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Lesson Plan Guide

Teacher Candidate: Anna Knight Date: April 29, 2018

Grade and Topic: 3rd grade, Earth Landforms and Oceans Length of Lesson: 60 mins

Mentor Teacher: Professor Townes School: University of Memphis

UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:

The lesson of Earth’s landforms and oceans is a unit that covers the names and locations of each of the bodies
of water and landforms. Tennessee Standards what students to know these aspects of the Earth to help them in
the future. They also want them to know how the Earth has been affected by man over time. The class will learn
the history, names and locations of the landforms and oceans.

LESSON OBJECTIVE:

1) Without using notes, students will be able to describe where the landforms and oceans of Earth are verbally
with 100% accuracy.
2) On a computer, students will research and complete a worksheet that relates to the Earth’s oceans and
landforms with 100% accuracy.
3) On a worksheet, students will identify, with different colored markers, where the landforms and oceans are
on a map with 100% accuracy.
4) Using a comic strip website, students will create a funny comic about Earth’s oceans or landforms with
100% accuracy.

STANDARDS ADDRESSED:

TN Science Standards
● GLE 0307.7.1 Use information and illustrations to identify the earth’s major landforms and water
bodies.
● GLE 0307.7.1 Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two different landforms or bodies of water.
● SPI 0307.7.1 Classify landforms and bodies of water according to their geological features and identify
them on a map.

ISTE Standard
 3. Research and Information Fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use
information.
b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media
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MATERIALS:
● Computer
● Markers
● Worksheets about Earth
● Pencil
● Internet Access to:
- Comic website http://www.toondoo.com/
- Earth Website for worksheet https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/landforms-bodies-of-water/

Technology Integration

Students will use the websites above to access the comic strip learning activity and the information for one of
their worksheets they will complete and turn in. These assignments will be turned in to a dropbox on the
teacher’s website. A sample of the Comic Strip and research Worksheet are below on page 4 and 5.

BACKGROUND and RATIONALE:


● Students will demonstrate a clear understanding through many activities about Earth’s landforms and
oceans. They will create a comic about a topic discussed in class and share it with their group.
● This lesson is following the earlier lessons this year covering TN Science Standard for 3rd grade.
● How do you expect to build on this lesson in subsequent lessons? The class will often refer back to this
lesson for the future lessons that will
● Differentiated activities will be planned to ensure everyone is learning at the same speed. These
activities will be there in case a student is having a hard time keeping up with the original lesson.

PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:

Introduction:
 Begin by showing them a funny comic when entering the class. It can be shown on he whiteboard or
projector.
 The teacher will ask the students to write down what they think the comic means.
 Students will then share with their groups their ideas. After everyone has had a chance to speak, the
teacher will call on a few students to share with the class.
 Follow this with a quick discussion about Earth’s landforms and oceans by reviewing the material
learned in past days of the week.
 These activities for this lesson will be performed after learning about the subject. It’s a “fun day” lesson.

Procedures:

The Beginning before going to the Computer (10 minutes)


 After the Introduction, the teacher will explain the basics of the assignments and what is to be
expected when using the computers.
 The teacher will then pass out and explain the first worksheet that the students must color in with
marker showing what they know about landforms and oceans so far.
 Students will complete the worksheet provided by coloring the landforms and oceans they know.

At the Computer (40 minutes)


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 The teacher will assign the students to their computer and dismiss them from their groups to their
computers. The teacher will then pass out the worksheet for the website.
 The first assignment students will complete will be the worksheet that corresponds with the website
provided.
 Students will work through the video on that site and complete the worksheet by answering the five
questions.
 While students are doing this, the teacher will be opening the dropbox and answering any questions the
students have at this time.
 Once students complete the worksheet, they will be cleared by the teacher to begin doing their comic.
 The teacher will take up the worksheet the students completed.
 The teacher will pass out instructions on how to get to the website for the comic.
 Students will make a comic using six terms from the lesson the day before.
 Using the terms, students will make a creative, funny comic about earths landforms and/or oceans.
 Once they complete this, the will submit it to the dropbox on the teacher’s website.

After the Computers (10 minutes)


 Students will wait quietly in their groups while the others finish.
 The teacher will go around and help anyone who needs help.
 Once the group is back at their table, students will go around on their own and discuss what they learned
about Earth’s Landforms and Oceans.

Closure:

Students can volunteer to share a fact they learned from the research. At the end of class, the teacher will
check the assignment submissions to the dropbox. After doing these tasks, the teacher will ask for any
other questions before students are dismissed.

ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE:

Comic Strip Rubric

Criteria 1 2 3 4 5

Graphic shows The student did The student did The student The student had The student had
students know not have a clear not have a clear understood the a good a great
the material. understanding of understanding of material, but it understanding of understanding of
the material. the material but could be used in the material, but the material!
Needs to review. was on the right the comic better. still needs to Very good!
track. learn some
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information.
Almost there!

Vocabulary is No vocabulary Only used one Used two-three Used four-five Used all six
represented. was used. of six words. vocabulary vocabulary vocabulary
words of six. words of six. words.

Overall Comic Didn’t submit. Needs work. Semi-Creative. Good! Excellent! Very
Creativity creative and
funny!

MODIFICATIONS:

 For those exceeding in the class, these students will be required to turn in two comics, one for landforms
and another for oceans. While the rest of the class only must turn in one. This will challenge them to do
better on more.
 For those falling behind, the assignment will be adjusted to be simpler for them so they can stay with the
rest of the class. Those who exceeding will be paired with those falling behind so they can encourage
each other and accomplish the task together.

Student Samples
Comic Example- http://www.toondoo.com/
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Name: Date:

Earth’s Landforms and Oceans

Access this website https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/landforms-bodies-of-water/


Complete the following questions and go through the video. Put a star at the left bottom corner
of your paper for 5 extra points if you read this.
When you finish: Raise both hands. Miss Anna will come around and pick it
up.

1. Name 3 of Earth’s Landforms.

2. Name 3 of Earth’s Oceans.

3. How many continents are there on Earth?

4. Draw you standing on a plateau.

5. Write one interesting fact you learned about Earth.

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