for them.
C. Closure - Meet with all of the students in one large group and
ask what the students liked and did not like about this particular
activity. Ask them what questions were hard and which questions were
easy and why. Make note of their answers on the board in front of
them, so they can physically reflect on their experience using the
website. (This will also help the teacher see what needs to be
covered next time this lesson is visited!)
D. Adaptations for different learners - On some of the harder
questions, there will be links on the bottom of the page for
students that are struggling to visit that will help them answer the
question. If a student does not speak English as a first language,
the teacher is encouraged to read the options out loud with the
student individually and explain what each question and answer is
asking. The teacher cannot answer for the student however, they
still need to answer on their own. If a student is simply just
having a hard time with the lesson, keep encouraging them to try
again. Each wrong page has an explanation as to why it is wrong, so
they understand.
E. Homework - This is no homework corresponding
with this lesson. This website activity
should be started and completed in class and should take no longer
than ten minutes for each student to complete, therefore there is no
work to take home.
Evaluation:
A. How/ when will you determine if you have met your objectives?
When students are done with this activity and they have visited the
website and made it to the end, it is time to evaluate if they have
learned anything. We want the students to complete this activity,
preferably answering five out of seven correct on the first turn.
Our objectives were just having the students go through the website
as a review and answering the questions. They need to follow the
directions on the page depending on the answer they chose. This
website is self-explanatory, and the students should be able to
navigate themselves. A teacher should sit behind students as they
are completing the activity, and make a small note of how many times
it took for a child to answer each question. This is how we will
know if a student understands the information and learned something
from the unit. Also, at the end of this activity when the students
meet in a large group with the teacher, it will be evident if they
have learned anything new when asked questions on what was easy and
what was hard. This feedback from them will also help the teacher
alter the lesson (if needed) for the next time this unit is taught.
B. Concerns or questions you have about teaching
this lesson?
There are no immediate questions or concerns while teaching this
lesson. We just want the students to have fun and review all the
information they have learned in the universe unit. Our only
concerns would be technical problems with the computers. If one
computer in particular is causing trouble, ask the student to
patiently wait for another student to complete the activity, and
then use that computer once they are done.